10 of Our Favorite Designs, Exhibitions, and Hot Spots from Mexico City’s Zona Maco

From furniture collections and objets d’art to open studios and other unclassifiable collaborations, Metropolis gives you the lowdown on all things design at Zona Maco.

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Produced in collaboration with glass-focused Nouvel Studio, VISSIO is a platform for creating limited-edition experimental glass designs. Its debut presentation at Zona Maco featured pieces designed jointly by Héctor Esrawe, Emiliano Godoy, and Brian Thoreen. Courtesy Fernando Etulain

It’s that time of the year when the international art world descends onto the Mexican capital for a week of mezcal-fueled cultural extravaganza. Armed with two main fairs, Zona Maco and Material, Mexico City’s art week doesn’t only cater to art lovers—design, too, has flourished here. And this year, interdisciplinarity dominated the festivities. From furniture collections and objets d’art to open studios and other unclassifiable collaborations, Metropolis gives you the lowdown on all things design, in and around the fairs.

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