After moving to CDMX almost three years ago, the L.A.-born artist and furniture designer Brian Thoreen created a nomadic gallery project called MASA with designer friends Age Salajõe and Héctor Esrawe. How can it become more sustainable economically?” wonders Boomkamp, who has been weaving braided strips, traditionally used for bags, into large wall hangings. Sisters Phoebe and Annette Stevens of Anndra Neen collaborated with traditional silversmiths from the Taxco region to bring their whimsical jewelry designs—and now, accessories for the home—to life. “It’s like you’re staying at someone’s amazing apartment,” says Bertha González Nieves, cofounder and CEO of the tequila brand Casa Dragones. Working with a community in Puebla, he now transforms their colorful husks into marquetry veneer. (It was deemed the World Design Capital in 2018.) Mexico City has an energy that results from the collision between old and new buildings. Ad Choices, The Mexican capital shifts into warp speed with a fast-paced cultural landscape rich in edgy museums, hip restaurants, and top-notch shops, the can't-miss restaurants, museums and hotels in Mexico City, Mexico. Similarly, in 2015, he began collaborating with a village of Mixtec farmers and herders in the state of Puebla to reintroduce heirloom corn (many varieties were lost and farmland ruined when chemical additives and pesticides were introduced in the 1990s). To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. “Centro Histórico is layered with history,” says Carlos Matos of the Mexico City (CDMX) district where he and Lucas Cantú live and work. There are outlying areas featuring new homes that start in the mid $300’s and continue up to over a million USD. “What can be done with this fiber? In the 1930s, Cuban furniture designer Clara Porset settled in the metropolis. One of Mexico City’s two wrestling venues, the 17,000-seat Arena México is taken over by a circus atmosphere each week, with flamboyant luchadores (wrestlers) such as Místico and Sam Adonis going at each other in tag teams or one-on-one. The work was colorful, soulful, unexpected, and it highlighted that quality that so many—locals and newcomers, alike—emphasize: the endless possibility of making in Mexico. A melodic journey through electronic music, featuring artists associated with the Design District music brand. “It’s like a volcano that is about to erupt,” says Cecilia León de la Barra, director of ZONAMACO Diseño, the design arm of Mexico City’s contemporary art fair, since 2014. Explore all the shops in the Miami Design District. Design aficionados will also want to journey to Celeste Concept Store, just east of Polanco, for cutting-edge accents and furnishings as well as clothing and accessories from a smart roster of international and local fashion lines. Mexico City, Federal District. Best Mexico City B&Bs on Tripadvisor: Find 2,711 traveler reviews, 2,281 candid photos, and prices for 244 bed and breakfasts in Mexico City, Mexico. Santa Fe is one of Mexico City's major business districts, located in the west part of the city in the alcaldías (boroughs) of Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón.The Paseo de la Reforma avenue and Constituyentes avenue are the primary means of access to the district from the central part of Mexico City. “I realized I preferred to design with Mexican materials, for a Mexican reality,” explains the designer, who started by incorporating everyday loofah into elegant furnishings. The area is also home to the D.F.’s most tranquil getaway, the 35-room Las Alcobas hotel.