Books

Textiles from Chiapas. The imaginary threads of the past and present are woven among the threads of a huipil. Weaving in Chiapas reveals an extraor...

Saltillo Sarapes. Despite being one of Mexico’s most emblematic garments, many enigmas still surround the origins of the sarape, its historic devel...

Rebozo. The path traced by the weft and warp united by the weaver’s rhythmic movements, the intertwining of threads by the women who make the fring...

Mazahua Textiles. When the Mazahua come on pilgrimage to Mexico City, the women look like tiny rainbows weaving their way down the road. Yet they b...

From Red to Mexican Pink. If countries were colors, one might say that Mexico glows in purples, pinks and reds, including the shade we all know as ...

China Poblana. The history of the china poblana lies somewhere between Oriental legends and Mexican folk tales. Who is this woman that has captivat...

Carlos Mijares Bracho, Architect. Carlos Mijares Bracho reinterprets the relationship between construction materials, space and geometry. His work ...

Tiles. Tiles are Arabic in origin but have become emblematic of the Mexican aesthetic. They are the skin of Mexican architecture, and feature a var...

The Postcard. Postcards came into being in an era when, for most people, the mail was the only source of information about “far-off lands.” Now the...

Manuel Parra: Architect. Manuel Parra was one of the greatest Mexican architects of the twentieth century. His work was unique in that he recycled ...

Sign Painting: The ‘Other’ Muralism. Mexican cityscapes feature ingenious drawings whose aim is to sell products, advertise their benefits or quite...

Mathias Goeritz: Obsessive Creativity. 2015 marks the hundredth anniversary of Mathias Goeritz’s birth and a quarter century since his death. As a ...

Mathias Goeritz II: A Passion for Space. The concept of “emotional architecture” was central to the life and work of Mathias Goeritz: its holistic ...

A Zoo of Crafts. This issue spotlights handicrafts that feature in fascinating stories told about animals in indigenous communities around Mexico. ...

Guanajuato’s Renewed Splendor. The adventure of recovering the state of Guanajuato’s historical heritage began twenty years ago, when Guanajuato an...

Mathias Goeritz: Echoes and Labyrinths. The echo and the labyrinth were two fundamental components of Mathias Goeritz’s aesthetic project. Here we ...