Innovation and Creativity Define Design Week Mexico 2025
Design Week Mexico 2025 transformed Mexico City into a hub of creativity, design, and sustainability. From collaborations with fashion brands to experiments with everyday materials like oat milk, participating designers proved that material innovation remains one of the strongest forces in contemporary Mexican design.
Each year, the event brings together studios, architects, and artists redefining function and aesthetics in both local and Latin American design. The 2025 edition included showcases of Mexican craftsmanship, cutting-edge exhibitions, and full-scale architectural installations, along with multiple off-site events.
Inédito 2025: The Heart of Mexico’s Design Week
The centerpiece of the week was undoubtedly Inédito 2025, the annual experimental design showcase held in a modernist pavilion in Chapultepec Forest.
This year’s edition featured a new spatial layout that made use of the recently renovated venue, creating the perfect stage for the most daring and innovative projects.
Below are 11 studios and designers who stood out for their creative use of materials and experimental approaches during Design Week Mexico 2025.
Sulkin Askenazi: Design, Fashion, and Recycled Denim
Local design studio Sulkin Askenazi partnered with fashion brand Alterego to create Sutura, an experimental gym made almost entirely from repurposed denim.
According to the studio, the goal was to “question the boundaries between physical effort and aesthetic expression” and explore how design can transform the everyday into an act of art.
Studio H Fernández: Structure, Metal, and Visual Balance
At Design House, Studio H Fernández unveiled a modular system of stainless-steel panels and posts to display furniture in collaboration with Bo Concept Mexico.
The reflective metal echoed in the Mutualismo lighting collection — lamps made of painted stone and simple bulbs that look strikingly modern without losing the natural character of the material.
Drusch Design: The Poetry of Ceramic Structure
Drusch Design teamed up with Texas manufacturer Interceramic to produce the Fragmentum coffee table, exhibited at Inédito.
With a metal frame and green tiles forming an open grid, the piece creates what the studio describes as a “ceramic lattice balancing tension and harmony,” exploring how fragments align to form a unified volume.
Lynn Lin: Light, Paper, and Volcanic Stone
New York–based designer Lynn Lin brought her sculptural lamp series Soll to Inédito, inspired by Mexican modernist architecture.
“I merge contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship,” Lin explained. She used mulberry paper to wrap the lamps, which rest on volcanic-stone bases accented with powder-coated steel elements that double as small shelves or vases.
Muntanya Lab: Bio-Based Design and Collaboration with Oatly
Local studio Muntanya Lab presented a collection of bio-based furniture and accessories, including lamps, tapestries, and a stool made from matcha-based resin and gift wrap produced from oat-milk waste, developed in collaboration with Oatly.
Daniel Couttolenc: Geometric Simplicity Meets Organic Warmth
Designer Daniel Couttolenc introduced a series of clean-lined, geometric wooden tables that balance visual interest with a natural, subdued color palette.
His goal, he said, was to create a “balance between the rational grid and the organic complexity of natural materials.”
Aileen De La Ree Valencia: Cultural Memory and Emotional Design
In the Of Threads exhibition, Mexican-American designer Aileen De La Ree Valencia presented El Maguey, a wood-and-fiber chair inspired by Mesoamerican culture.
The chair aims to “challenge Western postures at the dining table,” while also imagining what a more equitable collaboration between European and Mesoamerican cultures might have looked like without colonization.
LCR-44 Studio: Urban Security Through Functional Design
For Inédito, LCR-44 Studio tackled one of Mexico City’s urban issues: bicycle theft. Their creation, KL-08, is a bike-lock system integrated into public infrastructure.
Built with steel and concrete, the design secures both the frame and wheels so riders only need a single lock.
¡Pling!: Everyday Materials with a Refined Touch
Local studio ¡Pling! showcased its Línea Cotidiano collection, which reimagines ordinary construction materials with a polished, elegant twist.
The Gabinete Cotidiano combines polycarbonate sheets—often used for roofing—with a tzalam-wood frame, a tropical hardwood native to the Yucatán region.
Daniela Ávila: Circular Design Using Post-Consumer Plastic
Designer Daniela Ávila presented Índice, a coffee table made from recycled plastic sheets topped with glass.
Two vertical plastic-slat columns hold up the tabletop, creating space for book storage and giving new life to discarded materials.
Imanol Ortiz: Light, Matter, and Memory
Mexican industrial designer Imanol Ortiz debuted Contra Luz, a collection combining polished metals, translucent resins, and fine woods.
“These designs invite people to slow down and observe how light interacts with matter—and how that interaction triggers memories and emotions,” said Ortiz.
Dates and International Relevance
Design Week Mexico 2025 will run from October 9, 2025, to November 2, 2026, reaffirming its position as one of Latin America’s leading design events.
With its focus on sustainability, material experimentation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, the event continues to solidify Mexico City’s reputation as a global capital of contemporary design.
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