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EMERGENTE — ZONA MACO DISEÑO 2024
EMERGENTE, presented by ZONA MACO DESIGN, celebrated its fourth edition from February 7 to 11 at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City. This prominent platform sought to promote the talent of young designers, offering a showcase for original projects that are distinguished by their high conceptual and discursive quality.
SBFA Gallery Presents: Joel Escalona's Still Stand at Art Miami
Explore Joel Escalona's 'Still Stand' sculptures at Art Miami, presented by SBFA Gallery. Captured by Mariana Achach, these pieces unite the simplicity of wood with contemporary art, embodying tranquility and nature's strength in a prestigious art fair setting.
Cooperativa Panorámica 10 Years
Ten years have passed since we launched Cooperativa Panorámica at the ICFF in New York, presenting the design collection "Materiality". It was a memorable experience for Cooperativa Panorámica, a group of Mexican designers who strive to explore new creative territories and interpret diverse perspectives and ideas through their work.
Emergente ZONA MACO Diseño
After the success achieved in previous editions, ZⓢONAMACO 2023, the most important contemporary art and design fair in Latin America, presented the third edition of Emergente, an initiative of ZⓢONAMACO DISEÑO during its nineteenth edition at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City.
Balance in the permanent collection of MUAC
The Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) has recently acquired one of Joel Escalona's Obsidian Balance pieces for its permanent collection. The piece was part of the exhibition Una modernidad hecha a mano: Diseño artesanal en México, 1952-2022, which explored the concept of craft design in Mexico from 1950 to the present.
Una modernidad hecha a mano. Diseño artesanal en México, 1952-2022.
Una modernidad hecha a mano. Diseño artesanal en México, 1952-2022.
Disonancia Mexicana
We are happy to announce our participation at Disonancia Mexicana, an exhibition curated by delaO design studio that explores the relationship between identity and design in contemporary Mexico. Some pieces from our Balance series will be on show at Museo Franz Mayer, one of the most important cultural venues in Mexico City.
Curator at ZⓈONAMACO Emergente 2022
For the second time Joel Escalona participated as curator in EMERGENTE, a selection within ZⓈONAMACO DISEÑO that seeks to promote the work of young designers with a curatorial line presented by Cecilia León de la Barra artistic director of ZⓈONAMACO DISEÑO — along with industrial designers Joel Escalona and Jorge Diego Etienne.
Taller Maya's new collection exhibited at Design House 2020
Joel Escalona, curator at ZⓈONAMACO Emergente
Toh exhibited at Museo Nacional de Antropología
Toh is being exhibited at Museo Nacional de Antropología, one of the most important cultural venues in the country.
Numa at Museo Franz Mayer
NUMA, one of our pieces for Nouvel Studio, is part of InVisible, an exhibition showcasing glass objects produced in Mexico in the last decade, from everyday objects to collection pieces. The exhibition holds more than 500 pieces at Museo Franz Mayer, one of the most iconic venues in Mexico City.
