Also inside Casa Naila, its interior wrapped in pine and palm bone, was the white Palma armchair by Marc Morro, the green Redilas I cabinet by Carlos Torre Hütt, the red Arrullo chair by Oscar Hagerman, the Inblock side table by Todomuta Studio, and the Watershed rug by Matali Crasset.
Also inside Casa Naila, its interior wrapped in pine and palm bone, was the white Palma armchair by Marc Morro, the green Redilas I cabinet by Carlos Torre Hütt, the red Arrullo chair by Oscar Hagerman, the Inblock side table by Todomuta Studio, and the Watershed rug by Matali Crasset.

July 6, 2022

Words: Annie Block

Photography: Jaime Navarro

MDF Wraps Year 2 of Showcasing Contemporary Mexican Design in Surf Mecca Puerto Escondido

Many in the A&D community are familiar with Design Week Mexico, the annual program of events and exhibitions throughout Mexico City launched in 2009. But last year, a new platform emerged in a less urban but no less authentic setting: Mexico Design Fair in Puerto Escondido, a surfing mecca on the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca. Presenting furniture and objects from such Latin American–focused galleries as Casa Gutiérrez Nájera, La Invencible, and Marion Friedmann, MDF took place in Casa Naila, a house by BAAQ’, with the mission of “being an accelerator of the discipline from Mexico and to strengthen the position of contemporary design—especially Mexican design—globally through an invitation-only, weekend-long intimate travel experience,” founder, curator, and architect Carlos Torre Hütt explains.

Edition two, which wrapped at the end of May, expanded to a second location, Casa Tiny by architect Aranza de Ariño, which is also where the Rimowa-sponsored MDF Designer of the Year Award was presented to industrial designer José de la O. Both seaside sites, along with the exhibited pieces, centered on low environmental impact—the naturally ventilated houses constructed of native woods and the furnishings composed of vegetable fibers, such as Edgar Orlaineta’s wicker Faces chairs, or upcycled materials, like Thierry Jeannot’s TEOTL lamp of recycled PET bottles. Additionally, guest collectors were hosted at Federico Rivera Río Arquitectura’s Hotel Escondido, crafted of indigenous thatched roofs, Central American hardwood, and local stone. MDF edition three is scheduled for May 19-21, 2023.

At Casa Naila in Puerto Escondido, one of two sites for the second edition of Mexico Design Fair, founded and curated by architect Carlos Torre Hütt, BAAQ’s Casa Naila, a four-volume construction of concrete and locally sourced slatted wood, exhibited furniture by Mexican designer Julio Martínez Barnetche.
At Casa Naila in Puerto Escondido, one of two sites for the second edition of Mexico Design Fair, founded and curated by architect Carlos Torre Hütt, BAAQ’s Casa Naila, a four-volume construction of concrete and locally sourced slatted wood, exhibited furniture by Mexican designer Julio Martínez Barnetche.
Also inside Casa Naila, its interior wrapped in pine and palm bone, was the white Palma armchair by Marc Morro, the green Redilas I cabinet by Carlos Torre Hütt, the red Arrullo chair by Oscar Hagerman, the Inblock side table by Todomuta Studio, and the Watershed rug by Matali Crasset.
Also inside Casa Naila, its interior wrapped in pine and palm bone, was the white Palma armchair by Marc Morro, the green Redilas I cabinet by Carlos Torre Hütt, the red Arrullo chair by Oscar Hagerman, the Inblock side table by Todomuta Studio, and the Watershed rug by Matali Crasset.
The second exhibition site for MDF 2022 was architect Aranza de Ariño’s Casa Tiny, its entire façade of wooden blinds allowing for natural ventilation. The powder-coated steel Khalil chairs and Jawad stool are by Elias and Yousef Anastas.
The second exhibition site for MDF 2022 was architect Aranza de Ariño’s Casa Tiny, its entire façade of wooden blinds allowing for natural ventilation. The powder-coated steel Khalil chairs and Jawad stool are by Elias and Yousef Anastas.
Most of Casa Tiny’s interior is concrete. The furniture, from left, is the wicker Faces chair by Edgar Orlaineta, Capicua bookshelves and Palma table by Marc Morro, and the black Crocodile chair and pink Jawad stool by Elias and Yousef Anastas.
Most of Casa Tiny’s interior is concrete. The furniture, from left, is the wicker Faces chair by Edgar Orlaineta, Capicua bookshelves and Palma table by Marc Morro, and the black Crocodile chair and pink Jawad stool by Elias and Yousef Anastas.
More Faces chairs by Edgar Orlaineta were among MDF’s 50 exhibited Mexican designs.
More Faces chairs by Edgar Orlaineta were among MDF’s 50 exhibited Mexican designs.
Still Life vases, also by Edgar Orlaineta, are available in nine different colors of engobe.
Still Life vases, also by Edgar Orlaineta, are available in nine different colors of engobe.
The TEOTL lamp by Thierry Jeannot, a French-born designer living in Mexico, is made of recycled PET bottles. Photography courtesy of Marion Friedmann gallery.
The TEOTL lamp by Thierry Jeannot, a French-born designer living in Mexico, is made of recycled PET bottles. Photography courtesy of Marion Friedmann gallery.

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