MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY: THE FIELD GUIDE
The inventory I hunt for when sourcing in Mexico City. Volcanic stone, local modernism, and centuries of heavy clay craftsmanship. My top twenty. Updated in 2026.
| NAME | ADDRESS | URL | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercado de la Lagunilla | Calle López Rayón, Morelos | cdmxtravel.com | Sunday open-air market. The destination for mid-century Mexican modernism and estate liquidations. |
| Chic By Accident | Orizaba 28, Roma Norte | chicbyaccident.com | Emmanuel Picault's gallery. Dark, brutalist Mexican modernism and singular architectural antiques. |
| Trouvé | Alvaro Obregón 186, Roma Norte | trouve.mx | Mid-century furniture and post-war lighting pieces. Reliable restoration bones. |
| Década | Dr. Atl 62, Santa María la Ribera | decada.com.mx | Hand-selected mid-century modern furniture finds from Mexico and Europe. Honest wood patinas. |
| Onora | Lope de Vega 330, Polanco | onoracasa.com | Textiles and utilitarian housewares built using traditional Mexican artisan methods. Solid clay and weave values. |
| Txt.ure | By Appointment, CDMX | txt-ure.mx | Design house reviving lost Mexican wood-weaving and volcanic stone techniques. Deep historic integrity. |
| AGO Projects | Paseo de la Reforma 382, Juárez | ago-projects.com | Collectible contemporary design with extreme material focus and architectural integrity. |
| Bi Yuu | By Appointment, Roma Norte | biyuu.mx | Heavy, artisanal rugs and floor texturing woven with organic dyes and raw wool. |
| La Metropolitana | Bucareli 108, Centro | lametropolitana.com | Solid timber furniture built using clean local joinery principles and no-nonsense lines. |
| Esrawe Studio | Alejandro Dumas 161, Polanco | esrawe.com | Héctor Esrawe's monumental timber cabinetry, cast metals, and monolithic furniture forms. |
| Mercado La Ciudadela | Balderas 1, Centro | laciudadela.com.mx | Permanent artisan grid. Sift the stalls for raw copper work, ironmongery, and black clay pottery. |
| Comité de Proyectos | Calle de Chiapas 155, Roma Norte | comitedeproyectos.mx | Sculptural furniture, mirrors, and lighting using regional woods and volcanic stone elements. |
| Mestiz | By Appointment, CDMX | mestiz.mx | Wild regional craft furniture and heavy structural ceramics with profound color depth. |
| Kurimanzutto | Gob. Rafael Rebollar 94, Chapultepec | kurimanzutto.com | Leading gallery for scale art assets and massive spatial works to ground a layout. |
| Luteca | Campos Elíseos 188, Polanco | luteca.com | Modernist Mexican design reissues built with architectural framing precision. |
| Rrres Studio | By Appointment, CDMX | rrres.com | Hand-coiled heavy clay objects and unrefined wool textiles produced with regional makers. |
| Originario | Colima 249, Roma Norte | originario.mx | Multi-brand gallery showcasing emerging local design talent, unique mineral surfaces, and accents. |
| Taller de Obsidiana | By Appointment, CDMX | tallerdeobsidiana.com | Raw volcanic glass and stone shaped into sharp, geometric utility objects and layout details. |
| Odabashian | By Appointment, CDMX | odabashian.com | Historic family-run house for custom rug weaving, heavy tapestries, and hand-knotted assets. |
| Studio Davidpompa | Colima 264, Roma Norte | davidpompa.com | Architectural lighting combining volcanic rock, cantera stone, and hand-forged brass parts. |
