On a recent birthday weekend in Mexico City, I made a beeline for Utilitario Mexicano, a shop that celebrates well-made, everyday goods made in Mexico: take a look. Beyond the artful displays, a humble detail caught my eye: in lieu of a door, a screen of rope strands divide the store’s public and private spaces.
I have a longstanding thing for string and cord—I love its texture, simplicity (made of nothing more than twisted fibers!), affordability, and the fact that it’s been used for centuries for so many things: brown paper package ties, stair rails. Naturally, I started looking for other examples of rope partitions. Here are seven favorites, all easily doable, some even readymade. Take a look, and if you’re in need of a partition, consider putting rope to work.
Their shop, in Mexico City’s Colonia Juárez, is a Remodelista all-time favorite, and here’s a Enrique and Libia’s Apple Green Kitchen.
Morgan wrote on The Brick House: “Vertical jute rope division walls allowed for defined ‘zones’ but still retained light and visibility throughout the space. A plus when using this type of rope is the added benefit of bringing in a chunky/graphic/warm texture to an otherwise cold and hard industrial room. The construction process is pretty simple: wood boxes were custom built with evenly spaced, rope-sized holes drilled through the top and bottom. Precut sections of rope were strung through the top and tied off at the bottom, allowing for the interior knot to hold the rope in place and taut. Just screw close the open side of the box and all those knots are hidden away.”
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