Discovered via our friend Jorge Almada of Casamidy: Onora Casa, a Mexico City–based housewares shop founded by Maggie Galton, an art historian and former New Yorker living in Mexico, and Maria Eladia Hagerman, a Mexican designer living in LA. (We’d previously taken note of Galton’s former textile brand inspired by traditional patterns.) Now, the two women work with local and indigenous craftspeople to “explore the vast universe of Mexican traditions, techniques, colors, and iconographies to give them new life through contemporary designs,” from black clay ceramics to indigenous-inspired cushions. Here’s a look at their offerings.
Photography by Beth Galton, courtesy of Onora Casa.
![amando serving plates are made in oaxaca of black clay and evoke tradition 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/black-clay-dishes-amando-onora-casa-733x928.jpg)
![the pillows from the balamil collection incorporate mayan patterns and symbols 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/balamil-collection-pillows-onora-casa-733x916.jpg)
![the ana cheese board has black lacquer detailing and a tassel. 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ana-cheese-board-onora-casa-733x1099.jpg)
![lacquered batea oli plates come in black on white or white on white. 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/batea-oli-plates-onora-casa-733x916.jpg)
![lacquered wood dishes from pajapan are made from sustainable woo 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lacquered-wooden-plates-onora-casa-733x1099.jpg)
![a moody black marble bathroom kit from the puebla area of mexico includes 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bathroom-kit-black-marble-onora-casa-733x568.png)
![the sculptural candelabro izu is inspired by the tree of life. 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/candelabro-izu-candle-holders-onora-casa-733x534.jpg)
![lacquered wooden cutlery has a dip dye effect. 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lacquered-wood-utensils-onora-casa-733x1099.jpg)
![a copper basket is handwoven with strips of copper by artisans in huajapan 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/copper-basket-onora-casa-733x521.png)
![onora casa also sells a selection of table linens, including these fringed 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henequen-woven-mats-onora-casa-733x892.jpg)
![the shop\2\17;s line of pillows includes the tzotz collection, which is 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tzotz-collection-pillow-onora-casa-733x1106.jpg)
![pillows from the shop\2\17;s vintage collection incorporate re 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/vintage-collection-pillows-onora-casa-733x916.jpg)
![dark and moody barro negro votives. 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/black-clay-candle-holders-onora-casa-733x534.jpg)
For more information, contact [email protected].
Can’t get enough south-of-the-border design? Check out our posts:
- High Style from Mexico, via The Citizenry
- Shopper’s Diary: Artisanal Wares from Colombia at Someware Goods
- Shopper’s Diary: La Merceria in Toronto
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