Cogan’s Reviews Not too long ago a friend loaned me all six of these wonderful books for me to browse through. I have to admit that Mexican Country Style, The New Hacienda, Casa Adobe, Adobe Details, Casa Yucatan and Mexican Details hit a real soft spot because I’m an ardent admirer of Mexican creativity as it exhibits itself so […]
Continue ReadingAward-winning authors/designers Joe P. Carr and Karen Witynski have been at the forefront of the Mexican design movement for over twenty-five years as interior designers, gallery owners and restoration consultants. Based in Austin, Texas, Carr and Witynski are the owners of Texture Design, a gallery specializing in hacienda design, colonial antiques and architectural elements. They […]
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Within this section we highlight some of the best Mexico has to offer in the way of artisans, writers, painters, ceramicists, cultural examples, sculptors and more. If you like what you see, contact the artists and let them know you saw it on MexConnect. Arts of Mexico – The Series – By Rita Pomade Arts […]
Continue ReadingSince 1995, MexConnect has featured books about Mexico, new and old. Here are selected links to the growing list. For the full list (250+), please hit the “book-reviews” tag – or click HERE Alan Cogan’s Reviews 100+ – A highly personal, opinionated, look at fact and fiction about Mexico James Tipton’s Reviews Book Editor James Tipton invites […]
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Mexican cocinas (kitchens) beckon with their colors, simmering aromas, humming activity and cherished implements that exude time-honored traditions. One of the most captivating and busy rooms in the Mexican home, the cocina is rich with traditional design elements–a bright array of ceramic tile, handcrafted furniture, and local crafts. Each Mexican kitchen, especially those in old colonial homes […]
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Sun-drenched colors of burnt ochre and red ignite massive walls and bring stone-chinked surface patterns to life. Antique wooden doors punctuated with hand-forged iron clavos open to reveal cool, tiled salas with lofty, wood-beamed ceilings and rustic colonial furniture. Brightly-tiled kitchens beckon with well-worn tables, glazed ceramics and utilitarian objects in stone, wood and copper. […]
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In the late ’90s we became captivated by the richness of the Yucatan region’s hacienda architecture and the history of its multilayered civilizations. Trailing through myriad Maya villages and down overgrown dirt paths, we encountered many hacienda revivals in full force, as well as dormant treasures untouched by modern hands. While researching our second design […]
Continue ReadingIn their sixth book, authors/designers Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr travel through Mexico and the Southwest in celebration of the character-rich details of Mexican furniture, architectural elements and hand-crafted accents that resonate beauty and ingenuity. From chip-carved benches and hand-hewn tortilla tables to painted trunks and carved-stone moldings, the soulful nature of Mexican design […]
Continue ReadingAward-winning authors/designers Joe P. Carr and Karen Witynski have been at the forefront of the Mexican design movement for over twenty-five years as interior designers, gallery owners and restoration consultants. Based in Austin, Texas, Carr and Witynski are the owners of Texture Design, a gallery specializing in hacienda design, colonial antiques and architectural elements. They […]
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