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OUT OF THE ORDINARY CONTEMPORARY DESIGN
ABOUT
“WE ESTABLISHED THE GALLERY IN 2011 TO DISCOVER, SHOW AND PROMOTE
COLLECTIBLE AND EXCEPTIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART/DESIGN & CRAFT
WITH A PENCHANT FOR MEXICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN CREATIVE TALENT - ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING. ”
“WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT…
CARING TO PRESERVE TRADITIONS, HISTORIES, THE HANDMADE, MATERIAL CULTURE,
SOCIAL DESIGN, ECOLOGY & A RETHINKING OF THE USE OF RESOURCES AND MATERIALS”
“OUR INSPIRATION IS FIRED BY EXPERIMENTAL, INNOVATIVE DESIGN, REMARKABLE MATERIALS, SPECIAL TECHNIQUES, ECCENTRIC IDEAS, ARTISAN-DESIGNER COLLABORATIONS
and CONTEMPORARY CRAFT & MAKING. ”
Marion Friedmann, in front of the SEDA / SILK tapestry, by Noémi Kiss, which we presented at the ZONA MACO Art Fair, In Mexico City, in Feb 2023.
https://www.marionfriedmann.com/seda-silk
HELLO and welcome! I am Marion FriedMann - and have been a design
advocate for more than 25 years, HAVING worked as a curator, consultant,
and in Education. I have been a passionate collector
and object nerd since when I was small.
I BELIEVE IN ART & DESIGN AS A UNIVERSAL TOOL,
CREATING THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS TO
CHANGE AND SAVE OUR PLANET AND MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
Lower part of the ‘QUINTO SOL’ chandelier, by Thierry Jeannot.
Made fully out of plastic bottle waste from the streets of Mexico City in a co-working environment with the ‘pepenadores’, the trash-pickers from downtown Mexico City, that was created by the artist.
LONG STORY SHORT
I LAUNCHED Marion Friedmann Gallery/London in 2011 WITH THE INTENTION of CELEBRATing the avant-garde and promoting the most remarkable contemporary designers, with An eagle eye on THE OVERLOOKED TERRITORIES MEXICO and THE wider LATIN AMERICA.
[WHY ? - READ ON FURTHER BELOW]
Direct carving of a glass piece to create a sculptural ring. Artist: Jorge Yázpik. Glass: Nouvel Studio.
WE love to find and tell the stories behind things and people.
OUR works are comfortably positioned on the intersection of design, art, craft and architecture.
BENCH WITH FEET, by Julio Martínez Barnetche, Mexico
POSITIVE IMPACT and PLANET CARING
To launch the gallery in 2011, we DId a show titled `Enlightened Waste ́ with one mexican and one austrian designer, surprising the visitors with lights made out of pure waste. this also marked the gallery’s trajectory for a ECOLOGICALLY CONSIDERATE and social approach to HIGH END design. I am keen to feature projects on the highest level that have a positive impact on our planet and its people, support marginalised communities, and make us think.
VEHO lamp, vertical and horizontal lamp, made from re-used fishboxes, by Gisela Stiegler, Austria
DETAIL of TRANSMUTATION 1 chandelier, by Thierry Jeannot, made of plastic bottle waste, from the streets of Mexico City.
THE GALLERY VISION:
HOW WE OPERATE, WHAT WE like and OFFEr
OpeRAting between various locations in Europe (austria, london, milan) and Mexico, WE are happy to have a NOMADIC model for the business. we are a DESIGN-ART GALLERY, CURATORIAL and CREATIVE AGENts, TALENT SCOUTs and PROMOTOrs. We love to conquer YET UNEXPLORED TERRITORY and bring OVERLOOKED TALENTS to the light.
QUESDADILLA COOKER, by Julio Martínez Barnetche, volcanic stone, Tzalam wood, Tepeguaje (Great Leadtree), stainless steel, electric power, direct carving
The gallery has AN OBSESSION WITH eccentric OBJECTS AND
OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY PIECES. WE ARE CREATIVE CONSULTS HELPING BUSINESSES,
COLLECTORS and PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS TO DISCOVER something really special and different…
…like this quirky light-sculpture, called WATERMELON SHRIMP, celebrating the display of a precious Quartz….
by Julio Martínez Barnetche, México
WATERMELON SHRIMP - Sculpture with White Quartz, from the Cascavel Mine, Novo Horizonte, Bahía Brazil. Tepehuaje wood (Lead tree), direct carving / brass, hand-forged and direct carving
by JULIO MARTÍNEZZ BARNETCHE, Mexico 2019
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
We cater to interested individuals, collectors, interior designers and architects seeking extraordinary pieces to create their eclectic,
out-of-the-ordinary experience and spaces. We CHAMPION a luxury design
that stems from a humble design approach
and is LOVING TO THE PLANET AND ITS PEOPLES.
UNTITLED - MARBLE bench/seat - by JORGE YÁZPIK, Mexico 2019
WHY MEXICO (& wider LATIN AMERICA)?
I was very lucky TO EXPERIENCE MEXICO on AN INCREDIBLE SOLE ROADTRIP FOR six months in 2004. I DROVE THROUGH THE WHOLE COUNTRY IN An epic EIGHTies OLdsmobile CUSTOMCRUISER STATION WAGON that I HAD BOUGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO. From the time I CROSSED THE BORDER into MExico IN TIJUANA, I have been HOOKEd on THIS COUNTRY and what it has to offer.
This life-changing experience led me to do many more extensive
research trips to this fascinating territory, with THE clear
intention TO systematically investigate the design world
THERE. It has been a rewarding journey to DIVE
DEEP AND LEARN about Méxican and LatIN AMERICAN creativity,
art, craft, tradition and history.
A POWERHOUSE AND A VOID
I found an AWE-INspiring creative powerhouse and strongly felt that THE world does not YET know enough about the wealth of design history and the contemporary talents this continent has to offer. a void waiting to be filled. Feeling that, I decided to make the promotion and representation of designers from this part of the world
one of my main missions.
NAUI table, volcanic stone (basalt / recinto), by Pedro Cerisola
WE are a platform
The gallery, true to its mission, serves as a platform of exchange between the continents and has been at the forefront of discovering talent from Mexico and nourishing cross-cultural exchange and knowledge transfer since its inception in 2011.
BLACK NICHT - cast concrete cabinet, by Stefan Buxbaum
background AND EXPERTISE
In my curatorial, research and academic roles I worked on a wide range of projects with clients, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum (2008-2017), the British Council, private galleries and universities, where I lectured on Design, Curation and Latin American Design (Kingston University and the Design Museum, Chelsea College of Art and Design, Sotheby's Institute of Art, ADM institute Mexico City, Centro University, Mexico City and Anáhuac University, Mexico).
DETAIL of ‘FOCO ROJO’ rug, a rug depicting Mexico City by night by air, by Ariel Rojo, Mexico, 2012 / produced by prolific rug producer ‘Odabashian’ rugs.