THE GALLERY

Marion Friedmann Gallery understands design as material culture.

Founded in London in 2011, the gallery presents exceptional collectible design, art,
and craft with a particular focus on Mexico and Latin America.

Representing both established and emerging creative voices, it
champions works in which materials become carriers of knowledge,
craftsmanship, and cultural identity.

Working across disciplines, the gallery views design and making as living cultural practices
shaped by material intelligence, experimentation, and critical inquiry.
At the heart of its programme is a commitment to preserving traditional knowledge
while encouraging innovation, social design, ecological thinking,
and a conscious approach to resources.

Positioning contemporary making at the intersection of art, design, and craft, the gallery explores
how materials embody histories, techniques, and new possibilities for the future.

EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS

Since its foundation during the London Design Festival in 2011, Marion Friedmann Gallery has developed a nomadic practice across London, Mexico City and Europe. Through exhibitions, collaborations and curatorial projects, the gallery creates platforms for exceptional artists, designers and makers while fostering dialogue between cultures, disciplines and material traditions.

MADE BY HAND / HECHO A MANO

Making is thinking.

Every mark, cut, weave, cast or carving carries generations of accumulated knowledge.
Marion Friedmann Gallery celebrates the handmade not as nostalgia, but as a living form of intelligence—where tradition becomes innovation and materials reveal their cultural histories through contemporary practice.

Founder & DIRECTOR

"Curiosity has long been the driving
force behind MY work."

Marion Friedmann is an Austrian curator, gallerist and founder of Marion Friedmann Gallery,
working between London and Mexico City.
Curiosity has long been the driving force behind her work.
Rather than following movements or markets,
her practice is shaped by long-term research into material knowledge,
craftsmanship and the cultural narratives embedded in making.
Over more than two decades, extensive research, travel and long-standing collaborations
across Mexico have informed her understanding of design as material culture.
Through long-standing relationships with artists, designers, artisans and makers,
her work explores the intersection of contemporary design,
art and craft while fostering dialogue across cultures.

Alongside the gallery, Marion Friedmann has undertaken curatorial, research
and academic projects
with institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum
and universities in Europe and Mexico.