Design Beyond Borders Guest City of BJDW2019 –Over hundreds of years, China and Mexico have had a commercial and cultural exchange, and every year it continues to grow exponentially.

This year, Mexican designers share with all of Mexico the pride we all feel as being chosen as Guest City for the 2019 edition of Beijing Design Week, an event that is recognized worldwide for its magnitude in content and amazing quality.
中国和墨西哥之间的商业文化交流源远流长,拥有几 百年的历史,且仍在不断飞速发展着。 今年,墨西哥城被选为2019年北京国际设计周的主宾城市,墨西哥的设计师们和全国人民对此感到非常自豪。北京国际设计周凭借其多元化的内容和高规格的 品质在全球得到认可。
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In 2019, Beijing Design Week has invited Mexico City as a guest city. The original purpose of this invitation lies in the authentic interest of the Chinese audience to get to know more about this design destination-Mexico City. The long history of Mexico, together with its ancient civilizations, its vibrant contemporary scene, and its cultural diversity, constitute an enticing country that creates interest in an audience that knows little about it and the Latin America region. Mexico will thus become the first city in the Americas to be invited to this event; this represents a unique opportunity to position the country as a regional reference within the Asian country.
2019年北京设计周邀请墨西哥城作为主宾城市。此次邀请的初衷,是为了让中国观众真正了解这个设计的城市。墨西哥是一个具有悠久历史,古老文明、充满活 力的当代景象和文化多样性的诱人的国家。对于墨西哥和拉丁美洲区域知之甚少的人们对此十分感兴趣。 因此,墨西哥成为美洲第一个被邀请参加这一活动的城市,这是一个独特的机会,使墨西哥成为亚洲国家一 个参考。
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Mexico Capital Design, as a cultural platform, proposes Design Beyond Borders as this year’s Guest City main theme. Finding a way for Mexican Design to transcend the geographical limits and reaching all the way to China. This exchange builds bridges between both cultures and creates stronger bonds between the two nations.
The exhibition includes two topics that show the diversity, the concerns and the evolution of Mexican design:
Design Beyond Tradition
Culture Beyond Borders
设计跨界展示了墨西哥超越地域界限的设计,一直延伸到中国。这种交流在两种文化之间架起了桥梁,在两国之间建立了更牢固的纽带。 这一平台将分为四个主要领域,涉及五大主题, 展示墨 西哥设计的多样性和演变: 传统跨界、文化无界

Design Beyond Tradition
Mexico has a long tradition of craftsmanship. The diversity of methods, materials, and symbolism has been an unlimited source of inspiration for its contemporary design. Today, the heritage of traditional cultures is fused with new production techniques, with global trends and with the discourses of younger generations to create innovative dialogues between the past and future. This thematic axis shows the designers who have decided to approach the roots of Mexican craftsmanship, either to be inspired by them or to renew them. It showcases a critical look at our ancestral heritage through contemporary design.
墨西哥有着悠久的手工艺传统。其方法、材料和象征的 多样性一直是其当代设计灵感的无限源泉。今天,传统 文化的遗产与新的生产技术、全球趋势和年轻一代的 话语融合在一起,在过去和未来之间创造创新的对话。 这个主题轴展示了那些决定接近墨西哥工艺的根源的 设计师,或者是受到它们的启发的设计师们。它展示了 如何通过当代设计来看待我们祖先传统遗产。
Image Credit: Beijing Design Week
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Culture Beyond Borders
In Mexico City, there is a long tradition to support and promote local design. There are institutions, organizations, publishers and other groups that help to promote and disseminate it. The work performed by these organizations is essential for the design scene, thus becoming the maximum showcases of design culture in the country.
在墨西哥城,支持和推广当地设计有着悠久的传统。有 一些机构、组织、出版商和其他团体帮助促进和传播它。 这些组织所做的工作对于设计场景是必不可少的,从 而成为这个国家设计文化的最大展示。
Image Credit: Beijing Design Week
Culture Beyond Borders presents all those organizations that are a reference in the local and international design scene and that make possible for Mexican design to approach to an increasingly diverse audience.
文化无界这个板块展示了所有这些组织,它们是当地 和国际设计领域的参考,使墨西哥设计能够接近日益 多样化的受众。

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