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Esrawe + Cadena

Héctor Esrawe is a prolific furniture and interior designer, architect, academic and entrepreneur, living and working in Mexico City. He has founded his multidisciplinary design studio in 2003, which aims to develop integral design solutions. Esrawe Studio breaths of dedication, passion and persistence, focusing on fine details and quality, pushing boundaries and taking on new challenges.

 

Ignacio Cadena is the owner and creative director of  CADENA CONCEPTS®, a multidisciplinary firm with more than 20 years of experience imagining astounding solutions where design, innovation and creativity become real tools for transformation.

 

E+C –Esrawe + Cadena, with over 25 years of experience and an extensive and diverse list of clients and projects in Mexico, North, Central and South America, is more than a highly creative strategic-design-firm; We think of ourselves as a real multidisciplinary workshop that brings together design expertise, market experience, solid research, analysis and good old-fashioned creative talent. A Conceptual Laboratory offering total –Emotional Design– solutions through visual strategies for effective and unique product positioning and holistic design solutions.

 

We are inspired by ordinary objects that surround us. We are influenced by our context and our everyday activities which allow us to visit and share with different cultures and different individuals. We are inspired by history, art, music, architecture, books and the city itself. We firmly believe that these are the goals of design: To weave and generate interactions, human connections and emotions, to relate to users, and to enhance and translate our inheritance and skills into new expressions.”

– Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena

Distinction

Special Mentions:

2024 – Héctor Esrawe was recognized by The American Institute of Architects as Honorary AIA Fellows for his exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society on an international level.

2023 – Héctor Esrawe among the 100 creatives revolutionizing design and architecture in Mexico. Architectural Digest Mexico, AD100.

Interior Design Magazine Awards

2022 – Winner at the Best of Year Awards in the Museum / Art Gallery category (Kearning & Engagement Center at Denver Art Museum)

2019 – Winner in the Showroom category (Grupo Arca Guadalajara)

2017 – Winner  in the Counter Service category (Gelatoscopio)

2017 – Winner in the Branding and Graphics category (Xinú)

2015 – Honoree in the Installation Category (Los Trompos)

2014 – Honoree in the Installation Category (Mi Casa, Your Casa)

AZ Awards

2016 – Finalist in the Temporary and Experimental Installations Category (Los Trompos)

Wallpaper* Design Awards

2018 – Winner in the Best Sensory Overload category (Xinú)

Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean Awards

2017 – Winner for the Best interior (Tierra Garat)

Red Dot Awards

2014 – Winner in the Highest Design Quality and Groundbreaking Design categories (Casa del Agua)