Events, Product News

MÉXICO ART WEEK 25

03.02.2025

CC-TAPIS PRESENTS A NEW COLLECTION BY ENY LEE PARKER IN A SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION CURATED BY STUDIO 84 AT CASA-ESTUDIO MAX CETTO

For the third year running, cc-tapis participates at MÉXICO ART WEEK 2025, unveiling a new collection by New York-based designer Eny Lee Parker, presented together with the Raag collection (2024) by British designers Doshi Levien, in a site-specific installation at the historic Casa-Estudio Max Cetto (1903 - 1980). Curated and hosted by Studio 84, the exhibition will also feature iconic pieces from Flos Archive and contemporary furniture by Unno Gallery. A rare opportunity to step away from the urban hustle and immerse yourself in an environment where design, nature and architecture converge.

Both the indoor and outdoor spaces are utilized for the exhibition, featuring Clay Scan, Eny Lee Parker’s new collection for cc-tapis, alongside Raag, the latest work from Doshi Levien. These rugs are integrated into the house’s stunning gardens, complemented by Archive pieces from Flos and furniture from Unno Gallery.

CASA-ESTUDIO MAX CETTO

La primera casa de Jardines del Pedregal - The first house in the “Jardines de Pedgregal” area of Mexico City, Casa-Estudio Max Cetto is nestled in the volcanic lava fields, playing a defining role in the creation of the neighborhood’s Modernist identity. Today, the house remains in the care of the Cetto family—Julian, Max Cetto’s grandson, and his family—who continues to honor the architect’s original vision.

CLAY SCAN BY ENY LEE PARKER

Presented for the first time at MÉXICO ART WEEK 2025, Clay Scan delves into the tactile essence of clay and its translation into the visual language of design. Drawing inspiration from her hands-on sculpting process, Eny Lee Parker reimagined the medium by transforming its three-dimensional forms into striking two-dimensional compositions.

Using techniques such as rolling, pressing, and shaping, Eny Lee captured the raw textures, undulating edges, and organic imperfections of clay through a scanner. These impressions preserve the inherent beauty of handwork, serving as the foundation for her designs. At the cc-tapis Atelier in Nepal, expert artisans meticulously translated these scans onto rugs, creating three unique designs in Himalayan wool.

“This process allowed me to bridge the physicality of sculpting with the artistry of textile design,” explains Eny Lee Parker. “Each rug reflects the transformative nature of clay—its malleability, texture, and the connection to human touch.”

The collection’s color palette draws directly from the natural hues of clay: deep, earthy browns reminiscent of drying terra cotta, paired with soft, creamy whites that echo the tones of Eny Lee Parker’s most-used clay. These hues celebrate the raw, unfiltered beauty of the material in its purest form.

RAAG BY DOSHI LEVIEN

Launched in 2024, the Raag collection by Doshi Levien combines the designer’s relationship with color together with inspiration from Indian miniature artists and modernist ceramics. Choosing to work within parameters, they experimented on a self-imposed grid, collecting, matching and playing with colorful hand painted samples.

Scaling down their chromatic spectrum to 7 colors, the duo interpreted the sequence of notes associated to the classical Indian music system “Raag”, with a chromatic language of composition and proportion. Following the designers’ original grid, artisans weave a flat fabric on which some or all seven notes (colors) are played in ascending and descending scales, producing surprising rhythms which “are not just random patterns, there’s mathematics and experimentation behind it” - specifies Nipa Doshi.