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About a year ago, ARTMEXICO founder Aprylle Stuart moved some of our headquarters into a new workshop in Casa Teodora, a shared artist studio space that is known for its beautiful garden, friendly cats and creative events. After our first meeting in the new space, the ARTMEXICO team was strolling outside enjoying a temperate Guadalajara afternoon when we were overwhelmed by the urge to investigate a gorgeous colonial home right next door.  The house was surrounded by thriving jungle blooms that blew in the wind invitingly, a lush contrast to its modern whitewashed walls. We rang the big bell outside...

Whether Halloween or Day of the Dead is more your vibe this year, we’re totally there with you. We love the change in seasons (and we miss them terribly here in Mexico), the spookiness, the trick or treating, the family time and of course, the festivities!  In fact, we don’t know about you, but all year long we’ve been waiting for this moment to come. And all year long we’ve been getting super inspired by some really creative uses of papel picado in costumes and dresses all over the world!  Here are some of our favourites. And don't forget, if...

Son of Jaguar was written and directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez, a Mexican creative who most famously directed the 3D animated feature film The Book of Life and has designed characters for Warner Bros., Disney, Cartoon Network, Sony and DreamWorks. The short film was brought to life by Google Spotlight Stories, a new form of storytelling aimed at mobile and VR devices.  The nine minute 360° short film is about an aging one-legged wrestler who is struggling with his legacy, life, and family. “This is the story of him regaining his soul, because he’s lost it, and the love of...

Sausalitos is a German bar and cocktail lounge with multiple locations, and a notorious happy hour, events, and food-based promotions. Their Mexican theme is strong, serving delicious authentic food and cocktails, but they wanted something extra to bring more authenticity to their vibe.  That’s where ARTMEXICO came in. They contacted us about some custom bunting with branded imaging that really captured both their party-friendly vibe and their essential elements, quality food, and drink service. Their flag designs promoted all of those things in delightful images that our team translated into delicate custom papel picado flags.  As you can see in these...

There’s something so magical about a wedding. We truly cherish each and every experience we have making our clients' wedding dreams come to life through personalised wedding bunting. We love the process of helping clients make their special day perfect and getting their personalised wedding decor just right.  Recently, we caught up with the now happily married Lee + Matthew to pick their brains on just why they chose ArtMexico, and why they wanted to include our personalised wedding bunting in their special day. Here’s what they had to say. On what made them choose ARTMEXICO... "We initially felt inspired...