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Through consistency in design and textile work, 1/8 Takamura has positioned itself as one of the strongest and most recognized proposals in the Mexican fashion industry. It is one of the most sought after and sold brands at 180º SHOP, therefore, we spoke with Guillermo and Jessy (directors of the brand), who as always, with elements of poetry and artistic theory in their answers, shared a little of their world with us. textile and production. Thus we continue our research on the textile industry and the intellectual protection of creativity in our country. TEXTILE 180º: What is the relationship you...

At 180º we believe in the need to feed our awareness about what is happening in the world of fashion, textiles and the production process of the products we offer in the store. For more than five years we have committed to introducing a 180º change, going from “fast fashion” to “slow fashion”, collaborating with several Mexican brands and designers. In this series of posts on the 180º Blog we are going to talk about the production process, work with textiles and the elements that promote creativity in Mexico according to the entrepreneurs and designers of the new generation of...

Andrea Villiers, coordinator of the Educational Program of the Javier Marín Foundation, talks with 180º Blog about the effort they carry out to professionalize the art medium in Mexico City, through programs that seek to link emerging artists with the world of work artistic, always changing and growing. The work of the Foundation has also revealed a series of challenges and difficulties to overcome for the Mexican art world, that and more, in the interview below. 180º: How did the Javier Marín Foundation begin? Andrea Villiers: The Foundation started because of Javier's interest in supporting artists in training. He decided...

Tie-Dye is the name given in the sixties to a series of dyeing techniques and processes. These consist of folding, knotting or twisting a garment in different ways before dyeing it to generate lines and patterns. The hippie movement was responsible for making them famous as an icon of their clothing, which took inspiration from African dyeing and psychedelic culture. However, dyeing techniques emerged long before the 1960s. One of the oldest forms of tie-dye is Bandhani, originally from India. In Japan, garment dyeing can be traced back to the Asuka and Nara periods (552 to 794). Shibori, a special...

Ignacio Gómez Urquiza is responsible for mobility issues at the Miguel Hidalgo delegation. We talked with him about one of the topics that we are most passionate about at 180º: alternative mobility and bicycles. 180º: Where is the city in terms of mobility? Ignacio Gómez: Let's start by talking about the cities. Cities are organic entities, they are transforming all the time, even if they are made of concrete and steel. If you analyze any urban space, any human settlement, it is constantly changing. Under this logic, the city is an organic entity that evolves and adapts to the times....