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Tanya Ortiz is the mind behind TANgerine & Co., a local brand of bags and backpacks. She actually studied Biomedical Engineering, but she is no stranger to textile design and creation: she learned to sew when she was eight years old and since then she began to make, especially clothing, in a self-taught way. TANgerine & Co. began, one might say, by chance. For approximately five years, Tania has dedicated herself completely to the coincidence that became her passion: making bags. 180º: How did the idea of ​​making bags come about? T: I lived in India for a while, and...

Kimos Apparel is a local kimono brand that has its home at 180º SHOP. Its originality and its concern for changing the way fashion is made position it as a unique and unmissable project, related to the vision of 180 GRADOS. To get to know them a little better, we asked their creator, Carolina Rivera, about her path in design, her inspirations and the details of the brand. 180º: How did you get started in design? CR: I am a graphic designer by profession, but, like most women, I love clothes. I am from Costa Rica and studying design there...

At 180º SHOP we welcome ⅛ Takamura. This Mexican brand now has important international recognition and we want to tell you a little about its work. ⅛ Takamura is a fresh fashion proposal. With a subtle composition, its models combine a functional aesthetic with a conceptual charge that adapts to the body and manages to adorn it from the inside. Its creator, Guillermo Vargas, studied fashion design and was part of the first generation of the IES MODA Casa de Francia. He has worked with Isabel Marant and Eugenio Alzas, among others. Additionally, he was mentored by Macario Jiménez for...

We interviewed international architectural photographer Marcia Prentice, author of "How we live", after a book signing at 180 ° SHOP, a few months ago. After her travel touring more than 20 cities around the world in 3 months and photographing the homes of creatives in each city, Marcia shares with our readers her experience about this perfect marriage between design and architecture, one of a kind intimate photoshooting with her cam as a window to look in through. 180. - Tell us what inspired this book. MP.- The book started as an idea 3 years ago. I had just returned...

We interviewed the international architecture photographer Marcia Prentice, author of the book “How we live” that we presented a few months ago at 180° SHOP . After her trip touring more than 20 cities around the world in 3 months, photographing the homes of artists and designers in each city, Marcia shares with our readers her experience about this perfect union between design and architecture; an intimate and one-of-a-kind photographic record, with the camera as a window to look through. 180 - Marcia, tell us what inspired this book. MP.- The book started as an idea 3 years ago. I...