Jalisco armchair

Jalisco armchair

Context

Context

Inspired by everyday street culture in Mexico, the Jalisco armchair draws from the shape and logic of traditional food carts. These welded steel structures, ubiquitous, simple, and resilient, suggested a production method that felt not only viable, but scalable and culturally rooted.

Category

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Seating

Brand

Mate taller

Made With

Steel, fabric, and cultural memory

Context

Inspired by everyday street culture in Mexico, the Jalisco armchair draws from the shape and logic of traditional food carts. These welded steel structures, ubiquitous, simple, and resilient, suggested a production method that felt not only viable, but scalable and culturally rooted.

Category

/

Seating

Brand

Mate taller

Made With

Steel, fabric, and cultural memory

Process

Process

Process

A reinterpretation of street design, built for interiors.

By studying the geometry of these carts, especially their curved tubing, we translated their language into furniture. The upholstery nods to the fine, linear texture of tamal husks, adding a tactile, familiar warmth.

Reflection

Reflection

Reflection

Everyday elements can become design systems.

Jalisco isn’t about nostalgia, it’s about seeing again what we’ve seen too often. Through local references and honest materials, this chair balances identity, comfort, and industrial clarity.

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What do you have in mind?

No fixed costs. A fair percentage per piece.

2025 rosco

Let’s build your next piece together.

Tell me about your workshop or project, let’s shape it into something ready to produce and sell.

Designer

Objects designed from sketch to production.

rosco

rosco

What do you have in mind?

No fixed costs. A fair percentage per piece.

Let’s build your next piece together.

Tell me about your workshop or project, let’s shape it into something ready to produce and sell.

Designer

Objects designed from sketch to production.

rosco

rosco

What do you have in mind?

No fixed costs. A fair percentage per piece.

2025 rosco

Let’s build your next piece together.

Tell me about your workshop or project, let’s shape it into something ready to produce and sell.

Designer

Objects designed from sketch to production.

rosco