Mexico’s popular landscape is filled with urban characters who shape daily life, yet often go unnoticed. Among them are taco makers – especially female taco makers, las taqueras – whose work is frequently overshadowed by machismo and social disregard. This project centers on the San Juan Market in Guadalajara, a bustling hub of trade and tradition, where an in-depth analysis led to the selection of the taquera as the focus: a woman who challenges stigma and defies patriarchal norms through her craft.

 

The result is La Taquera, a mystic, object-based tribute to these women: honoring their labor, resilience, and the artistry they bring to something as everyday (yet sacred) as preparing tacos. Inspired by the taquera’s form and gesture, the chair’s silhouette mimics the posture of offering a plate, capturing the humility and service inherent in her role.

 

Delicate on the outside yet strong within, La Taquera reflects the duality of these women: bold enough to endure long working hours, yet graceful in their demeanor. The chair invites viewers to rethink their relationship with objects and spaces by reconsidering the morphological elements that shape them. Its color palette draws directly from the urban context: deep green for the ingredients, clean white for the work surfaces, and dark black for the tools of the trade – each hue telling part of a larger story.

/ typology: furniture.
/ design: Mijali Posada Polydorides.
/ awards and exhibitions:

_ Five Years of Espacio de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño - Espacio CDMX, Mexico City (2022). 
_ Isola Design Gallery - Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (2022).
/ woodworking: Juan Rosales - Carpintería Rosales.
/ materials and techniques: Lacquered Red Oak.
/ dimensions:
_ dining chair (55 x 45 x 85 H cm).
_ lounge chair (66 x 58 x 77 H cm).
/ status: Production upon request.
/ production collaborators: Carpintería Rosales.
/ place of production: Irapuato, México.
/ year of production: 2022.
/ photography: Mijali Posada Polydorides.