OMET 2026 at Casa Locken || When Furniture Becomes Architecture in Motion
During Mexico City Art Week, design doesn’t simply occupy space; it tests how we live within it.
OMET’s 2026 collection arrives with that exact provocation, unfolding inside Casa Locken, a modernist landmark that treats architecture not as backdrop, but as collaborator.
Curated by Lorena Vieyra, founder and creative director of OMET, the new collection brings together works by Tatiana Bilbao, Fernanda Canales, Raúl de la Cerda, DYAD in collaboration with Felipe Gómez, alongside Vieyra’s own work. Across 16 pieces, OMET proposes furniture as an extension of the body: adaptable, responsive, and quietly transformative.
Above: Tatiana Bilbao and her work process.
Below: Fernanda Canales, her sketches and design.
Rather than treating design as a collection of standalone objects, OMET frames it as a lived experience. Chairs, tables, and sculptural forms respond to posture, movement, and ritual, shifting easily between work, rest, and gathering. Some pieces reimagine intimate domestic moments; others encourage conviviality and shared presence. The throughline is sensitivity: to space, to the human body, and to the rhythms of daily life.
Casa Locken by Francisco Artigas.
The setting matters. Casa Locken, designed in 1957 by Francisco Artigas, sits within the volcanic landscape of El Pedregal de San Ángel. Its rectilinear plan, free-flowing spaces, and deep relationship with light and garden offer an architectural clarity that feels remarkably contemporary. Here, OMET’s pieces do not compete with the house; they inhabit it, almost dissolving into its spatial logic.
“The project came to life from a shared desire to give something back to architecture—by activating a house with an extraordinary legacy and opening it to the public in a meaningful way”
For Vieyra, opening Casa Locken to the public is an intentional act. The exhibition activates a private modernist residence with a cultural legacy, allowing visitors to experience how design and architecture can converse across time. The house becomes a protagonist, not a container, reinforcing OMET’s belief that furniture gains meaning through context and use.
Raúl de la Cerda working on his design.
OMET’s 2026 collection will be unveiled during a private cocktail reception on Wednesday, February 4, from 7:30 to 11:00 p.m., at Av. Picacho 420, Jardines del Pedregal, Mexico City, with the exhibition open to visitors until February 14. Presented in collaboration with Piacere and a network of design partners, the exhibition positions Mexican contemporary design exactly where it belongs: at the intersection of craft, architecture, and lived experience.
EXHIBITION DETAILS
Location: Casa Locken, El Pedregal de San Ángel, Mexico City
Exhibition Dates: February 4–14, 2026
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Images courtesy of OMET / Lazarillo
