Project Name
Malamén Restaurant
Posted in
Design, Interior Design
Location
Emilio Castelar 121 K
Polanco
Mexico City
Mexico
Interior Designer
Ricardo Casas
More Info

Client: Jose Antonio Casas - Alatriste and Andrea de la Garza (GRUPO BELLOPUERTO)
Concept: Ricardo Casas and Marco Colín
Graphic Design and Illustrations: Marco Colin
Decoration: Ricardo Casas and Andres Ocejo
Design Team: Leonel Terres and Erick Muciño
Photographer: Jaime Navarro

Detailed Information
Project NameMalamén RestaurantPosted inDesign, Interior DesignLocation
Emilio Castelar 121 K
Polanco
Mexico City
Mexico
Interior DesignerRicardo CasasMore Info

Client: Jose Antonio Casas - Alatriste and Andrea de la Garza (GRUPO BELLOPUERTO)
Concept: Ricardo Casas and Marco Colín
Graphic Design and Illustrations: Marco Colin
Decoration: Ricardo Casas and Andres Ocejo
Design Team: Leonel Terres and Erick Muciño
Photographer: Jaime Navarro

text by Kelly Desipri for Yatzer.com

What if we told you that once upon a time there was a girl who found the ultimate joy in cooking, recording every detail in the process? That this girl had lived through the turbulent times of Mexico’s Revolution and that after her death, her discarded cookbook was lost to the world for years, only to be found by chance years and years later in an old basement by Marco Colin? All the while, the spirit of that girl lived inside the book she had written, patiently waiting to be unleashed and make magic happen...

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

Now, asides from that sounding like the beginning of a great story, let's find out more about the character in question. This girl actually existed. She lived in a French style house in ''la Colonia Roma'' (a French neighborhood in Mexico City) and lived and died with one dream: to own her very own restaurant. The girl's name was Malamén and now, after all these years, her dream has come true with the help of the Ricardo Casas Design OfficeAndres Ocejo and Marco Colin

It all began when Marco Colin, a graphic designer and globetrotter, found himself in the basement of Malamén's house and came across her magical cookbook by chance. Entranced, the idea was formed: and just like that the collaboration with the creative guys over at Ricardo Casas Design Office began. The mission? To realize Malamén's dream and let the whole world know her story!

Now, asides from that sounding like the beginning of a great story, let's find out more about the character in question. This girl actually existed. She lived in a French style house in ''la Colonia Roma'' (a French neighborhood in Mexico City) and lived and died with one dream: to own her very own restaurant. The girl's name was Malamén and now, after all these years, her dream has come true with the help of the Ricardo Casas Design Office, Andres Ocejo and Marco Colin. 

It all began when Marco Colin, a graphic designer and globetrotter, found himself in the basement of Malamén's house and came across her magical cookbook by chance. Entranced, the idea was formed: and just like that the collaboration with the creative guys over at Ricardo Casas Design Office began. The mission? To realize Malamén's dream and let the whole world know her story!

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

photo © Jaime Navarro.

The Story Of Malamén Restaurant in Polanco, Mexico City

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