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In Oaxaca, food is keeping indigenous cultures alive
In the rural town of Nejapa de Madero thick, grey clouds and heavy rain create an apocalyptic-like atmosphere. Swarms of...
Link List #83: Chasing tigers, India’s Silicon Valley in jeopardy, Mexico City in a minute, and a look at a spooky new magazine
We hope you enjoyed our picks for this week’s Link List, but if you’ve still got an internet itch to...
The Japanese art of imperfection at Tadao Ando's Casa Wabi in Mexico
Created in 2014 by artist Bosco Sodi, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and situated on the Oaxacan coast, Casa...
A Floral Calling: Alberto Arango & Ramiro Guerrero
“At the time, we’d never even been to Mercado de Jamaica,” says Alberto, referring to Mexico City’s sprawling public market,...
Emmanuel Picault & Ludwig Godefroy
The two business partners were born in neighboring towns in Normandy, but they actually met in Mexico City. They began...
FvF Cooks Special: Mexican Street Food
While on our quest for artisanal mezcal and its origins, we came across food markets and a cornucopia of tantalizing...
A Brief History of Mezcal
And he was right: savoring is key with mezcal. As the alcoholic nectar coats the palate and then the throat...
FvF Cooks: Mezcal Cocktails and Tacos
While the pans were sizzling with concoctions for tacos in the kitchen, mezcal drinks kept on pouring in the main...
Gerardo Ruiz-Musi
The concept of boredom or regular lifestyle routines are a mystery to someone like Gerardo Ruiz-Musi. Since childhood the young...
Iris Alonzo
The beauty of living in a light-filled, steel and concrete structure with floor-to-ceiling windows is that every square meter becomes...
Dirk-Jan Kinet
The very dapper, Belgian born, Dirk-Jan Kinet, has experienced life as a nomad, moving from Italy, Portugal and Turkey, before...
FvF Mixtape #47
Kyra Caruso is an Austrian Mexican DJ residing in New York City. Growing up in a hippie home in Vienna...
The FvF Year 2012 in Numbers and Pictures
As we arrive at the end of the year we would like to take this opportunity to present Freunde von...
Sharlene Garcia
Tijuana is a cultural crossroad for many: not only drug traffickers, but also deported “aliens,” trapeze artists, migrants and immigrants,...
Brett Schultz
Even though Mexico City is one gigantic urban jungle with more than 20 Million people, some neighborhoods still manage to...
Gabriela Jauregui
Gabriela is a real whizz-kid. Born and raised in Mexico City, she is involved in several projects that are all...
Joseph Dirand
Tell us a little bit about your working environment. I created this studio about 15 years ago. At the beginning...