The beginning of design in Mexico: a tribute to Clara Porset
Silvia Susana Segarra Lagunes
Universidad de Granada
From the early 20th century, coinciding with the end of the Mexican Revolution, the country embarked on a new era of modernization. Interior projects, both public and private, were developed at the same time as infrastructure and social services (schools, hospitals, recreational facilities), with the presence of women who actively collaborated with architects on interior projects.
The most prominent of these was the Cuban-Mexican architect Clara Porset (1895-1981), who worked actively on public and private interior and furniture design projects, from the mid-1940s onwards. In addition to her professional work, her fundamental role was the introduction of design as a discipline in the country, through critical articles published in specialized media of the time and exhibitions. At the same time, her role was decisive in opening architectural studios for women, in a field that until then had been predominantly male.
