About

ADN Galería was the first gallery dedicated exclusively to design in Mexico. Now

based in both Mexico City and Mérida, Yucatán, the gallery has played a pivotal

role in shaping the understanding and appreciation of Mexican design, both

nationally and internationally.

For more than seventeen years, ADN Galería has been committed to researching,

presenting, and placing key works of Mexican Modernism—primarily from the

twentieth century—into some of the most significant public and private collectionsin Mexico and abroad.

Through this sustained effort, the gallery has contributed

decisively to positioning Mexican modern design within a global cultural and

collecting context.

In recent years, ADN Galería has evolved its program to engage more directly with

contemporary practices, expanding toward the fertile intersection between art and

design. This evolution includes carefully selected collaborations that bridge

historical legacy and present-day relevance, such as the current re-edition of Gerda

Gruber’s Mesa Mangle, a landmark piece that speaks simultaneously to authorship,

material intelligence, and collectible design.

The name ADN—Spanish for DNA—embodies the gallery’s core philosophy: the

tension between uniqueness and continuity, between what makes each object

singular and what connects it across generations. Today, from its base in Mérida,

ADN Galería is an active participant in the city’s vibrant and rapidly growing art and

design scene, continuing its commitment to objects that carry cultural depth,

material excellence, and enduring meaning.