Casa Dragones’ ‘Quiote Bar’ evokes the essence of agave fields and terroir’

Prognosis? Excessive up to date artwork saturation. Treatment? Nice artisanal tequila. It’s a prescription the organisers of Artwork Basel Miami Seaside perceive effectively, the honest being a hotspot for the situation, and which Official Agave Spirits Accomplice Casa Dragones has stepped as much as fulfil for the previous 4 years. On the 2024 version it returned with its largest intervention to this point, with a Tasting Room within the Collectors Lounge, a spectacular 500-bottle chandelier, and an unique Artwork Basel Collector’s Cup.

An oasis for these in search of a second’s respite from the high-octane booth-hopping, reveals and offers occurring on the expansive convention centre flooring, the Quiote Bar was designed by famend Mexican designer Gloria Cortina and impressed by Casa Dragones’ award-winning Tasting Room within the historic coronary heart of San Miguel de Allende. Integrating natural components drawn from Casa Dragones’ agave fields into an eco-conscious, museum-like area, the bar referenced the flowering stalk of the agave plant. Adorned with sculptural components impressed by the quiote, show circumstances across the area showcased Casa Dragones’ Joven Artist Assortment of particular limited-edition bottles, collaborations together with works by artists akin to Gabriel Orozco, Danh Vo, Pedro Reyes, and Petrit Halilaj.

Casa Dragones’ Quiote Bar

Famend for her designs that mix modernity, fable, and a deep respect for place, Gloria Cortina was the perfect selection for this fee. Her work usually attracts on inspirations starting from Mayan artefacts to Cubism and México’s distinctive Arts and Crafts heritage. ‘Gloria has a rare capacity to deliver collectively artwork, architectural kind, and tradition to create extraordinarily place-sensitive atmospheres and aesthetics,’ explains González Nieves, Casa Dragones’ CEO and the primary feminine Maestra Tequilera. ‘By way of her design of the Quiote Bar, she brings to life components that evoke the essence of our agave fields and terroir.’

For Cortina’s half, she discovered magnificence within the sculptural types of the plant’s flowering stalks, utilizing them as a poetic backdrop to showcase the Artist Version Assortment, giving it a platform that felt each natural and intentional. Having collaborated with Casa Dragones on their Obsidian Tasting Room at Artwork Basel 2023, Cortina sees this yr’s undertaking as a pure evolution of their shared imaginative and prescient. ‘When passionate people align their imaginative and prescient, unbelievable issues unfold,’ she says. ‘Collaborating with Casa Dragones has been a seamless expertise – our shared dedication to craftsmanship and our obsessive consideration to element are at all times evident.’

Beneath a wide ranging 500-bottle chandelier designed by Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao, the Quiote Bar additionally performs host to Casa Dragones’ celebrated Artwork-Tender collection. For the primary time, this interactive programme artwork world invitations artwork world luminaries —together with Tavares Strachan, Mario Garcia Torres, Leilah Babirye, and Wilfredo Prieto—to create cocktails impressed by their inventive practices.

Including one other layer of creativity, Casa Dragones debuted an unique Collector’s Cup designed by Petrit Halilaj, whose work can also be featured within the Artist Version collection. The recyclable cup, out there all through the honest, was paired with the Artwork Basel Margarita, a signature cocktail mixing Casa Dragones Blanco, yuzu, contemporary lemon, and salt. Proceeds from the cup profit the Hajde Basis, which helps artwork and tradition initiatives.

A welcome respite from honest fatigue it could be, however for Nieves, the Quiote Bar fee is greater than that – it’s about constructing a bridge between México’s artisanal heritage and the worldwide stage of latest artwork. ‘The most important evolution in our collaboration has been the chance to deliver Gloria’s site-specific work from México to the US,’ she displays. ‘We’re thrilled to showcase her artistry in Miami for the second consecutive yr, and we are able to’t wait to see how the viewers responds to this continuation of our partnership.’