Founded by Mexican designer, pharmacist and alchemist Tatiana Torrealba, cosmetics brand The New Sanctuaries is the result of two decades of extensive exploration and experimentation. Taking ample cues from ancestral knowledge, clean beauty principles, transparency, nature and technology, it’s a brand that appeals to a like-minded and forward demographic of consumers. Taking its operations to the next level, Torrealba has opened a retail space at Laguna, a redeveloped, former thread and textile factory from the 1920s in the historic downtown Cuauhtémoc neighbourhood of Mexico City. Designed by architect Francisco Pardo and Studio Fierro Architecture, a practice based in New York City, the store occupies a 28 sqm. (301 sq.ft.) ground floor unit alongside an inner courtyard, and sees a setting that alludes to The New Sanctuaries‘ ongoing transformation and development. The chosen aesthetic is sophisticated, albeit rough around the edges and oozing a modern artisanal vibe, featuring two large marble volumes with polished tops which serve as basins, bare brick walls, sleek steel shelving – mind you, those lining the back wall are in fact storage and feature decorative little boxes – and cabinets that line the side walls. Additional furnishings comprise a display and table made from bricks and two monolithic marble displays. The newly opened The New Sanctuaries boutique carries the brand’s full range of Tri-Bhew creams, herbal infusion teas and an assorted range of other products.
The New Sanctuaries
Calle Doctor Erazo 172 (Cuauhtémoc)
06720 Mexico City
Telephone: +52 55 23089067
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