When the Studio Fenice and Openhouse team decided on the two core themes for Días de Verano, the first event to be held by the online design platform created by Christian Maroselli, we were unaware of how much of a presence they would have in everything that would take place between 18 and 21 June in Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

In today’s hyper connected and globalised world, in the overwhelming system in which we live, with the unbearable speed at which we move from one thing to the next and the exasperating sensation of being late for everything, it was such a privilege to suspend time for three days in which to coexist, become acquainted with thirty people in the field of art, design and architecture, and reflect together with them.

Christian Maroselli, founder of Studio Fenice, had a clear idea of what he wanted right from the beginning. He did not want the event he was organising to be perceived as corporate. He knew that by having the right resources at his disposal, the gathering would be a success. The different activities in the Días de Verano programme were structured around two main themes: Travel and Personality. Both were present throughout the three days, from the welcome dinner at DUM, to the boat trip across the Gulf of California, and even in the group conversations where we reflected on these two ideas from the perspective of creators, architects, designers, curators and photographers.