Case study · Mexican brands
Three Mexican favourites, in copper and silver
Café Oro, Lucas and Pelón Pelo Rico are part of everyday life in Mexico. D’Argenta made each of them as a sculpture — two in copper, one in silver.
The pieces
Café Oro — copper 
Lucas — silver 
Pelón Pelo Rico — copper
Choosing the metal for the brand
Copper suits Café Oro: it is the colour of roasted coffee, and the jar sits beside beans so oversized they become sculpture in their own right. It suits Pelón Pelo Rico too — warm, playful and a little irreverent, like the candy.
Lucas went to silver, which sharpens the character’s attitude: arms crossed, chin up. The same brief in a different metal would have made a different piece.
A brand people grew up with
Brands that are part of a country’s childhood have something most luxury brands never get: affection. A sculpture of that character is a gift people keep for the memory as much as for the metal — for distributors, retailers, long-serving staff or a brand’s own anniversary.
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Closures, bottles, emblems and brand icons, finished by hand in silver, 24-karat gold and copper in Mexico City. A prototype is ready for your review before anything is committed.