UK and Mexico:50 years of creativity
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG and UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, celebrated fifty years of UK-Mexico creativity during his first official visit to the country.
In Mexico City, the Duke of York officially launched the “Young Creative Entrepreneur 2010” award at the Franz Mayer museum whilst inaugurating an exhibition of Carla Fernández.
Carla Fernández, a Mexican fashion designer, won the award in 2008 for her work designing clothes with Mexico’s indigenous population.
The award was initiated by the British Council to establish a network of entrepreneurial contacts between the UK and Mexico, inspiring and facilitating exchanges of ideas and best practice as well as the development of skills and creative talents. Prizes are given in the following sectors: design, music, communication, “interactive arts,” visual arts and cinema.
Other Mexicans have also previously won the award including Eduardo Rabasa, Director of Sexto Piso in 2004, Robert Velázquez Bolio, Director of Production for Milenio TV in 2009 and Uriel Waizel, Content Coordinator for Ibero 90.9 FM also in 2009.
The Duke of York launched Love and Money, an exhibition recognizing 50 years of British creativity, which focuses on how creativity and business can come together to be successful.
ukinmexico.fco.gov.uk
Aeromexico has revised its international expansion for 2010 by refocusing on new markets in Central America and the Caribbean, while deciding to keep its North American capacity about the same as last year.
As part of this strategy, the company will launch a daily Mexico City-San Jose (Costa Rica) service on board Boeing 737 by the end of March 2010.
www.aeromexico.com
An alliance between Peugeot, Telcel and Apple has resulted in the creation of the first car with Internet. It is the Peugeot 207 Compact WiFi, whose limited 500-car special edition will be sold only in Mexico.
The French firm’s model has a Modem Router compatible with almost all computer equipment and wireless devices.
www.peugeot.com
El Corte Inglés, the largest department store chain in Spain, has decided to feature Mexico as its guest country in 2011.
Each year, the chain launches a campaign promoting a country. After visiting Mexico and getting surprised by the quality and design of Mexican handicrafts, buyers from the company decided to schedule Mexico as the country to be promoted in 2011. Mexican products, specially handicrafts, will be sold in the 80 stores of El Corte Inglés in Spain and Portugal.
www.elcorteingles.es
