Born in Paris, France, Nadia is a curator and scenographer/stylist who started her career in Los Angeles, CA where she spent over twenty years before settling in Mexico City, MX five years ago, where she established ALRATITOstudio, a studio dedicated to design, curation and promotion of local talents and craftsmanship.

Her journey has been shaped by her love for travels, a rebellion against the “establishment” and the Parisian style she grew up in and her studies in film, literature and interior design.

Nadia Guitteau, founder of ALRATITOstudio

With a fascination with aesthetics in their rawest form, Nadia’s design values exist somewhere at the intersection of her childhood fascination for the punk movement, and her profound appreciation of Japanese design, where precision, structure, and the tension between tradition and experimentation reside.

In Mexico she has found designers and artisans whose work echo with her own curatorial sensibilities. She values the similarities between Japanese and Mexican design—both deeply rooted in craftsmanship, wabi-sabi imperfection, and a reverence for natural materials.
Nadia’s love for travel, and her incomparable curiosity and enthusiasm for experiencing new cultures and curating meaningful encounters keep inspiring and enriching her work.  

With an eye for talent, Nadia has been on a journey to identify great Mexican designers and artisans and helping them support their practice by presenting their work to a larger public. She is particularly drawn to sculptural objects and furniture that hold their own presence and interact dynamically with a space. She is also intrigued by designers whose background is in architecture because of their structural sensibilities and strong personal vision.

Transitioning from interior design to curating, she found her true medium in space itself. Her exhibitions under her company name, ALRATITOstudio, inhabit the bones of abandoned buildings, forgotten factories, and other charged environments, where architecture is not merely a backdrop but an active participant. With a precise yet intuitive approach, she places objects and furniture like characters in a film, crafting narratives that balance restraint with soul. She is drawn to the evocative, curating not just with the eye but with emotion, allowing spaces and objects to resonate on a deeper level.

Nadia moves fluidly between art and collectible design, often collaborating with other curators to create dialogues between disciplines.
Her latest project, Factoría de Nada co-curated with Galeria Errante and Marion Friedmann Gallery unfolded during Art Week Mexico in an old textile factory in Mexico City.
Embracing the raw energy of the space, she and her collaborators decided to transform the building’s ventilation rooms into a gallery.

For Nadia curating is not about over-aestheticizing but about honoring the essence of materials, histories, and the spaces they inhabit. It’s always about the story—one that lingers, unsettles, and stays with you.

Since last year, she has been working closely with artisans in Chiapas, Mexico, helping to contemporize some traditional designs while ensuring that the integrity of their craft endures.

As her journey continues to unfold across borders and disciplines, Nadia remains open to new stories, collaborations, and encounters that resonate deeply.
If you feel a connection, she’d love to hear from you.