Tour an Airy Loft That Celebrates a Newfound Life in Mexico’s Dazzling Capital City

The 1927 José Gómez Echeverría–designed fountain in the Plaza Popocatépetl punctuates Mexico City’s Condesa neighborhood, not far from Robert Swope and Michel Hurst’s apartment.

The couple’s living room in Roma Norte includes vintage case goods by George Nelson and Charles Eames, a Tobia Scarpa sofa for Knoll and a Joe Colombo floor lamp, a rare limited-edition table lamp by Philippe Starck for Flos, and a series of photographs of Mexican dancers taken by Hurst.

In the dining area, a circa-1950s Saarinen Tulip chair, a pair of circa-1950s Eames chairs, and a circa-1920s Austrian black-lacquered bentwood armchair surround a vintage Saarinen table.

Hurst designed the office’s glass-topped acrylic dining table; seating pieces include a pair of Mies van der Rohe MR 10 metal chairs and an Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni tractor stool. The credenza is by Milo Baughman; the lamp is by James Mont.

In a corner of the library, a vintage Yasha Heifetz–designed floor lamp amplifies a furniture grouping that includes a plywood table designed by Hurst.

Across the way, a pair of circa-1930 Le Corbusier armchairs holds court alongside a Mexican folk art sirena and a 1960s Swedish side table; the planter is one of four that Swope and Hurst bought at Mexico City’s La Lagunilla flea market.

In the office, a Sinerpica lamp by Michele De Lucchi sits next to a 1980 photograph of Times Square taken by Hurst.

A Broken Leg chair by Hurst and an Ettore Sottsass–designed Ashoka lamp for the Memphis Group punctuate the hallway; the acrylic on newspaper work is by graffiti artist Robert Loughlin.

Outside the dining area, a Panton chair sits next to a circa-1962 Nesso lamp and an acrylic side table designed by Swope and Hurst.

In the master bathroom, Philippe Starck’s Attila stool for Kartell adds a sense of whimsy to Italian porcelain tiles on the floor and volcanic lava tile on the walls. The tub is sheathed in Carrara marble.

The kitchen’s Mexican glazed ceramic tile backsplash is made to resemble rusted steel; the vintage Asterisk clock is by George Nelson.

In the master bedroom, a collection of 19th- and 20th-century portraits of American sports teams is mounted on the wall. The Italian table lamp dates from the 1970s.