Built for Restaura Festival at Ikal Tulum, this gate was born from what the land offered; fallen branches, rope, and hundreds of colorful Mexican pompoms.
 

In Mexican tradition, these pompoms; vibrant spheres of yarn; are more than decoration.
They carry meanings of protection, purification, and connection.

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Portal de la Alegría, “The Gate of Joy,” celebrates this lineage of color and craft.

It was conceived as an invitation to community — a passage that welcomes everyone to step through with lightness, laughter, and renewal.

What began as humble materials gathered from nature became a symbolic portal: a threshold of joy, built by hand,
and offered back to the land that inspired it.