Ever since we first spied and purchased our bull in Tubac, Arizona that was subsequently assigned the critical job of guarding our tequila collection and bars, we have been fans of mfa/eronga.  Although the owners are an American couple and the quirky hand-painted, lacquered furniture and accessories are sold in limited upscale furniture stores and galleries in the Southwest USA, they are made by 80 local artisans right here in the small lakeside village of Erongaricuero, 18 kilometers from Patzcuaro.


When we visited the factory in 1999, it disappointingly was closed for the Day of the Dead celebration, but today it was in full operation.  During our fascinating personal tour, a completed floppy-eared rabbit, like none we had ever seen, caught our eyes.  Although our guide had told us that they do not sell out of the factory, I had to ask in my broken Spanish if we could possibly buy the rabbit.  No.  We continued through the wood shop.  On the way out, we saw the rabbit once again.  Will it be shipped to your main gallery in Tucson?  Yes. When will you ship it?  Four weeks. I said once again how much we loved it.  As we were nearing the end of the tour, we passed by the owner, and our guide whispered to her how much we liked the rabbit. Mrs. Rosenthal must have adopted the Mexican way of wanting to make people happy because she turned to us and said that because the color had not come out quite right for the custom order, she would let us buy it. 

Love your Lazy Susan's -- they are beautiful - bright - and practical! Thank you so much for your help in selecting the perfect gift for my sister. I'll be back.

Just received my 20" lazy susan. It is just beautiful. Will be ordering another soon. Thanks for being so condiderate.

I bought some bedroom furniture from mfa eronga last year and love it.  The staff at mfa were incredibly patient with my design requests and spent an incredible amount of time making sure I was happy with my purchase. I have since bought several other items for myself and friends.  I recommend mfa highly not only for their design and quality but for the helpfulness of the staff.
  If you visit Mexico, I suggest you make a visit to the mfa factory.  It's worth a trip to Mexico just to see the production side of mfa.  It doesn't hurt that their factory is just outside Patzcuaro, a town known for the craft villages in its neighborhood.

Love your work and would like to see more.

My name is Liana Pasquinucci and I moved to Tucson from NYC almost 3 years ago.

We learn about mfaeronga from friends and advertisement in a magazine. We went to the warehouse on Grant just out of curiosity and fell in love with the furniture.. we end up buying few pieces that now are the center of the attention of all our friends that come to the house.

I'm anxious to show your pieces to my family & friend that sooner or later will come from Italy to visit us!

Ciao!

The great people at MFA Eronga have furnished my entire home over a period of five years--part from the store and warehouse and part custom ordered. Friends and family from Florida and California agree that the furniture is elegant, beautiful, colorful, and fun!

I could never again go back to living in a house full of brown furniture.
Waking up in the morning to gleaming color with an interesting design starts my day off right. The quality of the finish on the furniture is commented on by everone who visits my home. I have great fun touring the store and  warehouse, even when there is nothing I need!

The best part of the last five years has been working with these sweet, competent, talented people. No longer just a customer, I am a fan and have been treated like family by people who are eager and able to please.

Great new website - very easy to use and navigate, particularly for a technophobe!!!   I really liked the fading on the Home Page.

I look forward to my next visit to Tucson, but I may visit the Santa Monica outlet also.