Hector Aguilar

Aguilar absorbed the core lessons of Las Delicias - bold silver, handwrought production, workshop discipline, and Mexican historical vocabulary - but translated them into a more muscular and decorative style. Taller Borda became known for heavy jewelry, chased and repoussé floral forms, Pre-Columbian ornament, flatware, and copper-and-brass objects. His work often has a physical force distinct from the refinement of Pineda or the experimental elegance of Los Castillo.

During World War II, Taller Borda expanded dramatically, reportedly employing more than three hundred artisans and selling through major American retailers. Aguilar was therefore not just a maker of important objects; he helped build the Taxco system itself: a fusion of design ambition, skilled manual labor, export commerce, and Mexican identity. His best pieces remain among the clearest arguments that Taxco silver belongs within modern decorative arts, not merely jewelry collecting.