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RenaissanceBA: Metropolitan Design Center

On October 18, 2010, In ba government, buenos aires events, creative class, entrepreneurs, lifestyle, visionaries, by InvestBA

It’s one thing to read about BA being “the World’s Most Exciting City”…it’s another thing entirely to see the vanguard in action and tangible signs of the renaissance.

The proof last week came in the form of a 150,000 square foot former fish market beautifully restored and transformed into the Centro Metropolitano de Diseno (CMD), an enormous design incubator for Argentina’s booming creative class. InvestBA was pleased to attend the Opening Night celebration of the CMD which further solidifies BA’s emerging role as a worldwide exporter of design and creative services.

Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, BA Economic Development Minister Francisco Cabrera and the Gala attendees all had reason to celebrate, as the CMD is the embodiment of several InvestBA themes: the rise of the Creative Class, BA fashion’s growing global appreciation and the City of Buenos Aires’ successful economic transformation efforts.

For more information about Buenos Aires investment opportunities, download the new issue of InvestBA Privada.

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VanityBA: Argentina Shines at New York Fashion Week

On September 3, 2010, In creative class, culture, entrepreneurs, lifestyle, vanityba, visionaries, by laura
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Marcelo Senra and five other local designers will debut collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC.

On Thursday, September 16, the Argentina Group Show will take place at Lincoln Center in New York as part of the 2011 Spring/Summer Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, one of the premier fashion events in the world.

Mari­a Pryor, Pablo Rami­rez, Marcelo Senra, Laura Valenzuela, Evangelina Bomparola and La Dolfina will each present seven looks during the runway show, giving them the opportunity to show their design aesthetic on fashion’s biggest stage.

Pryor has shown at Buenos Aires and Miami Fashion Weeks, winning numerous awards along the way and becoming a favorite of celebrities. Rami­rez studied fashion design in Buenos Aires before honing his craft in Paris. Since returning to Buenos Aires, his chic, austere designs have won adulation from some of fashion’s biggest names. Marcelo Senra, fresh off his acclaimed showing at Buenos Aires Fashion Week, is bring his exotic, ethereal style to New York.

Valenzuela, who, like her peers, has been the recipient of many awards, will present her intricate, feminine designs for the first time at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week having being chosen by the Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Evangelina Bomparola‘s simple, bold and wearable pieces are defined by the quality, elegance, and exclusivity that serve as the cornerstone of her collections. Polo legend Adolfo Cambiaso and his wife, model Maria Vazquez, are behind the line La Dolfina, a brand “motivated by the most authentic elements of the Argentine polo.” With classic, well-made basics, La Dolfina will provide a glimpse of true Argentine polo style.

For more on the best of Buenos Aires fashion, design and luxury living, download the new issue of InvestBA Privada.

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In Buenos Aires, The Creative Class Runneth Over

On August 25, 2010, In buenos aires events, competitiveness, creative class, entrepreneurs, visionaries, by InvestBA
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Annual events like arteBA and BAFWeek showcase BA's rising tide of creativity and entrepreneurial activity.

Entrepreneurship and creativity are two of our favorite topics @InvestBA. When we were choosing content category names for the site, we opted for The Creative Class as a nod to urban studies theorist Richard Florida.

In his 2002 best seller, Florida developed a Creativity Index to rank cities based on key criteria like Talent, Technology and Tolerance (aka the Three T’s). The review from Atlantic Monthly summed up the book’s thesis beautifully: Why cities without gays and rock bands are losing the economic development race.

Most BA visitors come away with the impression the city is chock full of the first, trying hard to nurture the second and taking the regional lead with the third. (Given the recent marriage decision, “gay friendly” tourism will flourish here like no other corner of the Americas.)

Now comes the annual ranking from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) that confirms our suspicions we’re living in a magnet for creativity and entrepreneurial activity. “Buenos Aires is the Latin American city with the highest start-up rate per capita,” writes BBC Mundo’s Veronica Smink adding, “BA also fares well in comparison with some of the world’s major cities, taking seventh place in terms of entrepreneurial activity ahead of cities like New York, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona and Amsterdam.”

The majority of BA entrepreneurs are between 18-35 years old and focused on technology, design and visual arts. In closing, Smink says start-up growth should continue its upward trajectory given Argentina’s rich talent and human resource advantages. The GEM report’s only negative? The failure rate of local start-ups is fairly high after 2-3 years. But in the immortal words of Winston Churchill, Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

Or in the words of Michael Scott, If tomorrow my company goes under I will just start another paper company. And then another and another and another. I have no shortage of company names. (Full article in Spanish)

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