CMD Buenos Aires

The CMD Inauguration was an important milestone in BA's service export transformation.

Last night the Mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, inaugurated the Metropolitan Center of Design (CMD) along with Francisco Cabrera, BA’s Minister of Economic Development, and Enrique Avogadro, the Director of Creative Industries for GCBA.

A former fish market, the CMD encompasses 150,000 square feet in the up-and-coming barrio of Barracas. The CMD will eventually house government offices dedicated to promoting the country’s design and creative industries and serve as a place of community support for the design, music, editorial, audiovisual, and fashion industries.

The modern, industrial architecture of the center provides the perfect backdrop for the promotion and development of design as a tool for innovation and the unification of design and industry, a task that should be achieved easily in UNESCO’s first City of Design. The packed Inauguration last night included a fashion show with some of Buenos Aires’ biggest designers (Jessica Trosman, Pablo Ramirez, Martin Churba, Kostume), a concert featuring Facundo Agudin, and a video retrospective of Argentine design from 2000-2010.

The Centro Metropolitano de Diseño is located at Algarrobo 1041, Barracas. For more information about Argentina art, culture, fashion and design, download the new issue of InvestBA Privada.

ATIEMPO: InvestBA Privada lands today, and the new issue is best summed up by design genius Marti­n Churba in his one-on-one interview with Privada. “The city is known throughout the world as a hub of creativity,” says Churba, “but now we are starting to create platforms for action.” One of those platforms is in the Chacarita barrio where VanityBA catches up with abstract artist Alejandro Parisi and takes a journey through canvases of Floating Colors. Celebrity stylist Javier Luna has an eye on creating multiple salon platforms beyond BA and tells Vanity the secret to his success. A cozy line-up in Privada First Class.

Privada Business Class is also packed with talent. Inteligencia showcases more BA entrepreneurs from the legal and medical fields, as well as Claudio Destefano, BA branding expert and founder of one of Argentina’s most vibrant professional social networks, d:biz. You’ll learn about the best sectors for foreign investment in Argentina, find out why Buenos Aires is an increasingly popular destination for IVF treatments, and understand the true meaning of the word “marquero.”

Privada Tourist Class is bursting at the rivets with foreign tourists coming to find out why Argentina and Uruguay are consistently ranked the #1 and #2 quality-of-life destinations in Latin America. (Although Mexico is still a good alternative if you enjoy living in a real-life adaptation of Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic.) For those who prefer the peace and tranquility of the BA countryside, we go north for a round of golf in Capilla del Senor and south to the beachside pine forest of Carilo.

We top it all off with a Mango Chili Martini at Prodeo Lounge as the bandoneon of Tanghetto flirts with the Palermo night sky and realize this porteno platform for action is also the perfect platform for inaction. Enjoy.

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Tramando Martin Churba

InvestBA Privada sits down for a one-on-one interview with the gracious and talented Marti­n Churba.

VanityBA recently sat down with renowned Argentine fashion designer, Marti­n Churba, in his Recoleta showroom. He was kind enough to take time away from putting the finishing touches on his seventh anniversary collection to chat with us about his background, his inspiration, his muse, and his plans for the future.

The designer, who has showrooms in Argentina and Japan and whose garments are available in select stores in the US, Italy, France and the UAE, is known as a textile artist, his clothing defined by intricate tailoring and completely unique fabric treatments.

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Window of Martin Churba's Tramando showroom in Buenos Aires

This week's Tramando Nights showcased BA designer Martin Churba's designs for the masses.

On July 12 and 13, renowned Argentine designer Martin Churba hosted Tramando Nights, a sample sale of sorts sponsored by L’Oreal and Chandon, in his gorgeous Recoleta showroom.  Guests sipped champagne, received complimentary makeovers, and tried on deeply discounted pieces from past Tramando collections.

Churba, who considers himself a textile designer above all, creates pieces that are completely unique yet manage to retain an undeniably edgy elegance. More than simple garments, his designs are true avant garde works of art.

The quality workmanship of each piece is evident in the intricately woven rubber material that the designer utilizes in the creation of his collections. The result is structured clothing that is eye-catching but still flattering, highlighting the wearer’s best features and making her truly stand out in a crowd. Located at Rodriguez Pena 1973, Tramando recently celebrated its 7th anniversary.

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