ADRIANA TORRES
Adriana Torres, artist, illustrator and founder of Miga de Pan has studied architecture and graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. Her collection was distinguished with the Seal of Good Design, an official distinction awarded by the Ministry of Industry to the national industry products that stands for innovation, for its commitment to local production, by its position in the market and its quality design. Her label was selected by Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be part of the national pavilions at 100% Design London, Maison & Object Paris, and Pitti Bimbo in Italy representing Argentine design. She received the first prize in the national contest of artisans organized by the “National Fund for the Arts”, which is part of the Cultural National Secretary of Argentina in the category "Contemporary Textile Doll Making".
Adriana has taught several embroidery workshops worldwide: Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Bilbao, La Coruña, Sevilla, Mallorca, Paris (at the Argentine Embassy), Berlin, London, Devon, Zürich, City of México, Boulder (Colorado), Santa Monica (California) and Philadelphia (at Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters HQ). Her exquisite embroidery artwork is part of several collective art exhibitions in Buenos Aires, Paris and Leipzig. Her embroideries are currently available at Mar Dulce gallery in Buenos Aires.
Adriana’s work has been featured in Thames and Hudson “The New Artisans”; DPI magazine (Taiwan); Super Handmade (China), Stich•illo by Uppercase (Canada); Frankie (Australia), Selvedge (UK), and was the cover of Embroidery Magazine (United Kingdom).