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, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Málaga, Bilbao, La Coruña, Oviedo, Vigo, San Sebastian, Donostia, Palencia, Baiona, Sevilla, Mallorca, Paris,, Berlin, London, Devon, Bristol, Portishead, Wales, Brighton, Zürich, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Ålborg, Reykjavik, City of México, Boulder (Colorado), Santa Monica (California), Philadelphia (at Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters HQ) and at the Argentine Embassies in the UK, France and Germany.
Her work was published by Thames and Hudson in “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).
In 2022 she was invited as a Puro Diseño judge, one of the largest design trade fairs in the region.
Adriana collaborated with important brands from Argentina and also internationally, like Seletti, Crate and Barrel, El Espartano, Tea Connection and more. Her last collaboration was in 2023 designing a collection of posters and postcards for the Colón Theater, one of the most important lyrical theaters in the world.
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