The Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes of Atlantida is notable for its iconic use of brick and its vaulted structure. Unesco declared the Church of Christ the Worker and Our Lady of Lourdes of Atlantida a World Heritage Site. The building, constructed between 1958 and 1960, is the product of [...]
The New York Times compiles a series of luxury beachfront developments being built in and around the town of José Ignacio, Maldonado. For Ingo Schirrmann, a television producer from Germany, a hastily planned New Year’s vacation in Uruguay turned into a new lifestyle. In December 2012, almost on a whim, he canceled his tickets to [...]
According to the creator of the project, Pablo Atchugarry, the museum will open its doors to the public in January 2022. The works for the Museum of Contemporary American Art (MACA) project are progressing rapidly in the Manantiales area at the Pablo Atchugarry Foundation. Atchugarry indicated that the objective of the ‘MACA’ project is to [...]
Uruguay XXI launched in August the new sectorial brand Uruguay Wools, with the aim of shoring up a bruised sector, but with enormous potential. In the following interview, Inés Bonicelli, Deputy Director of Uruguay XXI, explains the decision to support this sector and the prospects for Uruguayan wools. Why did Uruguay XXI decide to support [...]
Gabriela Hearst, ambassador of the Uruguayan wool Hearst founded its eponymous brand in 2015 dedicated to incorporating sustainable production into its collections, which today is consolidated as a luxury brand with an international client base. Connected to her origins, the Uruguayan-born designer, who lives in New York, spent her childhood in the [...]
Ruralanas is a Uruguayan brand that "weaves quality of life" guided by two passions: wool and craftsmanship. With this formula, they managed to make their products transmit dedication, knowledge and tradition, as well as beauty and good quality. All these attributes distinguish Ruralanas and place it in a place of preference for all tourists arriving [...]
The Uruguayan-born, New York-based designer will continue as creative director at her namesake brand alongside her new role. By Elizabeth Paton And so a new era begins at Chloé. Less than a week after the departure of Natacha Ramsay-Levi following a four year tenure, the French fashion house announced Gabriela Hearst as its new artistic director, effective immediately. Ms. [...]
A few months ago, a Uruguayan graphic design archive launched, thanks to Gabriel Benderski. The initiative encompasses Posters of Uruguay; Philately of Uruguay (postage stamps); Numismatics of Uruguay (coins and bills); Ephemera of Uruguay (printed matter); and now … a new Typography of Uruguay project. I asked Benderski and collaborator Rosana Malaneschii to tell us [...]
The residence designed by Delfina Riverti and Fram Arquitectos in La Juanita is a composition of wooden volumes lifted from the ground. Located near the José Ignacio Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean, the residence designed by Fram Arquitectos and Delfina Riverti is the stilted structure made of different types of wood, forming in a composition [...]
