B
uenos Aires is a designer's paradise, a city where
ancient, exquisite crafts and trades are still very much alive,
often in family businesses handed down over centuries,
producing hand-made articles of exceptional quality. It is
also a superlative place to hunt for old, precious artifacts that
reflect the many influences, European and Latin American,
which continue to flow into this intensely sophisticated city.
Silversmith Juan Carlos Pallarols presides over the Pallarols
Studio, in existence since 1750. There Juan Carlos creates
pieces in silver of great historic as well as aesthetic value:
chalices for Pope Francis and John Paul II; the official baton
for several Argentine presidents, including Raul Alfonsin, to
celebrate Argentina's return to democracy; and, in a romantic
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