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Vanessa Bell writes for various publications on Buenos Aires lifestyle, fashion, design, and food. She also runs a high-end bespoke shopping service for tourists, showcasing the best of emerging fashion and secret showrooms, pop ups, vintage, art galleries, interior design shops, and luxury artisan goods and souvenirs.

A Disused Historic Home in Argentina’s Cowboy Country Becomes a Young Family’s Rural Refuge
It had all the right original details for their dream renovation, but first they had to convince the feuding owners to sell it.
One of Argentina’s First Passive Houses Stands Tall Above Rising Tides
Set on eight-foot stilts, this highly insulated island home provides a Buenos Aires couple with an off-grid escape.
In Buenos Aires, a Family’s Experimental Renovation Tests the Boundaries of a Busy Street Corner
Architects Nicolás Tovo and Teresa Sarmiento shielded their mostly glass home from view while preserving a connection to the...
This House in Buenos Aires Now Encloses a Small Jungle After Some Clever Carving
Local firm Giusto Van Campenhout updates a turn-of-the-century home to feature a central courtyard with a classical oculus...
An Eye-Popping Stair Puts a Contemporary Twist on a Historic Apartment in Argentina
Working with a challenging layout, a designer couple add a showstopping stair enclosure.
Two Prefab Prisms Form an A-Frame Retreat in the Chilean Wilderness
With an off-the-grid house on a remote mountain, architect Smiljan Radić rebuilds the past.
One-of-a-Kind Furniture Fills This Delightfully Serene Buenos Aires Home
With a design philosophy—and materials—passed down from a renowned Argentine architect, a couple builds a custom family home in...
8 Places to Visit in Buenos Aires
A design lover's guide to the Argentine capital.