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.

Her delicate and childlike embroidered creations transport you to whimsical destination where lions meditate while sitting on clouds and quirky cats rest in gardens. Check out her magical work at Miga de pan on instagram.

Activities will include:

• Participate in embroidery workshops with Adriana and develop your unique creative skills

• Enjoy daily delicious meals prepared with fresh products and care by chef Mathieu and Maria

• Take strolls around unbeaten paths in the beautiful nature of Provence through the hills overlooking the old town

• Visit the littoral, the islands, and its breath-taking coves

• We will take you through the alleys of the historic center of Hyères, this magic city where numerous writers and painters have come to find inspiration since the dawn of time. Artists such as Edith Warton, RL Stevenson, Noailles, Picasso, and Jean Cocteau amongst others, contributed in their time to shaping the rich art heritage of Hyères

• Visit our coloured markets, discover and taste Provençal specialties

• 6 Nights / 5 Days

• 8 to 10 participants

• We ask for a 30% non-refundable deposit of full booking upon reservation and the remaining at the latest on June 20th 2025

• 6 nights accommodation

• 6 gourmet dinners & wine

• Daily delicious breakfasts and lunches or picnic

• Cooking & Baking workshops

• Visits, including transportation

• Aperitifs and snacks

• Airfares to France

• Airport transfer

• MANDATORY travel insurance (participants should suscribe to a travel insurance that covers the balance paid to Simple Life in Provence and book “flexible” flight tickets with cancellation options)

Adriana is a textile artist from Argentina. During this meeting in the south of France, the students will have the opportunity to learn from her and see her work in person. Three projects will be worked on. The first, a botanical alphabet designed by herself. Then, the iconic sweater-chair to create a sampler of visible mending techniques. And finally, students can bring clothes or any textile to mend.

Day 1: Botanical Alphabet

Students will receive a 50 x 65 cm fabric with a floral alphabet printed in silkscreen. During this session they will learn 4 simple stitches to introduce them to the world of embroidery. Adriana will guide the students and teach them all the tricks to make those simple stitches perfect, (or as best as each one can). They will also receive beautiful colored wool threads from Patagonia.

Day 2: Botanical Alphabet

During the second class students will continue embroidering the alphabet and as the class progresses the stitches will become more complex and interesting. They will continue using wool and Adriana will guide them to work some stitches with a hoop and others without a hoop, to become familiar with one method or another depending on the technique. By the end of the second day students will have learned 7 stitches in total and will receive a printout of the alphabet design with the names of all the stitches Adriana used to embroider her own alphabet.

Day 3: Play & Mend

At the beginning of the third day students will receive a new screen printed fabric with the iconic sweater chair design. Adriana will introduce students to the world of visible darning by explaining the basic techniques. She will then guide students through a fun game to prepare the fabric for mending. They will begin by applying the basic techniques of visible darning.

Day 4: Play & Mend

More complex techniques of visible darning will be explained during the fourth class. Different types of threads and yarns, as well as needles, will be provided to experiment with the different techniques. Students will receive a handmade booklet by Adriana to provide a useful guide for future mending of textiles at home.

Day 5: Wrap up meeting

During the last day of the retreat, students will choose which project they want to work on. They can bring any textile to mend during this session. They will delve into their favorite techniques and/or those they are unsure of. They will share the results to inspire each other. This day will be the saddest but also the most beautiful because the students will feel inspired to create, stitch and mend!

3:00 pm: Check-in and welcome aperitif

7:00 pm: Welcome Provençal dinner

8:00 am: Delicious breakfast

9:00 am: Visit a typical Provence market, take a stroll through Hyères famous "remarkable" garden

1:00 pm: Lunch at the villa

3:00 pm: Workshop with Adriana

7:00 pm: Summer provençal dinner

9:00 am: Delicious breakfast

10:00 am: Workshop with Adriana

1:00 pm: Lunch at the villa

2:30 pm: Workshop with Adriana

6:00 pm: Dinner Picnic at the renowned Almanarre beach

8:00 am: Delicious breakfast

9:00 am: Boat ride to Porquerolles. Visit of the island and the village

1:00 pm: Picnic at the “silver beach”

2:00 pm: Hop around the different bays and coves of the islands, swim, relax time

5:00 pm: Boat ride back to Hyères. Down time at the villa

7:00 pm: Summer provençal dinner

Tuesday

9:00 am: Delicious breakfast

10:00 am: Workshop with Adriana

1:00 pm: Lunch at the villa

4:00 pm: Wine tasting and vineyard tour

7:00 pm: Summer provençal dinner

8:00 am: Delicious breakfast

9:00 am: Provençal cooking workshop with the ladies from the village

12:00 pm: Lunch all together; enjoy the typical dishes we made together

2:30 pm: Workshop with Adriana

7:00 pm: Aperitif with mini exhibition of the week’s work then dinner prepared by the chef

9:00 am: Delicious breakfast and chill time

11:00 am: Check out and goodbyes