Hilo is an independent bookshop in Buenos Aires built around the idea that books are most useful when they talk to each other. The shop carries 300–500 titles organised into thematic threads — curated reading sequences in political economy, urbanism, architecture, current affairs, and the German-language tradition. Every book is chosen personally. Every blurb is written by the editor.
"A physical bookshop is the direct answer to the compression of thinking — a space engineered for serendipity, where the threads become reading lists."
[Your biographical paragraph — background, previous projects, how you arrived at this point, why Buenos Aires, why books.]
Hilo is the latest in a series of platforms built around the same instinct: that convening people around ideas is the most interesting thing one can do. The shop also carries a selection of Japanese studio ceramics sourced directly from kilns in Mino, Bizen, and Shigaraki.
300–500 titles, every one chosen deliberately. The shop does not try to stock everything — it stocks the right things, organised into threads that make the connections between books visible.
Regular talks tied directly to the threads — in-person or remote speakers, wine and cheese, 20 places. One free or pay-what-you-can event per month in Spanish on locally relevant topics.
30–60 pieces at any time, sourced with direct kiln relationships in Mino, Bizen, and Shigaraki. Objects that earn their place alongside books. Priced at USD 80–120 retail.
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