Meinhilde, Donatello, and I had heard about this great antique place near Peterborough, on our way home from Whetung Ojibwa Centre. Except that when we tried to visit Craftworks, we went to the wrong place. Well, it was still the same famous Barn, but we went into the wrong entrance. Expecting delights similar to the Aberfoyle Antique […]
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Cozy Armchairs
1. Polo Wingback Armchair, Structube; 2. Claire Armchair, Structube; 3. Strandmon Wingback Armchair, IKEA; 4. Stick Around White/Grey Armchair, CB2; 5. Elise Chair, EQ3; 6. Kanji Armchair, Structube; 7. Study Wheatgrass Wingback Chair, CB2; 8. Elliot Wingback Armchair, Structube; 9. Parlour Atomic Orange Chair, CB2 Now that we’ve moved into autumn, the evenings are getting cooler and I find myself wanting to curl up […]
Canadian Design: STRUCTUBE
1. Cross Chair; 2. Decorative Ball; 3. Osaka Accent Table; 4. Master Chair; 5. Silhouette Floor Lamp; 6. Lexington Sofa; 7. Chicago Bookcase. Like Umbra, Structube is a design store that I’ve seen all over and assumed it was an American company. Sometimes I like to be wrong! Structube was actually founded in Montreal, Quebec in 1974 […]
Canadian Design: Marvindale’s Watercolour Birds
The Real Sir Peeps Like Senay Studio, I came across Marvindale’s gorgeous, whimsical paintings at the One of a Kind Show in Toronto. As a wintertime birdwatcher, I love Cori Lee Marvin’s watercolours that include inquisitive birds.There is so much detail in these pastel watercolours, and the subject matter is a cheeky juxtaposition of […]
Marimekko’s Autumn 2014 Collection
In grade 5, my best friend in Saudi Arabia was Finnish and she introduced me to Marimekko. We moved to Riyadh the same year, were in the same grade 5 class, and even lived on the same compound, just around the corner from each other. When I would visit her, we would make popcorn and […]