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A Tale of Two Condos

Friday, March 9, 2012 by Chris

Sometimes the best way to revive a flagging relationship is to tear it all down and begin again. That's what Sean Ward and Stephen Fillmore did last year after nearly 20 years together. They sold their terraced house on Toronto's Berkley Street and each bought a place of their own where they could rediscover themselves and each other on fresh footing. For new digs, Stephen chose a modern condo in the sky, a 750-square foot, 1-bedroom plus den on the 39th floor of the spanking new X Condominium, left. As befits his more traditional bent, Sean purchased a 1,300-square foot penthouse in a much older co-op overlooking a leafy park in the city's prim Rosedale neighbourhood.

Colour Story: Celadon

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 by Chris

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I'm a casual collector of many things and one of those things is celadon porcelain. I can't afford the really good stuff but when I see a piece at auction and nobody's bidding you can count on me to raise my paddle, which is how I came by several of the pieces above. In this vignette you can see how much variation there is to the famous hue: the mossy green vases on the left and right are both Chinese while the small brush pot is Korean. The plate and bowl aren't Asian at all but Royal Copenhagen from Modern Craze. To me, there's something beguiling about the colour, which was devised centuries ago to mimic jade, a stone highly revered by the Chinese. The tonal range can stretch from palest grass and moss green to blue/green and gray/green yet each piece is universally referred to simply as celadon.

Orbital Table: High Tech Sexy

Monday, March 5, 2012 by Chris

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I'm not sure how to make this post feel like anything other than an ad for Calligaris's new Orbital table but I'm so taken with the video that I can't resist posting it. With a gentle nudge the pivoting mechanism — designed by Pininfarina, the renowned design and engineering company behind Ferrai, Maserati and Alfa Romeo — expands or contracts the sleek glass, steel and polyurethane table. The Orbital, which retails in Canada for $7,833, recently won a German 2012 Interior Innovation Award. This is one sexy dining table!

Eye-Popping Africa

Thursday, March 1, 2012 by Chris

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Cameroonian feather headresses are common enough in chic interiors but I had never seen one in multiple colours until my most recent visit to Toronto's Kiondo (323 Queen Street East, 416.533.9959). I don't normally blog about a shop's wares a second time, least of all within a year of my previous post but proprietor/importer Chris Johnson has some really great pieces on the floor at the moment. This headdress is $600, same price as a one-coloured piece and so much more spectacular. Kiondo also has some fantastic curly, round rope cushions for only $60 that have to be seen to be believed.

Apartment Therapy Homie Awards

Thursday, March 1, 2012 by Chris

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Someone was kind enough to nominate stylenorth for an Apartment Therapy Homie Award (Best Home Design Blog), which has apparently been bringing me a little extra traffic. Please take a minute and surf over there and add a click to my tally. Voting ends tomorrow -- shows you how much attention I've been paying to these things. THANKS!

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