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Holiday Windows At The Bay
One of my fondest Christmas memories is my family's annual trip downtown to see the seasonal window displays at Toronto's duelling department stores, Eatons and Simpsons. The window unveiling was a newsworthy event in 1960s Toronto and crowds gathered on the snowy streets to see the curtains pulled back to reveal merry, mechanized scenes of the north pole come magically to life. This year, I was happily surprised to see a lively moving display in the windows of The Bay's flagship store at Yonge and Queen Streets (former home to Simpson's).
Full post and comments...Pop-Up Vintage: The Melissa
Monday, December 7, 2009 by Chris
On Saturday Mike and I got the chance to play tourist in our own town by taking a gallery tour of West Queen West with the inimitable Betty Ann Jordan, a local art writer and flâneur extraordinaire. It was a brilliant afternoon. Near the end of our tour we ducked into a brand new pop-up store, The Melissa (1080 Queen Street West) where owner Melissa Levin has loaded in her stock of flea market finds and vintage fabrics and draperies.
Full post and comments...Window Dressing: Bungalow
Monday, October 19, 2009 by Chris
Sometimes a shop window will grab me with its styling and story, other times I'm hooked by how great the product is. On Saturday, I was roped into Bungalow in Toronto's Kensington Market by this amazing 1970s club chair. Harvey Probber and Milo Baughman came immediately to mind although if the chair really was by one of those famed US designers it would be priced a LOT higher than $595, especially with brand new upholstery. You'll be hard pressed to find a chair with this much style in new condition for a price this low.
Full post and comments...Classics Hit Bottom At Canadian Tire
Thursday, October 15, 2009 by Chris
I could see the Eames Lounger through a window from the sidewalk and I was truly taken aback. Surely, the mid-century craze is officially out of gas when cheap knock-offs are turning up in Canadian Tire (chair $544, ottoman $199). Any vestige of cool still attached to this once iconic chair must now be laid to rest. And it's not just the Eames's being subjected to this cruel ignominy — save room in the dustbin for Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Chair ($544, ottoman $269) and Isamu Noguchi's famous, sculptural coffee table ($299, save $50!), too. This is a classic case of too much of a good thing.
Full post and comments...Window Dressing: Sidewalk Exotica
Sunday, August 23, 2009 by Chris
The other day I happened past Quince Flowers at 660 Queen Street East in Toronto and there on the sidewalk was a most exotic and alluring display (left). Beautiful plants, beautiful planters -- I just had to go inside to investigate. Turns out everything at Quince is on sale beginning tomorrow (August 24) for 20 - 75 per cent off.
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