Tag Archive | "Asian"
Window Dressing: Jalan Drum Stool
Garden stools are ubiquitous nowadays, to the point where I'm completely over them. Or so I thought until I passed by Jalan on Toronto's Queen Street West yesterday where this superb, red lacquer stool cast a spell on me. Made of elm, the scalloped, drum shaped stool has a distinctly Art Deco feel while still being decidedly Asian. I'd use the piece as a side table which would add a stunning jolt of colour to any room. And the $250 price tag strikes me as eminently reasonable given the quality and amount of WOW for your money. Truly, I am in love.
Full post and comments...Inspiration: Spice Route, Toronto
Thursday, February 12, 2009
In the first season of TV's Top Design, judge Kelly Wearstler witheringly describes a contestant's room as looking "like a Chinese restaurant." I wonder what Wearstler--whose own work draws heavily on the near and far east--would make of Toronto's Spice Route restaurant. Methinks she'd love it.
Full post and comments...Splurge: Christmas Ornaments From Fiori
Monday, December 1, 2008
As sumptuous as these pictures are, they hardly do justice to Fiori (633 St. Clair Avenue West, 416.658.0715), one of the prettiest little boutiques I’ve had the pleasure to browse. For 10 months a year Fiori is a florist and gift shop but come November the space is transformed into a glimmering, shimmering jewel box [...]
Full post and comments...Inspiration: Green Tea Design
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
I toured Toronto’s Green Tea Design (388 Carlaw Street, Suite 200) with the intention of doing a shop review and pointing to their seasonal inventory sale (on now!) but honestly, I was so dazzled by the space, the light and the beautifully styled, 5,000 sq. ft. showroom that I just have to slug this “inspiration” [...]
Full post and comments...Shops: Dragon Heir
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
388 Carlaw Ave. 416 461 9088 Mon. – Fri. 10 am – 6 pm, Sun 12 – 5 pm If you have a passion for, or even a passing interest in Chinese furnishings, then run don’t walk to Dragon Heir, an awe-inspiring, 11,000-square foot retail showroom styled to perfection by shop co-owner Michelle Liu. Dragon [...]
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