Tag Archive | "Reuse-Recycle"
Cutting Edge Lighting, Affordable Prices
I've been wanting to blog about Toronto's Lampcage for years. Literally. A few years ago there was an outside contributor who pitched me on writing about Dean Lee's awesome, upcycling studio but the writer never followed through and I never got back to Parliament Street to do it myself. Until last weekend. Dean has been scavenging and buying lamp and lighting parts for nearly 20 years now, cobbling together sexy, Frankenstein creations that fit into just about every stylistic category from cutting edge to transitional to outright traditional.
Full post and comments...Old Wood Transformed by Greenwood
Monday, March 4, 2013
I admire Toronto-based craftsman Michael Greenwood as much for his work ethic and promotional savvy as for his talent in turning old wood into beautiful new furniture and building projects. Michael checked in with me a couple of weeks ago; business was a bit slow due to the winter so he was updating his blog and working his way through his contact list. As it turned out I needed a favour that only a woodworker could provide and so I dropped in on Michael at his new location in the artist colony at Stirling Road in Toronto's west end . . .
Full post and comments...New Windows Not Necessarily Better
Friday, March 1, 2013
I'm contacted by publicists all the time with pitches about this or that product or designer. I rarely take the bait but I was intrigued by what Ottawa-based general contractor Paul Denys is doing on the restoration front, specifically his methods of reviving and restoring hundred-year-old windows to make them energy efficient and beautiful again. Denys is putting new technology at the service of old technology and saving the environment and his client's money in the process.
Full post and comments...Cindy MacCool: A Dealer’s Dealer
Friday, March 30, 2012
Where do vintage dealers mine their treasure? It's a question that comes up again and again when I'm blogging and one of the sources that's frequently cited is MacCool's Reuse, the namesake business of Cindy MacCool, above, a champion picker and dealer in her own right, who operates out of a barn on a rural road in Ontario's Prince Edward County. Last week, on a beautiful spring day, my friend Susan and I made the trip from Toronto — a pleasant two hour drive — to meet Cindy as she gears up for another busy season.
Full post and comments...Reclaimed Zen
Monday, November 7, 2011
Normally, one photo from a shop review jumps out as the one to feature. I'm usually looking for some colour and an image that gives a good sense of what the post is about. But the choice was especially hard with Toronto's Zenporium (998 Queen Street East, 416.778.1936), a relatively young retail operation specializing in home furnishings crafted from wood reclaimed along the Pacific Rim, particularly Indonesia. To make choosing even more difficult, Zenporium's offerings fall into two distinct camps, the rough and rustic and the sleek and contemporary. Teak root side tables have a foot in each camp (priced around $400), while this dresser is crafted from wood reclaimed from old fishing boats (about $1,000).
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
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