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Designers Gone Wild

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

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From the outside, the Corus Entertainment headquarters on Toronto's waterfront looks much like any other glass and steel office complex but the interior is a whole other story. I recently had the pleasure of touring the space, whose interior was designed by Toronto's Quadrangle Architects (the building was designed by Diamond+Schmitt). The Top of the Hub Lounge is a riot of fun, contemporary furniture: the Hot Wheels-worthy, looping bench is called the Highway Sofa by Italy's Segis, the green Alcove sofas are by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra and the enormous task lamp is called the Giant Lamp from Luxo.

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Harness the Power of Google Image Search

Monday, April 4, 2011

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StyleNorth reader Natasha wrote to me last week seeking help identifying the barstools at left. It took me about 30 seconds to track them down using a method I take for granted but it occurred to me that some of you may not be familiar with the power of Google image search, which lets you search visually for something you can describe but don't know the name of. In this case, my keywords were "x back barstools" searching under images rather than web. A quick scroll down the page revealed a near-perfect match and the image then linked directly to the manufacturer, American furniture maker, Ballard Designs.

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IDS 11: A Few of My Favorite Things

Saturday, January 29, 2011

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I can't stress enough how subjective this list is, just a hodge podge of things I really loved as I made my way through the Toronto Convention Centre Thursday night during the IDS 11 opening night party. My friend Ingrid and I were there to have fun, not necessarily to do a thorough reporting job and I admit I missed a few things; for instance, we started on the wrong side of the hall so that by the time we got to the Studio North and Prototype displays -- often some of the best work in the show -- we were knackered and so not paying as much attention as we should have been. I've also broken my images into a few categories such as best displays, and a few posts dedicated to especially good products along with a trend piece, all to come in the next day or two; this morning I'm in a bit of a hurry.

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Slumming: Marty Millionaire

Saturday, January 15, 2011

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I have a confession to make: In two and a half years of blogging about Toronto's decor scene, until last week I had never set foot in local landmark, Marty Millionaire (345 Queen Street East). With a window stacked full of obviously cheap knock-offs, I could never be bothered even though shopping guru Rita Zekas told me she had some fun with the "irascible" owner. Inside Marty's is pretty much what you'd expect -- row upon row upon row of mostly repro junk. But wouldn't you know it, hiding amidst the crap were a few gems that I'd actually consider taking home.

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Something Sexy About Mimi

Thursday, December 16, 2010

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There are always some great looking pieces at Toronto's Elte but it was these wonderful, three-legged Mimi Chairs ($1,795) that captured my eye and imagination while on a shopping trip with friends last weekend. The retailer has done Mimi a disservice by showing her in an all-white bedroom vignette where the tight, white leather chairs get lost, an afterthought instead of an exclamation point. The design is curvy but also chunky, Mimi is a stout girl with short chicken legs, certainly not a candidate for the catwalk. Her seat is low and wide, very comfortable and seemingly well made, which is more than we could say about a lot of what we saw at Elte that day.

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