NUVO Magazine: L'Occitane en Provence

FROM THE ARCHIVE: A blanket of yellow covers the rolling hills of Corsica, France’s island of beauty, creating a scent that drifts far out to the sea. The arid maquis is densely layered with myrtle, rosemary, thyme, sage, and cork oak; alongside this fragrant scrubland are fields of immortelle, a vivid yellow flower that mingles mightily.

If, as Anthony Bourdain once said, the professional kitchen is a place where some people find a new family, Heat Laliberte found his in One Arrow, his Vancouver meat shop known for artisanal bacon.

The Vancouver Art Gallery’s latest exhibition honours Alberto Giacometti from June 16 to September 29. The Swiss-born artist is renowned as one of the greatest sculptors of the first half of the 20th century, with a record-breaking $141-million (U.S.) paid at auction in 2015 for his work L’Homme au doigt.

Whether you’re in Canmore for the unmissable alpine façades or bustling restaurant scene, these eateries offer rugged flavours, smoky accents, and experiential presentations with well-known Rocky Mountain hospitality and rustic elegance.

In recent years, some companies have clued in to the fact that men want products that are effective and well-designed. Here, eight luxe skin-care products for men. Ladies, you may finally be able to steal his products for a change.

On the day dedicated to Dad, why not present him with a gift as reliable as he has been? Here are five watches, as diverse as dads themselves.

Good design tells a story, and the people behind Minotti are storytellers who speak the language of artisanal designers. The brand’s 2019 collection is an ode to the art of handcrafted Italian furniture and the talent of global designers.

British artists Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore, the notorious Gilbert & George, share a unique twinship. Their oeuvre—mainly consisting of photography, from black-and-white pieces to brightly coloured collages—involves using whatever materials in whatever form most appropriate to conveying their ideas.

Selected as one of National Geographic’s Unique Lodges of the World for its commitment to sustainable practices, Isla Palenque Resort has created a luxurious, eco-conscious experience for travellers—the first of its kind in Panama.

Western Europe’s tallest building and the one-time private residence of a London fox.

David Yurman

Though the twisted helix is the spine of his designs, all-American jeweller David Yurman’s work goes beyond his signature motif.

Following his first solo exhibition at Galerie Youn in Montreal last year, Bruno Leydet’s kitsch-inspired acrylic-on-canvas paintings have established the artist as one to watch in the contemporary art domain.

From his ranch near Vernon, B.C., Brian Jungen turns everyday objects into artworks symbolizing Indigenous cultures. This summer, the artist unveils a solo exhibition, Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre, at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Patkau Architects - Chronicle Summer 2019

The Patkaus are giants in the Canadian architectural world—their work is studied in universities around the globe—but they do not use their heft to produce 80-storey towers punctuating urban centres. Instead, quietly, the Patkaus focus on ideas: the pure, unembarrassed inquiry that precedes and infuses all truly great designs.

Best known as the birthplace of Bermuda shorts and the dark ‘n’ stormy cocktail, the beautiful island has so much more to offer beyond the pristine pink sand beaches.

Nestled in London’s Knightsbridge district, the Berkeley has been a landmark fixture since the turn of the century. The context of the hotel’s location, mere steps from Hyde Park, makes staying here a classic British experience.

Call it a maison, atelier, or an anti-boutique; handbag designer Gilbert Halaby’s namesake shop Maison Halaby on Via di Monserrato in Rome is a homelike space for his creativity.

Toucan Hill, a Moroccan-inspired villa, sits atop the highest hill on Mustique, a part of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and widely known as the world’s most glamorous island.

Ingestible skin care (pills, powders, and drinks that are good for your skin) have been huge in Asia for decades, but they’ve only recently made their way to North America. But what’s the science behind ingestibles?

The Legacy Machine FlyingT, from independent watchmakers Maximilian Büsser & Friends (MB&F) is their fist timepiece dedicated for women.

NUVO Summer 2016: Chateau La Coste, France, Into Wine

The combination of art, architecture, and wine—white, red, and the rosé for which Provence is famous— is what makes Château La Coste different.

Cycle City Tours

Founded in 2010, the local company leads bike tours on unique routes through city streets, stopping for local lore and legend along the way.

Delicate, colourful, and boldly over the top, we have you styled for summer.

The X7 is a successful port of the quiet, athletic confidence of the 7 Series crossed with the high-riding versatility common to BMW’s X Series SUVs.

Located a four-hour drive northeast of Montreal, Charlevoix’s burgeoning food scene is the key to discovering the essence of this charming riverside region. Here are the four must-visit stops along the Flavour Trail, a network of over 40 farmers, producers, and chefs.

Seigo Nakamura, of Aburi Restaurants, revolutionized the sushi scene in Canada with the introduction of flame-seared aburi sushi. His accolades include Miku, Gyoza bar, Minami, and the newly opened sushi-conveyor belt concept Tora in Toronto.

Fashion meets conservationism with the release of the Lacoste Save our Species collection in honour of International Day for Biological Diversity. The limited-edition series swaps the iconic crocodile for 10 endangered species.

Thierry-Maxime Loriot is a relative newcomer in curatorial circles. The former model turned curator has become a foremost expert at the intersection of fashion and art. The world premiere of Thierry Mugler: Couturissime on show at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is another of Loriot’s blockbuster exhibitions.

Canada’s masters of puppetry for adults have collaborated with celebrated composer Veronika Krausas and Giller Prize-winning author André Alexis to create a haunting new opera.

In conversation with Guillaume Faroult, who oversees the curation of eighteenth-century French and English paintings in the most-visited museum in the world—the Louvre.

Summer skin care needs to be quick and easy, light and refreshing, and smell really good. Enter the facial mist. Here, a dozen recommendations to try.

A new book by American curator and writer Marvin Heiferman “reveals what lies beyond the parameters of sight, imagination, and human control.”

When words fail, a photograph does not. And with the rise of image-heavy social media apps like Instagram, photojournalists have become the unsung heroes of truth. Does it matter who stands behind the lens?

Every day makes for a good day to honour mom, but on the calendar-specified Mother’s Day why not bestow on her a special timepiece. Give mom the gift of time; fact is, she always has time for you.

In the remote south coast of Jamaica, Jakes, a whimsical family-run boutique, dedicates itself to community tourism, sustainability, and authentic experiences.

The classic blue-and-white striped top introduced into fashion by Coco Chanel originates in Brittany, France—where Armor-Lux continues to produce the effortlessly chic look.

A look at the worlds most common passwords—ranging from sequential numbers to the word ‘password’ itself—bring to light a new age of digital apathy, where our most personal information is thinly blocked by our most lacklustre passwords.

The Venetian mask embossed on the Storie Veneziane by Valmont fragrance bottle is emblematic of the romance and mystique of Venice, the city the collection is named for: Venetian Stories.

Natural Charm, Portfolio, Summer 2018

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Revisiting our Summer 2018 Portfolio fashion spread, recently nominated by National Magazine Awards for Lifestyle Photography.

The annual Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival offers many a way to rewind the news cycle and better understand our evolving world.

With early clientele including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Elvis Presley, and Sean Connery, the Georgian-inspired estate-turned-Four Seasons Resort remains a living love letter to the island’s history as a getaway for the glamorous.

Crusty on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside, Winnipeg-style rye bread is lighter in colour and flavour than other rye breads.

James Whitaker’s prefabricated residential concept, the Anywhere House, is a unique configuration of individual modules stacked side-by-side proving to be a gamechanger for how we build our homes.

Toronto-based artist Deanna Bowen fuses the nostalgic with the forensic in the CAG’s latest exhibit on the unacknowledged story of Vancouver entertainers, threaded with her own family history.

Settled along Kootenay Bay, the Yasodhara Ashram offers self-reflection in an innovative temple by Patkau Architects, shaped like undulating waves.

DUMBO

Be it a road trip to an adjacent province or a jaunt over the border, we have your visitor’s guide to some choice long weekend destinations.

Mijune Pak Follow Me Foodie

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Vancouver-based food blogger Mijune Pak has made a career out of a lifelong obsession with scrawling thousand-word food journal entries.

Where adventure meets luxury. Explore some of the most remote destinations in the Great North in style with a private jet.

Here, spectacular views are par for the course and luxurious properties include a gamut of excursions and cultural experiences.

It is estimated that 60 per cent of the world’s coral reefs will be depleted over the next 30 years but the news isn’t all doom and gloom.

The NBA and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation have created a space for both casual fans and diehard hoop heads.

Taking a wine-makers approach to whiskey, Bearface is changing the game for Canadian whiskeys with bold and powerful flavours.

A pop-up dining experience including geodesic domes and a kaleidoscopic light show lands in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and San Diego.

The anti-aging elixir with humble origins and the model that launched it into the spotlight.

Songs about Canada—that is, specific places on the Canadian map—are relatively rare. There have been some over the years, but compared to the USA, north of the 49th tends to get short shrift from the recording industry.

Why some bakers are turning away from commercial, grocery-bought flour for locally grown, milled-to-order grains.

Vancouver artists explore the connections between land, nature, and environment for the Burrard Arts Foundation’s latest exhibition.

Across Canada, artisans are elevating the humble craft of soap-making into a veritable art form, concocting handsome bars that double as consumable, minimalist objets d’art.

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Revisiting a memorable trip to Japan, where a cherry-blossom party runs wild and romance cuts short.

The Vancouver-based lighting designer is set to reveal some anticipated designs in Milan this April for Salone Internazionale del Mobile.

DE Taipei Eats NUVO April 2019

Stray off the tourist path. This Taipei walking food tour keeps it local.

A presbytery turned contemporary art centre in Plateau-Mont-Royal offers a gallery and education space for Montreal creatives.

On a corner in Vancouver’s Commercial Drive, sweet indulgence is personified through Italian-inspired Livia Bakery.

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