What started in 2014 as founder and sole designer Mischa Couvrette “smashing things together in a two-car garage” has grown to 15,000 square feet of manufacturing space that puts out a considered line of lighting, furniture, and accessories. Hollis + Morris teams tend toward the minimal with biophilic inspirations—the Willow Sconce is the newest addition to the line’s Bloom Collection.
Alison Sinkewicz
The Brussels Collectible Salon Showcases Fine Design
Collectible sits at the intersection of art and design. Lending a curatorial eye to the purchasing process.
Grand Relations on Communicating the Future of Nordic Design
Instantly recognizable for its simple, practical, elegant designs, the Scandinavian style has had perhaps an unparalleled impact on contemporary design at large.
Wine and Eggs Reimagines French Tabacs for the L.A. Crowd
Adi Goodrich’s latest project is Wine and Eggs, a newly opened natural wine and provisions shop in Los Angeles’ Atwater Village that synthesizes much of her work over the past decade.
Vancouver Studio &Daughters Honours Authenticity Over Aesthetics
The name &Daughters nods to the historical underrepresentation of women in architecture, serving to emphasize the value of a fresh perspective.
Alchemy Honours the Cannabis Experience With Studio Paolo Ferrari
Ferrari brings a dream-like, Lynchian vision to Alchemy but stops short of full Kubrickian fantasy, grounding the shop using natural materials.
Designer John Sharp Is Busy Experiencing Things
Based in Southern California, John Sharp describes himself as a spatial conceptualizer and environmental designer.
Cave Explores Ideas of “Good” Design in Vancouver
Vancouver’s Cave brings together a curated showroom of design objects and art that values character over ideology.
Montreal’s Ménard Dworkind Is Adept at Creating Dramatic Spaces
Like the brutalists of Montreal’s past, MRDK isn’t creating spaces to be ignored. Rather than play it safe and favour the comfortable, the duo’s impulse for audacious design is exactly what has made the studio resonate within the city.
Ron Arad x Genius 100
Not only is it the world’s first 3-D printed book, but it was made in space.
Vancouver International Dance Festival 2019
For its 2019 programming the Vancouver International Dance Festival (VIDF) is presenting a diverse, eclectic collection of pieces from Vancouver as well as around the world.
Anne Low’s Chair for a Woman, Vancouver
Comprised of five individual sculptures, the new body of work continues Low’s research into materials and objects prior to the Industrial Revolution.
Vancouver’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Entering its 15th year of production, Vancouver’s PuSh International Performing Arts Festival has a simple message this year: gratitude.
Molo Design
For founders Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, design is as much a process of discovery as it is a matter of intention.
An Art Lover’s Guide to Los Angeles
Having a plan prepared before you go gallery hopping in L.A. is essential.
Design Mind Jaime Hayon
In Jaime Hayon’s work, there is a language. The Madrid-born designer speaks through curves (they must be deep), materials (classic), and a theme (always unexpected).
Marie Khouri at Equinox Gallery
Born in Egypt and raised in Lebanon, the Vancouver-based artist relays messages of diaspora, community, and connection through her sculptures.
In Conversation With Author Chris Kraus
In her latest release and first biography, author Chris Kraus delves into the life of an admired peer, the avant-garde writer and artist Kathy Acker.
An Art Lover’s Guide to Vancouver
Vancouver’s art scene is varied, complex, and like any great art city, always evolving for the next generation of excellent local talent.
Must-See September Exhibitions
The most talked-about openings across Canada to see this fall.