Summer architecture, in theory, would create a vibe that perpetuates warm-weather feelings throughout the year, and the outdoor spaces are the stuff of movies and memory.
Ben Dreith
What’s at Stake in the Race for Digital Education?
During the ongoing COVID pandemic, we as a society have had to come to terms with the problems and opportunities of digital learning.
5 Inspiring Rustic Quebec Retreats
A list highlighting camping, architecture, and lodges that celebrate the natural beauty of Quebec.
Autentista Wine Bar Brings Together Design and Natural Wines in Prague
Built in a charming house, the design incorporates patinas, glass, LEDs, acacia wood, and prefabricated steel—as well as graphic art work by Janko Dočekal.
16 Canadian Furniture Designers and Studios You Should Know
There are always some innovative imaginings taking form in the True North. Here are some of the best and brightest furniture designers in Canada.
The Obscure Champion of Francophone Writing Who Called for Canada to Join the U.S.
Bender’s premature death announcement in some ways prefigures his eventual eclipse in the history of Canadian imagination.
A Train Ride Through History in Peru
Peru’s history is in the architecture and stories of the people, like the changing textures in the strata of the Andes, streaming by like a living film reel in the window of the Hiram Bingham.
7 Digital Artists and Architects Creating Dreamy Structures
Digital creation allows for an intensity of colour or an unreal lack thereof, all set in realistic worlds uncannily separate from our own.
This Company Is Making It Easy to Build Your Own Cabin in the Woods
While we don’t recommend escapism for all your city-borne ills, having a place to go that is outside the sphere of your everyday life has its obvious benefits.
Living as an American in BC During COVID
As I hunkered down to work from my apartment in East Vancouver, my mind started to turn more often toward the country where I was born. I understand that many Canadians are inundated by the American news cycle, and for the first time in my life I have received a sustained view of my birthplace from the outside
The Adelaide Project in Toronto Aims to Revolutionize the Interior Design Process
When someone wants to change the aesthetics of a city or of a scene, they usually start with the restaurants and bars, the hotels and parks, or even the street signs and information placards. Rarely do people, except for those interested in general style trends, focus on a house or a room.
Marta Café + Pantry
On the outskirts of Victoria’s Fernwood neighbourhood, local, sustainably-sourced ingredients converge in Marta Café + Pantry.
Zoë Mowat’s Intimate Modernism
The specificity of rudimentary shapes and colours in compound ways illustrate the intersection between form and function so often talked about, but rarely achieved on such a level.
How to Stop Checking the News Every 5 Minutes
Without socializing to escape the screen, I find myself checking the infection numbers like someone monitoring a game they have a lot of money riding on. The problems are all compounded.
Photography Unveils the Secret Stillness of Casa Estudio Luis Barragán
Luis Barragán described his work as “emotional architecture.” His use of vivid colours is to modernist design what Frida Kahlo was to visual art: a contribution to an artistic and intellectual movement that does not eschew vibrancy nor humanism.
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Some may say classical music is dead, but so is Edward Elgar, and that doesn’t stop the composer’s music triumphantly reverberating from the bow of cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
A Virtual Safari for Animal Lovers Worldwide
AndBeyond, the luxury travel company, has partnered with broadcasting experts WildEarth to stream not one, but two live broadcasts a day.
What Kind of Digital Friend Are You?
Without the raft of faces every day on my commute, at restaurants, at work, and with the loneliness resulting from limited communal time under social-distancing practices, phone calls with friends and family have been essential.
3 Plant-Based Recipes From Vancouver’s Spread’Em Kitchen
Here are recipes for plant-based Bahn Mi, Herbed Cheeze Wonton Ravioli, and Apricot Delight Scones.
Love in a Time of Quarantine
A look into the different ways Instagram users are finding the silver linings, helping others, and spreading inspiration during the COVID-19 crisis.
Vancouver Chef Provides Meals to Medical Professionals at Local Hospital
He has called on his suppliers and others in the industry to help out people working break-neck hours to combat the pandemic.
5 Luxe Jigsaw Puzzle Legends to Stay Home With
With people spending more and more time at home, the popularity of jigsaw puzzles seems to be again on the rise. People who enjoy puzzles appreciate being able to spend time watching a vista or work of art come together in front of their eyes.
Meet the Artist Whose Medium Is Watch Parts
Dan Tanenbaum is a Canadian tech entrepreneur—but that’s not all. Tanenbaum crafts intricate “steampunk characters” from the mechanisms of watches—gears, dials, and other parts.
The Age of Big Astrology
NUVO Thoughts: What happens when the need for answers meets the breathless expanse of digital media?
The New BMW X5 M and X6 M Blaze Like Sportscars Through the Arizona Badlands
The X5 M and X6 M Competitions (available in the non-competition format) differ from each other primarily in body and interior space, but it’s their raw power that separates them from other SUVs.
Designer Spotlight: Nicholas Gurney on Beautility in Interior Design
His designs have garnered attention due to his creative use of modular cabinetry to transform the utility and flow of small spaces.
The Renovated Seattle Asian Art Museum Mixes Art Deco and Contemporary Design
The cultural exchange between the Pacific Northwest and different parts of Asia has lasted for generations. In this spirit, Seattle welcomed the renovations to the Asian Art Museum, whose art deco façade overlooks the Puget Sound city’s unmistakable skyline.
7 Canadian Shoe Brands to Add to Your Closet
What do Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, and Carrie Bradshaw have in common?
Le Couleur Releases Video Paying Surreal Homage to the Concorde Crash
The historical subject matter gives the music and the accompanying video a depth that is rare in contemporary music.
Baur’s Swiss Opulence
Baur au Lac, an iconic, 175-year-old hotel in Zurich, extends its clean aesthetic to Baur’s—a brasserie containing a dining room, cocktail bar, and adjacent cigar lounge.
Louis Vuitton’s 2020 Men’s Campaign Is Focusing on Different Continents in a Tasteful Way
Louis Vuitton’s latest men’s collection looks amazing under the guidance of artistic director Virgil Abloh.
KWENCH: Culture Born from the Coworking Boom
I’ve written about the tendency of labour trends to sugar-coat exhaustive work tendencies and untenable business models in the digital age, but Tessa McLoughlin is learning from what has come before.
Steinbeisser’s Artistic Utensils
Steinbeisser—an Amsterdam-based “experimental gastronomy” brand that prioritizes the use of recycled non-plastic materials such as stone, wood, and metal—has brought together over 40 artists and craftspeople for its jouw… initiative.
VyTA Covent Garden
A Rome-based firm, created the three-storey restaurant to reflect both the tiled styling of the branches of VyTA in Italy, as well as the kitsch that defined Covent Garden in the ’60s and ’70s.
Responding to Needs with Elegance: An Interview with Diébédo Francis Kéré
Diébédo Francis Kéré is a testament to building from the ground up. His is more than an aspirational story, it’s an ongoing commentary on the potentials for continuity, sustainability, and the health of communities.
What to Do at IDS Toronto 2020
Those responsible for building a design-oriented identity in Canada have had to contend with the often-overshadowing affects of European traditions, but with the Interior Design Show, Toronto takes the centre stage.
Hustle vs. Hustle
It is clear that fame is changing—influence for the sake of influence is becoming a business model as a result of social media, where fortunes are made by commodifying personalities and popularity is birthed by algorithms.
Canadian Lighting Designers
Looking for that perfect light fixture to complement your interior design? Want to buy from a Canadian lighting designer? Look no further.
MIL: A Culturally Revitalizing Restaurant in the Peruvian Sky
MIL is one of the highest restaurants in the world.
Off the Page with Leila Getz for the Vancouver Recital Society’s 40-Year Anniversary
Leila Getz is one of the best-known names in the classical music scene in Canada, and her goal as head of the Vancouver Recital Society for the last 40 years has been to elevate the young and talented.
Black Quartz Counters as Design Magic
In contemporary design, the magic aura and mysterious history of black quartz has been harnessed and brought into the kitchen.
Porsche Restoration as Art and Story
Specificity in restoration is Flatsix’s specialty. “Period correctness” is essential to their craft, and they approach the conceptualization, disassembling, and reassembling of the cars as if they were artists or museum-employed restorers, trying to capture the historical flavours and tendencies that went into the original makes.
What Books Are the Editors Reading This Month?
Our digital editors are reading two very different books and they want you to know about them.
Architecture & Design Film Festival in Vancouver Features Iconic Canadians
Design in Canada is getting better all the time, and this event should help to bring the community closer together. It helps to see shared success on the big-screen.
8 Luxe Luggage Brands to Match Any Traveller’s Personality
Take a look to see where you fall in the personality spectrum of travel luggage, and choose carefully, these bags last for life.
A Foundation Fostering Women’s Employment and Sustainable Tourism
The Azad Foundation began by launching programs like Women on Wheels to train women as chauffeurs and taxi drivers, training participants for work in the public sector.
A Place of Nobility and Swing: Jeff Goldblum on His New Album Featuring Miley Cyrus and Fiona Apple
There’s another side to Goldblum, and it’s not a recent development—he’s a skilled jazz pianist. Today, Goldblum and his band release their new album, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This, on Decca.
The Man Behind Ducati in Canada
Long a staple of the European racing world, Ducati’s recent expansion of Canadian dealerships is largely due to the efforts of its CEO for North America, Jason Chinnock, whose love of motorcycles and the motorcycle community is both ebullient and professional.
Patrick Watson On His Sound, His New Album, and a Community of Noise
With the release of his new album, Wave, Patrick Watson is proving yet again his ability to innovate and push boundaries with his music.
4 Vancouver Writers Fest 2019 Events that Literature Lovers Should Not Miss
We’ve put together a brief list of highlights to help you choose which events to attend.
Toronto’s VFA is Building Healthy Communities & Minds Ahead of Its IDS Spotlight
Vanessa Fong, founder of the Toronto studio Vanessa Fong Architect, is interrogating the concept of “home” by breaking things down to bare components to see how our lived spaces affect mental health, community, and financial well-being.
Luxury Space Stations Are Coming to a Galaxy Not So Far Away
The first 100 passengers are set to visit the space station in 2025, which is just around the corner.
What to See and Where to Go at IDS Vancouver 2019
As designers and design enthusiasts flock to British Columbia, many will inevitably be overwhelmed by the extensive event schedule.
John Coltrane’s Role in Québécois Experimental Cinema, Unearthed
The renewed interest in Coltrane and other virtuosos of mid-century jazz outside of the traditional, niche interest groups is getting the wheels turning on long-stalled projects.
Itamar Erez: the Boundary Crossing Guitarist Releases New Album
We sat down with Itamar Erez in a steamy Vancouver coffee shop to talk about his new album, his return to this city, the many collaborations and tours he has on the horizon, and the potential for music to soothe the wounds of geopolitical and sectarian strife in the Middle East.
Mariclaro: Automobile Design’s Influence on Sustainable Fashion
For generations, the refined elegance and masculinity of cars has influenced fashion, but no company is doing more in this field than Mariclaro.
Palmas Del Mar: The Resurgence of Paradise
Luxury and a laid-back, congenial attitude have combined to create a language specific to Palmas Del Mar. “Palmas is coming back.”