Local legends Meeru Dhalwala and Shira Blustein have joined forces to open a new modern Indian concept on Main Street.
Grant Harder
The Creative Worlds of Contemporary Artist Elizabeth Zvonar
Contemporary artist Elizabeth Zvonar pieces together unlikely objects in her mixed media work of sculpture, installation, and collage.
At Home With Perfumer Serge Lutens at His Palatial Riad in Marrakech
From his labyrinthine palace hidden behind an anonymous wall in the heart of Marrakech’s ancient medina, Serge Lutens speaks candidly about his life and work.
On Laughter and Sadness: A Portrait of Hayley Law
The Vancouver-born actress and musician on the vulnerability of comedy, her affinity for indie films, and her future plans following the success of her breakout role on Riverdale.
Kelly McCormack Chronicles the Beautifully Grotesque Experience of Empowerment
“It is atrocious and radiant and beautiful and revolting what women can handle and what women can endure.”
Omer Arbel’s Molecular Aesthetic
The Vancouver-based multidisciplinary creative heads a practice that cultivates a fluid position between the fields of design, invention, sculpture, and architecture.
For Shawn Hunt, Tradition Is the Edge That Carves the Future
Hunt’s process involves moving between mediums, and speaking with him, one can tell he lives in motion, with thoughts and words carefully chosen with a fluid precision.
Catriona Jeffries Articulates Canadian Art
The Catriona Jeffries gallery has been an institution of contemporary art in Canada for over 25 years, but it’s the work, or more accurately, the woman you don’t see, that makes all the difference.
Ian Williams Is Changing the Rules of the Canadian Novel
Ian Williams is concerned with social honesty expressed through immaculate craft. In a time when many novels try to jockey for the hippest or most woke, Williams deals with the messy ambiguities, which is why a family is the perfect vehicle.
Foundation of Change
FROM THE ARCHIVE: For half a century David Suzuki has been a cautioning voice about our stewardship of the planet.
Patkau Architects
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.
Ian Gillespie
His buildings, sustainable design philosophy, and commitment to public art win the Westbank founder awards and kudos around the world, but at home he’s a polarizing figure.
Frank Giustra
Frank Giustra used to make money to make money. Now he makes money to make a difference.
Wade Davis
FROM THE ARCHIVE: “You throw yourself on the benevolence of the world, believing some kind of wisdom will come of it.” —Canadian explorer Wade Davis
On Kit and Ace Time
Co-founded by JJ and Shannon Wilson in July 2014, Kit and Ace is Canada’s most rapidly expanding fashion line, born from the merits of a single textile.
Bob Rennie
Bob Rennie’s love of art and his passion for collecting were sparked on a trip to San Francisco in 1974.
Greubel Forsey
Existing well outside the mould of the average wristwatch, Greubel Forsey timepieces are unencumbered by market trends, groupthink, or a relentless pursuit of the bottom line.
Benoit-Louis Vuitton
FROM THE ARCHIVE: When Louis Vuitton decided to create a watch collection, it built a state-of-the-art workshop from the ground up near La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland’s Jura Mountains, the epicentre of the country’s watchmaking district.
Artist Ian Wallace
It’s hard to talk about art with Ian Wallace. Now 69, the man is a legendary figure in the galleries of Canada (and, indeed, the world). He’s often cited as the godfather of photoconceptualism, which is one of the more daunting, intellectual, and exacting territories of the art world.
Milos Raonic
There is a lot that happens in the five milliseconds before Milos Raonic smashes his tennis racket against the ball he just tossed above his head. The head itself (with once wild, now professionally coiffed, hair) is locked back in rapt attention. Six thousand sets of eyes in the arena are focused on that little yellow ball.
