A Gift Guide for the Excellent Dinner Host
Bon appétit.
For a holiday dinner party host, cookware and setting the table can set the tone of the evening, from the first appetizer to coffee and dessert.
Home Decor
STRIKE’s Modern, Bespoke Mantels
Focal point.
Interior designer Chad Dorsey needed a mantel that would accommodate an off-centre fireplace, so he created the asymmetrical and sculptural Malibu. Since then, Dorsey’s eponymous Dallas-based interior design studio has launched STRIKE, a line of bespoke mantels.
The Weighted-Blanket Pros Have Set Up Shop in Toronto
Hush’s first bricks-and-mortar store.
A good night’s sleep is the ultimate luxury, and after five years and over 300,000 blankets sold, Hush has perfected the art of promoting sleep.
AAVVGG Is Toronto’s New Temple of Contemporary Design
High-end furniture shops can feel unapproachable and exclusive. But at AAVVGG, there’s something for everyone, from Frama soaps to Tekla towels.
Rue Vintage 74 Takes Antique Shopping to a Whole New Level
Home, antiques, and experiences.
In a world of streamlined minimalism, it’s not often a boutique home decor store champions the tradition of eclecticism. Madrid’s Rue Vintage 74 has broken that mould, filling its showroom with African, Asian, and European home furnishings, diverse in all aspects except their quality.
Hermès Serves Up a Splash of Sunshine With Their New Dinnerware Collection
Splash of sunshine.
For those who prefer their meals served with a side of sunshine, Hermès’ newest dinnerware delivers.
5 Ridiculously Luxurious Wine Accessories
For when a bottle of Dom just isn’t enough.
Apart from a standard corkscrew and a basic stemmed glass, wine accessories are luxuriant but totally unnecessary. Here are five of the most fun—and totally unnecessary—accessories available to today’s hedonist.
Lineage Ceramics’ Family Ties
Blue Collection.
Designed in Vancouver and handcrafted in Chaozhou, all of Shuobi Wu’s ceramic work draws inspiration from his childhood near the water, but the Blue Collection is especially close to his heart.
Weird and Wonderful Decor Designers
Freaks and chics.
Maximalism is coming back in style, and the design trends for 2021 are all about emphasizing the baroque and the loud.
