Tag Archive | "Asian"
Shops: Twice Found
I love meeting people who are passionate about the decorative arts and Holly Gnaedinger definitely fits the bill. A dedicated collector of ceramics and glassware, Holly turned her passion into a profession a few years ago when she teamed up with fellow collector Marie Lyons-Cooper to open Twice Found. The store specializes in "vintage modern" glass, tableware and furnishings, with serious detours into Asian arts and even jewellery. Ecectic? Definitely. Colourful? Indubidibly.
Shops: Holy Cow!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Toronto-based globe-trotter and restaurateur Aristedes Pasparakis and his designer wife, Alexia von Beck, have taken the plunge into home decor with their latest endeavor, an exotic gift and furnishing shop on Toronto's Queen Street East. Holy Cow! is a celebration of all things South Asian.
What A Difference A Pull Makes
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I was content with my bedside tables although I never loved the ho-hum Chinese-style pulls. Then, this past weekend, I found a pair of awesome vintage pulls at The Salvage Shop ($15 each); they're more Indian in spirit, which will bother purists but suits me just fine. The fact that they're brass and add a bit of bling to an otherwise sober piece is even better.
The Other Side of Notre-Dame
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Peppered along Montreal's Notre-Dame West are a handful of decor and design shops that diverge completely from the street's identity as a destination for antiques. Surface Jalouse, Léo Victor, Point Rouge and Viva Galerie all break the traditional mold and reflect the street's inexorable march away from an industrial past toward a residential and very trendy future.
Peter and Elaine’s Asian Bauhaus
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Peter and Elaine aren't Asian but their decor certainly is. The couple has spent the last 30 years filling their beautiful split level home with treasures from around the globe, the Far East in particular. Their aesthetic is 70s modern meets Asian antique (and contemporary) although the 70s are being purged with the help of Craigslist, which is how I came to meet the couple.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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