Tag Archive | "Design Classics"
Upside Down? Or Rightside Up?
While surfing 1stdibs.com today I came across this coffee table, which I instantly recognized from the August 2010 issue of Canadian House and Home (photo by Stacey Brandford). In my opinion, it was the most glamorous shot in the mag that month and I was crazy, absolutely crazy about the coffee table, which belongs to journalist Karen Von Hahn and her husband Thomas. I love that 1stdibs displays the table one way, like a letter M, and the Von Hahn's present it the other way, like a W. What's your preference? The M's a bit golden arches don't you think?
Less is More at Avenue Road
Thursday, August 5, 2010
There are all kinds of gorgeous, high-end stores in Toronto that I've never blogged about because frankly, if I can't afford to shop there, what's the point? But I'm making an exception with Avenue Road, partly because there's such a buzz about the place, partly because it's so darn beautiful and partly because it was designed by hometown boys George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg whose stellar work is also the subject of a gorgeous new coffee table book.
Designers at Home at the DX
Monday, August 2, 2010
Do artists and designers have cooler spaces than the rest of us? Um, yes, as it turns out, at least that’s the conclusion I drew from Design Domestic, a photo exhibit currently up at Toronto’s Design Exchange until August 19. The show presents glimpses of the personal tastes and styles of some well-known Canadian curators and design professionals, people like industrial designer Andrew Jones (no relation), whose dining room is pictured above. Other featured spaces belong to Jason MacIsaac (Ministry of the Interior), Shaun Moore (MADE), Montreal landscape architect Claude Cormier and installation artist An Te Liu (below), among others.
Library: The Saint Laurent & Bergé Legacy
Sunday, July 25, 2010
I would NEVER pay $123.50 for a shelter book, which is why I'm only now getting to The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé (Vendome Press). I have coveted this title since first seeing it late last year, but only recently did it find its way to my favorite book reseller, Toronto's BMV, where I scooped up a copy for $49. I have yet to find a discounted edition of the Christie's hardcover catalogue from "the sale of the century," The Yves Saint Laurent Pierre Bergé Collection, but a friend has kindly loaned me his copy so I could blog about it here.
Musical Chairs
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Did you ever imagine that my $20 mid-century side chairs could end up looking like this? Neither did I, which is why I sold a pair of them last week for $100, which represented an excellent return on my investment but a supremely stupid move in retrospect now that I've seen the pictures of these James Mont chairs, kindly provided by Troy Seidman of Caviar 20.
Monday, August 9, 2010
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