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Interior Design Show 2011 Recap

January 31, 2011

Right now winter has its grip on Toronto. And its near-strangling us! The Arctic deep freeze has brought heaps of snow, salty roads, slushy sidewalks, and icicles hanging from every eavestrough like icy claws slashing at unsuspecting passers-by. Brrrr. On the streets our teeth chatter and our bodies shiver enroute to locations offering hot steaming caffeinated beverages which stave our Canadian desire to hibernate. To fight off the inclination to stay curled up under the duvet, I made the trek to the Interior Design Show Sunday morning to beat the crowds and see what was eye-catching.

Like most trade shows, there can be a lot of boring blech and seen-that done-that. My favourites this year were:

Style Garage! I love the entire company...superb design, great prices, amazing service. Their space at the show sparkled.

Nicole Tarasick is a fantastic screenprinter and graphic designer who has carved a niche making Canadiana textiles. Her work is simply engaging!

I really admired this piece from Cabinet. They do custom work that is as diverse as your imagination. Definitely a great company to follow.

In the depths of winter it's no wonder I was drawn to this wood stove. On display in the booth by Costelloe & Company, this Stuv wood stove is breathtaking! I want! 

Glad I went! Good times!

~ Steven

    

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#1. Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 31, 2011
Personally I was impressed that domison is opening a store in toronto at 35 Jarvis - modern and clean but Canadian designed. Also, greenwood shop (michael) made a gorgeous entertainment unit and curved lamp (like the arc lamp) only out of wood - stunning stuff. overall I was very impressed with the prototype up-and-coming designers in the white space in the corner.

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