We’re thinking details this week, and the push/pull of less vs more today as we look a little bit closer at bag designer Denise Wilson’s collection of zero waste leather accessories, Bronsino. We’re big fans of Bronsino around here, and are so excited to have Denise back with us for another show. Bronsino pieces always...Read More

We’re enjoying Chic Simplicity all this week, and taking time to enjoy all the little details that sometimes get missed in our hurried lives, living by the mantra Less is More. We’re thinking of chic fall outfits that have a bit of drama, more because of what’s left unsaid. Wearing a hat creates a different...Read More

It’s Monday folks, and in a sharp contrast to last week’s Surface Design spotlight, we are turning it down, way down to appreciate Chic Simplicity, because the Devil, they say, is in the Details, and it’s often what we *don’t see* that make pieces special. Take LanaBetty for example… there’s a certain quiet, sure-footedness simplicity...Read More

Happy Friday Friends! We’re at the end of Surface Design Week, and we’re closing with one of our show favourites, Daub + Design, and sister company Daub | Active! We love the combination of hand-dyed (in the case of Daub + Design), and modern technology, with Daub | Active’s photo prints of Creative Director Lexi...Read More

It’s Thursday and we’re all about that Throwback… back to 1994 when we broke our deck and kinda gave up on learning to skateboard. But that gets us thinking, what ever happens to all those broken decks? Hopefully they make it to Adea Chung’s North Van studio, where a great transformation takes place through reimagining: how...Read More

We’re already at Wednesday and thinking about all the ways we’d like to spend our weekend, and it’s looking like planting seeds for Fall/Winter harvest is on the agenda. We are lucky to have such a long growing season on the West Coast, and I’m thinking I might hold a bit of space open for...Read More

We’ve been thinking about Surface Design, and the interplay of texture, colour and shape this week… And whenever we think about colour, we think about Bianca Barr’s eclectic mix of Jewelry and Clothing pieces! Bright and Bold, we love how every piece from Bianca’s collection makes a statement, so even if you wouldn’t normally wear...Read More

It’s the start of a brand new week of profiles, and this week we are talking Surface Design as we profile designers who dye, felt, print and create texture, colour and magic with their work. Handmade in itself is a real revolution, a disruption to the standard, store bought model that sees a whole lot...Read More

Made to Order is the order of business this week, and today’s profile is one of our new favourite Slow Fashion brands that we met this spring: Street and Saddle. We love the attention to detail, the tailoring and the Made to Order ethos of this Vancouver company. We love anything that we can wear...Read More

All week we’ve been looking at designers who make very special things for very special people, so it is very fitting that today’s profile is all about the beautiful, handcrafted work by master of his craft, Roberto Fioravanti. Trained in Italy, Roberto’s handmade rings adorn the fingers of couples as symbols of their love, and...Read More