We’re a day late in starting our final week of First Pick Designer profiles, so we’re kicking it up a notch and going To The Max! This week is all about designers whose collections take things just that little bit further, who make a statement and embrace their style fully… Designers like Trudy Wynans, whose...Read More

We have been thinking about “Couple Sharesies” all this week, and often what we think about sharing most as a couple is a place in the future, so why not share something futuristic in the here and now? Why not share something made with intention and acquired with the intention of sharing? Might we suggest jewelry...Read More

Here’s something good, *really* good happening on a Monday… it’s the start of our much anticipated First Pick Handmade $1100+ Giveaway Contest. Yup, over $1100 in prizes, and one person takes the whole shebang! To enter to win, visit us on Instagram, follow us and “like” the Contest Image, and follow all the designers on...Read More

We’re already at Friday and we’re wrapping up our Chic Simplicity week with Couture Therapy, because we all need some fashion therapy after a week filled with smoke from fires…. there’s nothing like air pollution warnings in our generally green and clean city to drive home the point that we need to collectively do better...Read More

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

It’s contest time again, and we’re giving away $150 in First Pick Handmade Show Dollars to one lucky Georgia Straight reader… this can be spent on *anything* at the show, from any of our awesome designers… and includes free admission for yourself and a couple friends to help you decide what to get… For full...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