The Studio collection draws from the work of artists who have inspired Brentano's designers

Artists inspire Brentano’s brand-new Studio collection

The Studio collection, available Feb. 1, draws from the work of artists who have inspired Brentano’s designers. The collection honours design director Iris Wang’s fine art background and 25 years of leading Brentano, merging her passion for art and her passion for textiles in 20 practical patterns for residential, hospitality and contract interiors. The upholstery…

February 2, 2015

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Fine feathers: Axo’s Light’s new Plumage Collection

Venice, Italy-based Axo Light introduces its new Plumage Collection. It comprises five distinctive models of large-scale pendant and floor lights that bring overlapping “feather-like” shades of majestic tropical birds to mind. The collection was designed by Italian industrial and product designer Vanessa Vivian. Plumage is available throughout North America from Axo Light U.S.A. lighting sales representatives,…

January 27, 2015

A PATTERN DEVELOPING Brentano Design Studio's Iris Wang in action

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Textile house Brentano Design Studio marks a quarter century with two new collections: Studio and Jubilee

The Brentano Design Studio, led by Iris Wang, celebrates 25 years in 2015. The textile house - based in Wheeling, Illinois - has grown from a modest eight patterns in 1990 into a guiding light for international design. “I feel very blessed,” says Wang. “So many people have helped Brentano get to this point. My…

January 5, 2015

Mjolk (2959 Dundas St. W.) is proud to present the first North American retrospective of Norwegian design firm Anderssen & Voll. After 10 years of collaboration at the Oslo-based Norway Says, founders Torbjrn Andersen (born 1976) and Espen Voll (born 1965) created a new firm

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TO DO in January: highlights of the Toronto Design Offsite Festival 2015

The Toronto Design Offsite Festival (TO DO) is an annual city-wide platform for the exhibition and engagement of independent design in Toronto, showcasing unexpected prototypes, immersive installations, and unique programming. As always, it complements the 2015 Interior Design Show (Jan. 22-25), running Jan. 19-25. TO DO is an annual festival that celebrates the unique diversity…

December 22, 2014

After more than 50 years in hibernation, the Drop has now been relaunched into the market

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Fritz Hansen wins awards for the Drop chair and the Analog table

Republic of Fritz Hansen, the premium Danish furniture brand, is proud to announce the recognition of the Drop chair by Arne Jacobsen and Analog by Jaime Hayon in the 2014 Good Design awards. Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Good Design bestows international recognition…

December 18, 2014

As with the Broom Chair, Broom Stools come in six colours: natural, white, yellow, dark grey, green and orange

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As an encore for Emeco, Philippe Starck follows up his Broom Chair with Broom Stools

Answering customer demand, Emeco and Philippe Starck have created Broom Stools, made of 90-per-cent industrial waste. Together with Broom by Starck, the popular chair introduced in 2012, Broom Stools, which come in two heights – Counter Stool and Barstool – will form the Broom Collection. The Broom Chair and Stools are one-piece (mono-block) designs, which…

November 27, 2014

Available in 43 total colourway options, faux leathers Ravenswood, Sauganash and Uptown deliver ink|SAFE performance for healthcare, hospitality and commercial applications

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Chemically bonded stain shield protects Brentano’s new faux leathers

The Brentano Design Studio embraced the latest in textile technology for the fall Affinity collection by developing series of fire retardant draperies, acoustical wall panel fabrics, performance fabrics and three new polyurethane faux leathers — now with ink|SAFE, a chemically bonded stain shield. Distinctly textured with snakeskin-esque, classic hide and metallic appeal, polyurethane faux leathers…

November 3, 2014

"The objective was to design a contemporary school that embraces the principles of 21st-century learning," says Nick Bevanda, architect and partner with CEI Architecture. Photo by Ed White Photographics

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A new school building in Oliver, B.C., rises from the ashes of historic school building destroyed in a fire

Southern Okanagan Secondary School in Oliver, B.C., will welcome students again this fall. Flashback to September 2011: KMBR Architects and CEI Architecture had been working on an extensive renovation and addition to the school. A landmark in Oliver, the original school was built in 1948 at cost of over $1 million, and was designed in…

September 30, 2014

The top floor is the cafeteria serving the whole building

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Going green in Turkey: the Garanti Bank Regional Headquarters, designed by Ozer+Tulgan Architects

Located in Kizilay, city centre of Ankara, Turkey, the Garanti Bank Regional Headquarters has been designed as an ecological green building. The building consists of 15 floors, eight above and seven below the ground. In the basement there are five car-park floors (total of 40 cars), a technical floor and a bank branch floor. Above…

August 7, 2014

Inspired by the natural surroundings and First Nations heritage that inform TRU's identity, the building features an undulating, 400-foot-long roof that echoes the landscape and shades the south facade, allowing for expansive glazing to bring daylight and views deep into the program areas. Photo by Tom Arban

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New law school building by Diamond Schmitt (with associate architects Stantec) opens in Kamloops, B.C.

The first new law school in Canada in 30 years has opened its new home at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C. The design by Diamond Schmitt Architects revitalizes an existing campus building known as the Old Main with an iconic two-storey addition that provides 45,000-square-feet of state-of-the-art learning space. Inspired by the natural surroundings…

July 24, 2014