My latest article … The healthy house Photography by Shai Gil Four years ago, when Toronto’s Superkül transformed a derelict blacksmith’s shop on a narrow city laneway into a sustainable single-family home, the firm’s preservationist aesthetic went viral with design critics and tree huggers alike. With their latest residential project, in rural Ontario, principals Andre D’Elia and Meg Graham faced [...]
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Originally published in February 2012 in Blog
Thinking outside the box
Originally published in December 2011 in Blog
Window shopping this weekend I noticed a trend in wall hangings: large, white cardboard cutouts of the Canadian provinces, especially the trio of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It got me thinking: if you only bought Saskatchewan, no one would know what the rectangle on your wall signified. Cartography is a human invention, an [...]
“Kids today don’t know shit” — George Lois
Originally published in October 2011 in Blog
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Originally published in August 2011 in Blog
Rise and shine
Originally published in July 2011 in AppliedArtsMag.com
Change for change’s sake is hard to resist, especially when mastering a split focus has become such a badge of honour in today’s digitally driven world. Still, some endeavours bear a sweeter tasting fruit with a long-term approach. Wine making is one. Branding is another, or so say the principals at Up Inc., an award-winning [...]
Hot off the press
Originally published in July 2011 in Blog
In conversation with Evan Jones
Originally published in May 2011 in Blog
Hot off the press
Originally published in May 2011 in Blog
It’s time to stock up on new bathroom reading. Let me help you. The June issue of Canadian House and Home is packed with ideas for budget-conscious design freaks and includes an article I wrote about a Georgian Bay cottage. The owners, Juli Daoust and John Baker, are the proprietors of Mjölk (“Milk”), a Scandinavian and [...]
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