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Etch by Tom Dixon
Etch Shade in brass - by Tom Dixon - photo: tomdixon.net
The Etch Shade pendant light and candle holder by Tom Dixon has gained a few new family members in 2012. Originally introduced in 2010, this design made its debut in light brass - coordinating with other Dixon creations like the ...
Richard Schultz Returns to Knoll
This past March was a month of reuniting between the design house leader, Knoll, and iconic mid-century designer Richard Schultz. After 20 years apart, the two have come together again Gabriel Ross' selection of exquisite outdoor furniture grows larger.
1966 Collection by Richard Schultz for ...
Art In Bloom - Celebrating the Art of Gardening
Today is installation day for The Gallery of Greater Victoria's "Art In Bloom - Celebrating the art of gardening". One part of this dynamic community event is the "floral interpretations" where artists, designers, and florists create botanical interpretations of various works in the ...
Coverse + Marimekko = ♥
Converse and Marimekko have teamed up to produce a product of my own personal obession: super cute sneakers! My head exploded when I realized that the classic cool Chuck Taylors would now be sporting the iconic graphic textile designs of Marimekko. What a perfect ...
Bubble Lamp featured in House and Home Magazine
Modernica's Triple Fixture, design: George Nelson - photo: modernica.net
Modernica's Triple Fixture bubble lamp is featured in Canada's House and Home Magazine, January 2011 issue. You can find in the in the "Focus" section as part as the "Light it Up" feature article on statement multi-headed ...
Hella Jongerius, in Ceramic
Hella Jongerius featured this installation of 300 vases at her a recent show: "Misfit" in the museum Boijmans van Beuningen, 2010.
The vases are documentation of the designer's experiment in colour and glaze application. She used industrial paint in standard colours for the first 82 ...
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Creators of the Year 2011
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec - photo credit: ola rindal
Maison et Object have selected Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec as one of their "Creators of the Year" as result of the large impact that they have made on the French design scene. Interior architects Gilles and Boissier and architect Edouard ...
Interior Design Lecture Series at AGGV - let's talk design
Gabriel Ross is a proud sponsor of an interior design lecture series hosted by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria this week. The two day event features local industry professionals: Lana Lounsbury of Lana Lounsbury Interiors, Leah Rourke of Rourke Group Design Inc., Katarina Litva of K3 Design ...
Is the Embody Chair embarking on a hostile takeover?
It’s been 15 years since the Aeron chair came to the market and revolutionized office seating. This chair has become a design icon and what is even more unbelievable is that it has held that position for such a long time. Nobody could have predicted the success of this chair. It has literally ...
Introducing Herman Miller Lifework Portfolio
Finally, the Home office gets dished up a nice serving of style!
A couple of years ago, when I was at ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) in New York, I remember telling several people at both Herman Miller and Knoll that there was a massive hole in the contemporary home office ...