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Jean Verville’s Golden Dance Floor in Montreal
How architect Jean Verville turned Montreal’s Museum Avenue into a shimmering outdoor installation made for dancing. At first glance, the dense pitter-patter of golden footprints stencilled on the asphalt of a side street in downtown Montreal is irresistible eye candy for
Jean Verville’s Golden Dance Floor in Montreal
How architect Jean Verville turned Montreal’s Museum Avenue into a shimmering outdoor installation made for dancing. At first glance, the dense pitter-patter of golden footprints stencilled on the asphalt of a side street in downtown Montreal is irresistible eye candy for
The Top Industrial Design Schools in Europe and the U.K.
When it comes to shaping the next generation of innovators and thinkers in design, these are the top industrial design schools in Europe and the U.K. The catch-all discipline of industrial design now embraces a multitude of creative streams beyond
The Top Industrial Design Schools in Europe and the U.K.
When it comes to shaping the next generation of innovators and thinkers in design, these are the top industrial design schools in Europe and the U.K. The catch-all discipline of industrial design now embraces a multitude of creative streams beyond
A Habitat 67 Apartment Gets a Fresh Makeover
In its first interior project, Studio Practice – a Montreal-Toronto start-up –celebrates the raw power of Moshe Safdie’s iconic Habitat 67. For hard-core minimalists, a renovation can entail more demolition than construction. And for the most officious heritage hawks, changing the interior of an iconic building – in
A Habitat 67 Apartment Gets a Fresh Makeover
In its first interior project, Studio Practice – a Montreal-Toronto start-up –celebrates the raw power of Moshe Safdie’s iconic Habitat 67. For hard-core minimalists, a renovation can entail more demolition than construction. And for the most officious heritage hawks, changing the interior of an iconic building – in
La Shed Turns a Corner Store Into Its Hip HQ
A young architecture firm brings vibrancy to a Montreal neighbourhood in flux by setting up shop in an old dépanneur. La Shed is known for subverting convention. The Montreal architecture firm’s street-level office, in a former general store (circa 1890), is typical of the cheek that
La Shed Turns a Corner Store Into Its Hip HQ
A young architecture firm brings vibrancy to a Montreal neighbourhood in flux by setting up shop in an old dépanneur. La Shed is known for subverting convention. The Montreal architecture firm’s street-level office, in a former general store (circa 1890), is typical of the cheek that
A Raw Cedar Bath Tub for Relaxing In
A suite at Amsterdam’s Volkshotel puts the bathroom front and centre with a Japanese tub made of raw cedar. Hanna Maring’s Bathing Bikou suite at Amsterdam’s Volkshotel is one of nine rooms in the trendy hotel that have been created by different designers, architects –
A Raw Cedar Bath Tub for Relaxing In
A suite at Amsterdam’s Volkshotel puts the bathroom front and centre with a Japanese tub made of raw cedar. Hanna Maring’s Bathing Bikou suite at Amsterdam’s Volkshotel is one of nine rooms in the trendy hotel that have been created by different designers, architects –
LittleBits Electronics Gets a New York Pop-Up
Designed by Montreal studios SSSVLL and Daily tours les jours, the LittleBits pop-up shop in New York lets imaginations run wild. “Inventions to stay and inventions to go” is the concept for LittleBits Store, the first retail venture for the wildly popular
LittleBits Electronics Gets a New York Pop-Up
Designed by Montreal studios SSSVLL and Daily tours les jours, the LittleBits pop-up shop in New York lets imaginations run wild. “Inventions to stay and inventions to go” is the concept for LittleBits Store, the first retail venture for the wildly popular
2015 AZ Awards: “Best furniture design,” “Best furniture system” and “Best lighting fixture”
AND THE WINNERS ARE… Our jury of five international experts had the Herculean task of selecting 19 winners and 47 finalists from a record-breaking 720 submissions, coming in from around the globe. Their picks for the fifth annual AZ Awards
2015 AZ Awards: “Best furniture design,” “Best furniture system” and “Best lighting fixture”
AND THE WINNERS ARE… Our jury of five international experts had the Herculean task of selecting 19 winners and 47 finalists from a record-breaking 720 submissions, coming in from around the globe. Their picks for the fifth annual AZ Awards
“Transformer”
Montreal architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque has a way with the monolith Like an ascetic monk, Jean-Maxime Labrecque, the principal of Montreal-based INPHO Architecture Physique et d’Information, speaks in hushed, solemn tones about his architecture. His firm’s oblique, sculptural minimalism – reminiscent
“Transformer”
Montreal architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque has a way with the monolith Like an ascetic monk, Jean-Maxime Labrecque, the principal of Montreal-based INPHO Architecture Physique et d’Information, speaks in hushed, solemn tones about his architecture. His firm’s oblique, sculptural minimalism – reminiscent
“The guides of March”
Worried you’ll run out of things to do this spring break? Prepare yourself against the inevitable whine of “I’m bored” with these easy, last-minute ideas– many of which are adaptable to cities across the country.
“The guides of March”
Worried you’ll run out of things to do this spring break? Prepare yourself against the inevitable whine of “I’m bored” with these easy, last-minute ideas– many of which are adaptable to cities across the country.
ALT’s different
A component along with Urban Capital’s Glasshouse in Winnipeg’s Centrepoint development, Groupe Germain’s ALT Hotel is a total rethink of the hotel experience. ALT is different. That’s exactly what the creators of this new hotel brand intended. ALT Hotels take aim at a new type
ALT’s different
A component along with Urban Capital’s Glasshouse in Winnipeg’s Centrepoint development, Groupe Germain’s ALT Hotel is a total rethink of the hotel experience. ALT is different. That’s exactly what the creators of this new hotel brand intended. ALT Hotels take aim at a new type
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