from the collection of Stacy Reynaud
more Cohen from the same interview here
Aug 25, 2014
Quote of the Week - Leonard Cohen
more Cohen from the same interview here
Aug 18, 2014
Trend Spotting - The Equipale Chair
In 2012, I spotted some equipale furniture in a late 60s decorating mag. This Mexican handmade leather furniture has been popping out at me right, left, and centre within the last month. Traditional Equipal furniture is handcrafted from tanned pigskin and cedar or rosewood strips. Each piece is unique; like all unwaxed, natural leather will improve with age.
Take a look at the different styles. I can't decide which one I like the best - probably the lounge chair and peacock chair (of course).
Aug 6, 2014
10 Ideas for Living Windows
Make sure you pull the dead stuff off - that is, of course, if they're dried flowers. If you follow feng shui decorating practices, make sure you keep the energy fresh and the meaning special - don't let the dried plant simply become a dust collector/clutter.
Have a less-than-ideal view? Use the plants as a living wall. They're much better than keeping the blinds down or the curtains closed.
Lucky enough to have a window like this in your washroom? Block your sexy silhouette from the snoopy neighbours by hanging a plant in front of the window.
Ferns love the humidity from the shower; if your window is facing east, even better!
Are indoor plants not your thing? Bring the outside in with a glass wall.
Strangely enough, plants love fluorescent light. Keep a little light above the plant in the evening to give it extra oomph in the dark winter months.
Jul 25, 2014
Architecture - and spectacles - Expo 67 Montreal
One of my UBC art history papers, way back when, was on Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67 (he was working on the Vancouver Public Library at the time).
Safdie originally conceived the project as his Master's thesis in architecture at McGill. It became a thematic pavilion at Montreal's Expo 67 (in which the central theme was Man & His World - with housing as a subset).
Already having a fondness for the architecture of Expo 67 - based on my past research, as well as spending a few summers teaching Québécois university students English - I was pretty interested in The National Film Board of Canada e-newsletter that arrived in my Inbox this morning.
Impressions of Expo 67 is an eight-minute promotional video for what was considered the most successful World's Fair of the 20th Century.
As I mentioned, I am interested in Expo 67's architecture. Still, it takes time to find a thorough list of pavilion designers.
If you know any more—in addition to the ones listed on Wikipedia—please leave them in the post's comments section.
A few:
Sandy van Ginkel - chief designer and planner of Expo 67
Arthur Erickson - consultant, Canada Pavilion,
Buckminster Fuller - designer, USA's geodesic dome pavilion
Images of Expo 67 Pavilions can be viewed at the Library and Archives Canada page Expo 67 Man and His World - Pavilions and the Canadian Design Resource Site page Expo 67
Jun 21, 2014
From the Archives - Momo the Cat and Kevan
- natural disaster
- suspense
- human compassion
- cute quirky Canadian
- Momo the cat
Three cheers for Kevan and Momo!
Calgary flood June 21 2013 - a full list of organizations looking for volunteers for the clean up can be found here.
all images © Jordan Verlage/Canadian Press
photo set at CBC
Originally published June 24, 2013
Jun 20, 2014
Quote of the Week - Kierkegaard
Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.
Jun 18, 2014
10 Best of Craigslist Vancouver June 18th
vintage macrame screen
bamboo table and chair set
images © their respective owners
Jun 11, 2014
Quote of the Week - Edgar Allan Poe
from the collection of Stacy Reynaud
Marginalia
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