In The Workplace
Working in the creative services department, especially on the layout of my very own article coming out in October, I found myself going back and forth to the graphics department. In this area I can get a preview of upcoming issues being pieced together. It’s looking great!
Just past the graphic designers’ desks is where the House & Home product designers can be found. Here’s just one of the sample boards they have with different fabrics and colours.
In The Loft
This week I’ve managed to make quick little additions that will be fun and easy to change up as often as I like.
Simple frames with lots of matting make any artwork appear clean and sleek. These pieces were purchased from West Elm. I was surprised they had a wide variety of fun art inserts for only $7 apiece!
I always need a recipe if I'm cooking anything besides stir-fry. Using this Samsung digital frame I uploaded screen shots of online recipes. This trick stores them all in one neat display while taking up very little counter space.
In The City
Every week I try to explore a different area of the city to visit well known high-end art and design locations or to find hidden gems. This week I went down Ossington Avenue – an up-and-coming trendy destination.
In the window of a design office is this neat treatment of basic fluorescent lighting.
I thought this wire chair at OneTwentyModern was unique. It is very sculptural and it hard to notice that it was a chair.
Also at OneTwentyModern is this cabinet, whose doors were cleverly used to add graphic punch to a space.
I fell in love with this table, but at first I did not see it. It’s a big table yet its presence isn’t overwhelming. Advantage: keeping the space airy. Disadvantage: you can’t get away with feeding unwanted food to a dog under the table.
Ministry of the Interior is full of playful innovative pieces with an urban edge.
Here I found a “fruit bowl” made of sculpted fruits. Clever.
There are so many lighting fixtures available but this one I admired for the fact that it incorporated the cord into the design.
In The Online World
Art is the easiest way to make any space personal. These online finds are completely customizable and truly personal.
Rollout Custom Wallpaper not only takes a pattern, picture or photo you submit and makes it into wallpaper, but they also print custom decals.
DNA 11 processes a one-of-a-kind scientific scan artwork based on your DNA.
DNA 11 can also enlarge your fingerprint. There are many colour and size options.
Using Google maps and through a company named Fluid Forms, you can make an elevation replica of your favourite location.
With only a couple weeks left, there’s still a lot to do. More videos to record, more photo shoots to attend, more stores to explore, and of course more fun!
Photo credits:
1. Rollout Custom Wallpaper
2. DNA Portraits by DNA 11
3. Fingerprint Portraits by DNA 11
4. Earth Bowl Pinstripe by Fluid-Forms