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VFRESH, the graffiti artist formerly (and maybe currently) known as Veefer and VFR, has ventured north of the border from his native New York City to Toronto for his first Canadian exhibition. Like the devil of street art, the enigmatic writer has...
The Edit
Please do not play with the exhibits. Although the items in this collection might look like toys, they are here at Canada's Design Exchange (DX) in a purely aesthetic capacity, created and displayed as design exercises and fine art objects. This Is...
The Edit
How's your Hindi? Shanti Town, from Canadian artist and illustrator Gary Taxali, plays on the contradiction of a double meaning: the Hindi word “shanti”, meaning peace or tranquillity, and the English word “shanty” describing the makeshift...
Journal
You know how people put disposable cameras on the tables at their wedding so all the drunk guests take incriminating photos of themselves without the need for employing an expensive professional photographer? The Disposable Camera Project is...
Toronto
Toronto is a city very much on the up. High-rise development is booming, famous names in hospitality are heading there to take on new projects, and hipster favourite The Drake Hotel's parent company recognised it was no time for half measures when...
Toronto
Cool beer on a hot day? Yes please. With their typical September Indian summers, Torontonians were revelling in patio weather until the very last second when we dropped by recently. Beer Hall is the latest but perhaps greatest in the patio and craft...
Toronto
Depending on your geographical locale, it’s safe to say you are either well acquainted with Day of the Dead-inspired Mexican food and restaurants, or Day of the Dead-inspired Mexican restaurants seem to be popping up all around you. And with any...
Toronto
It's always nice when former industrial sites, so often the bad guy in today's eco-savvy times, are reinvented as something new – all the architecture and heritage, none of the belching chimneys. That's the story of the Don Valley Brick Works,...
Toronto
Brick, steel and graffiti - sounds like a gritty urban hangout, right? Wrong, what we have with Annie Aime is a bright and breezy clothing outlet in Canada with a colourful freshness and not a speck of grit to be seen. The brick and steel at this...
Journal
Toronto-based artist Thrush Holmes bounces from medium to medium like the pretty but drunk girl at a party; unsteady on her shiny designer stilettos she crashes through a table full of drinks with all the grace of a baby's first steps - but still...
Toronto
To liberally paraphrase a conclusion of Sir Isaac Newton, what goes up must come down, and for the most part he was right. But while we defer to the bewigged genius on almost all matters of physics, it's clear he never figured on the success of...
Toronto
When Templar manager, Andrew van Buskirk, said that good things come in small packages he wasn’t joking. Part of the Design Hotels label, the Templar is packed with more design features you ever even knew existed. Brainchild of Rhed Design’s Del...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...