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EDITOR’S LETTER

A FEW YEARS AGO, I attended my high school reunion. I remember walking the halls of my old school, allowing memories to flood my brain; the building hadn’t changed much. There were so many alumni and alumnae at the event, that all of the halls were congested with people.

I have an amusing memory of a woman in my graduating class who, once she had toured the school and found the crowds overwhelming, parked herself in front of the principal’s office and spent the whole evening there.

Periodically, I’d see her rooted to that same spot and I’d ask if she planned to see any other areas of the school. “I have discovered,” she said, “that if I stay here all evening, everyone, sooner or later, will pass by me and I’ll be able to catch up with all my fellow graduates. I don’t need to go anywhere else.” It was a great tactic and it worked.

I am often reminded of that when I consider the changes that sweep fashion and design.

Observe them long enough and you’ll detect a pattern – a bounce-back effect. Stand still long enough and they will pass you by repeatedly.

Designs get recycled from one decade or generation to the next. Did you miss the mini-skirt fad of the ’60s and ’70s? No problem; hemlines are high again. Polyester leisure suits and wide ties? Wait, they’ll return soon enough.

Ditto for interior design. The minimalist design ethos that dates to the mid-20th century is back in full sail. And that damask wallpaper that you were glad to get rid of after it had seen better days? It’s back, too.

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What I love about putting together our annual Trends edition is observing what’s coming in. Here’s a look at a few design trends that our writers have explored in this issue: • Intense, saturated colours. Think deep reds and blues that are versatile enough to pair with many other shades and tones.

• Smart ways of decorating small spaces, a boon for urban areas where square footage comes at a premium.

• Personalized wallcoverings. A digital photo of your children can be turned into wallpaper.

One quirky little trend that we also profile in this issue may be a short-term fad. Or - perhaps not. It’s called “food art.” The people who create food art clearly did not listen in childhood when their mothers said: “Don’t play with your food.”

I hope you’ll enjoy discovering this year’s design trends as much as I have.

Finally, it gives me much pleasure to introduce our new publisher, Sharon Azrieli. Sharon recently assumed the ownership of Montreal Home and, given her extensive background in design and the arts (she is an opera singer, jewelry designer and furniture designer) she has some great plans for the magazine, which we will roll out in the months to come. Stay tuned.

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SUSAN KELLY “What lies beneath” was the common thread for writer Susan Kelly in this issue. First, she delved into the life of Jana Webb, yoga entrepreneur and star of the Real Housewives of Toronto reality TV show.

And it was not all glitz and glam. “It turned out to be a portrait of resilience and courage in a remarkable young woman,” Susan says. In her research for a story about minimalist design trends, she discovered that underneath its reputation for being austere, minimalist design holds rich complexity and has some avid proponents. Susan is a frequent contributor whose work on style and decor appears in a variety of media.

SUSAN SEMENAK Susan Semenak is a writer and artist who wrote about trends in small-space design for this issue.

She’s involved in her own personal campaign to live smaller. The first step, she says, is decluttering.

“It’s amazing how big and calm a room feels when it’s stripped of all that stuff we cling to for reasons even we have forgotten.”

HEATHER PENGELLEY A brave new world of wallcoverings is out there, says writer Heather Pengelley, and it can transform plain walls into works of art. Heather explores the latest trends in wallpaper design. Be prepared for some surprises, she says, because “this definitely isn’t your mother’s wallpaper. It literally changes the look and feel of walls. And, the sky’s the limit when it comes to choice.”

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CONTENTS

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REALIZING A DREAM A couple visualize their ideal country home and then build it

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FORM AND FUNCTION

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CONTENTS

8 EDITOR’S LETTER 18 THIS JUST IN A selection of new items for your home

20 THE REAL DEAL Jana Webb, a star of Real Housewives of Toronto, discusses her life and the salubrious effects of yoga

28 WALL ART Trends Special Feature Today’s wallcoverings allow walls to become a locus for unique and personal expression

50 REDEFINING THE LANDSCAPE A new condo development promises to reshape the future of Nuns’ Island

A STORIED DESTINATION

Long Island’s Oheka Castle is a palatial hotel that dates back to the Jazz Age

34 84 HOW DID YOU KNOW I WANTED THIS?

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54 ARTFUL PLATES Trends Special Feature Colourful edibles are the medium in a new art form called “food art”

66 SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Trends Special Feature Owners of modest-sized homes find practical and aesthetic solutions to space shortages

98 BRIGHTEN UP Trends Special Feature This season’s colour palettes shift far away from bland neutrals into strong, intense hues

112 PET-FRIENDLY AND ACTIVITY-ORIENTED Vancouver’s Loden Hotel helps guests stay fit while travelling with their four-legged friends

116 COMBINED EXPERIENCE A Montreal couple join their skills to create a successful kitchen and bathroom design company

118 OWNING AND DISPLAYING LESS Trends Special Feature The trend toward designing minimalist spaces continues unabated

124 NAUTICAL AND NICE A designer puts her stamp on a model condo unit in the EvoloS development

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KEEPING IT

Real

Real Housewife Jana Webb is right at home at her new Yorkville yoga studio, Joga House

BY SUSAN KELLY PHOTOGRAPHY: VALERIE WILCOX

JANA WEBB’S SEMI-DETACHED HOME in The Beaches neighbourhood is under renovation. But the star of Real Housewives of Toronto says her new yoga studio in Yorkville is more of a natural habitat for her. “For me, Joga House is more of a home these days because it’s what I live, breathe, sleep, eat,” she says.

We caught up with her when she was fresh off a tour, training members of the Brooklyn Nets basketball and Seattle Seahawks NFL teams. They are among the hundreds of professional athletes and teams she has schooled in Joga, or “yoga breathing and relaxation combined with the bio-mechanics of sports,” which she developed with their specific needs in mind. When she cut the ribbon on Joga House last spring, Jana intended it to serve as both her empire’s home base and a place where both pros and non-pros can feel at home.

Somewhat ironically, there was more drama surrounding the birth of Joga House than on the reality TV show. In November 2016, just after signing the lease and filming the final Real Housewives of Toronto scenes, Jana headed to the Dominican Republic. She had just finished a Joga training session with a baseball team when the car she was in hit a cement truck head-on. A difficult rescue and nail-biting airlift to hospital followed, after which she learned she had a severe concussion and broken back.

“It feels surreal,” she says. “I had to make design decisions and give construction orders for Joga House from my hospital bed. It’s a miracle the place ever opened.” •

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It helped that the other housewives have supported her through her recovery, which is still ongoing. “They all came to visit me in the hospital and were super supportive,” she says.

“Especially Joan Kelley Walker. What she did for me and the generosity she displayed during the toughest time of my life is unforgettable.”

Joga House’s design has a cast connection; it was executed by interior designer Jonathan Furlong, who is a friend of Joan Kelley Walker and who appeared in episode six of the show.

Jana feels he brilliantly captured the effect she was after: urban, edgy, and the antithesis of the typical serene yoga studio.

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“If we can make a space where people who wouldn’t usually go to a yoga studio feel comfortable, then we can help more people at the end of the day.”

Floor-to-ceiling mirrors reflect stark black vertical surfaces surrounding the huge open studio, which dominates the 4,000-squarefoot space. The layout includes a media area and boardroom as well. Members can refuel at a black-and-steel bar or relax on contemporary black leather and chrome chairs in the lounge area. All while the sound system pounds out hard-driving beats. It’s intended to appeal to athletes and the sports-oriented, and to urban warriors, always on the run and hustling.

“If we can make a space where people who wouldn’t usually go to a yoga studio feel comfortable, then we can help more people at the end of the day,” Jana says.

Combining athleticism and yoga may seem paradoxical, but then, that seems to be how Jana rolls. She was as surprised as anyone when the Real Housewives producers called to offer her the gig. Unlike her married cast mates, she’s far from a housewife. The single mother of a nine-year-old son, Will, she spends more time ferrying him to AAA hockey practice than sipping champagne and shopping. Nor can she relate to the ostentatious, wealthy lifestyle of many in this reality series. •

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And she was arguably the least histrionic Housewife, although she appeared riled in the final episode when one cast member insulted another. So why sign on to a franchise famous for mud-slinging, table-tipping cat fights?

Jana says it was a highly strategic move to use whatever brand-building fame the show could provide rather than having it use her.

“Before filming started, I wrote myself a personal mantra that affirmed being true to my authentic self,” she says. “And my authentic self is about putting other people first.”

She also remains true to her jock roots, put down while growing up in Bentley, Alberta, population 1,078. The daughter of a farmer and hospital worker, Jana and her three siblings played “every sport imaginable.”

A car accident at age 24 turned her onto yoga to help with some nerve damage. She quickly discovered that she, like most athletes, found it difficult due to strung-tight hamstrings and hips.

Jana went on to study acting. “It was while I was in school that my singing teacher noticed how my injuries were affecting my breathing,” she says. “She started to do yoga positions with me. They made me feel better so I started to do yoga everywhere but learned that I was horrible at it. There were no styles that made sense for injured, tight athletic bodies. I became curious and found ISHTA yoga in Japan (meaning personalized). I then adapted that to how athletes move, train and digest information.”

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She believes that Joga has helped her recover from her injuries more quickly. But she still struggles with chronic neck and shoulder pain, and the head injury. The experience has led her to greater empathy with the athletes she trains, especially those with concussion.

“Brain injury involves so many physical and emotional symptoms,” Jana says. “I have the same passion for what I do, but now I also have compassion.”

This new message now infuses her many public appearances, whether she’s speaking or demonstrating. As a Reebok ambassador in Canada, Jana recently gave a keynote address in Whistler, BC that focused on change and adaptation. And during a recent Joga demonstration in New York City, she presented to physiotherapists as well as trainers. Her certification program has put the stamp of approval on more than 400 Joga instructors in Canada, and a U.S. expansion is in the works.

If Real Housewives of Toronto is renewed, she’ll be glad to get back to the glitz and glam during summer 2018. And she’ll be keeping it real – at home, at Joga House, and on set.

Whatever form it takes, home is an important metaphor for her. “It’s kind of a yoga thing to be mindful of how you treat yourself, and the home is a reflection of that,” she says. “And it should be more about what’s inside you, less about what is external and superficial.” • Joga House 208 Bloor St. W., Lower Level Toronto 416-901-JOGA (5642) www.yogahouse.com

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ON THE WALL

Developments in wallpaper are breathing vibrant new life into a traditional decor element

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THE LARGEST SURFACE IN ANY HOME – the wall – is often neglected as a primary focus of interior design. Traditionally, designers have used wall colours or coverings to complement furnishings or to hold art. But times are changing.

The new trend is to use an old tool in the designer’s repertoire to revitalize walls. New textures, digital prints and solid-coloured wallpapers are gaining popularity across Canada as a way to make a bold design statement.

Edgy graphics, three-dimensional geometrics, raised soft velours and rough surfaces are hot new ways to shift walls from a supporting to leading role in home decor.

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Textured patterns from U.K. and European companies with a long history of excellence, including Sandberg, Cole & Son, and Osborne & Little, are in high demand.

“We’re seeing a lot of large-scale prints,” says one design observer. “The patterns repeat every 27 inches instead of every 12 inches or less, so they are bigger and bolder. Damasks and flocked velours, popular in the 1970s, are making a comeback.”

Some homeowners are choosing textured wallpapers with a silky sheen, marbled colours, or layers of sparkle. The effect is

stunning, because the reflective surfaces produce subtle colour changes in shifting light.

Digital wallpaper is also taking off, gaining in popularity with eye-catching digital designs that bring the outside in. They feature cityscapes and landscapes, including forests, mountains and beaches.

They can be custom-inked on high-resolution photo wallpaper in any imaginable colour. Some wallpaper companies curate the work of local artists, scanning originals onto linen, canvas or metallic-inlaid surfaces. •

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Digital printing creates wallpaper “without the boring,” says Pierre Cousineau, owner of Mural Unique in Montreal. For 40 years, he sold traditional wallpaper with repeating patterns. Now he manufactures and sells wall-sized murals of garden scenes “without the same flower every 27 inches.”

His most popular murals bestow a trompel’oeil effect. Brick, concrete or metal patterns look so authentic, he says, that people touch them to prove that they aren’t real surfaces.

“Designers love it,” he adds.

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Digital printers aren’t the only companies to produce custom designs. Love that leafy forest print but want fewer birds? Wall & Deco takes custom orders for wallpapers that cover both exterior and interior spaces, including bathroom shower walls. “It’s unlimited, what you can do with wallcoverings,” says Ruth Bell, co-owner of Village Paint and Wallpaper in Etobicoke. “They add such a dimension to your decor.”

Commercial wallcoverings, which are 54 inches wide (double the width of most residential wallcoverings) are also on trend in Toronto. They are sold by the yard and

can accommodate large areas with minimal seams. Also, the 54-inch width can easily cover a pillar in an industrial-style condo, says Bell.

Textured wallpapers in classic, timeless neutrals are the big story, she adds. They range from tone-on-tone designs to exotic grass-cloths. Three-dimensional geometrics and abstracts, as opposed to patterns, are also in demand.

Digitals are also making in-roads in the Toronto market, says Bell. “We can take any digital file, say, a photograph of your son playing hockey, and turn it into wallpaper.” •

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To prove that wallpaper arouses a degree of interest from beholders that plain walls just can’t match, Julie Wu, co-founder of Örling & Wu in Vancouver, experimented by painting one wall in her home and covering the adjacent wall with wallpaper of the same colour.

“The side with the wallpaper looked softer and felt more relaxing than the painted side,” Wu says. “That’s why people are obsessed with solid-colour wallpaper right now, because it looks so beautiful.”

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The “half-and-half” look is trendy in Vancouver this season, says Wu. Dark-coloured wallpaper is pasted horizontally, for fewer seams, across the bottom half of a wall. A complementary, light-coloured paper is applied on the upper half.

Wallpaper with colour gradients, ranging from deep blues to purples and oranges, evokes a relaxed, romantic atmosphere.

“A trend is one thing,” says Wu, “but what actually fits into the home is another thing.”

Before choosing wallpaper, she advises, homeowners should consider not only look and feel but also furnishings, lighting and finishes in the space that aren’t likely to change.

Wallpaper “changes the vibe of a room,” she adds. “It tends to soften a space. It’s magic.

I don’t know why we perceive colour and texture that way. It’s fascinating.” •

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IF OHEKA CASTLE HOTEL & ESTATE WERE A BOOK, it would have many chapters. It would tell the real-life fairytale of a place steeped in history, glamour and celebrity, set in enchanted surroundings that are as romantic as they are grand. Bound with a heavy cover of tooled leather with gilded embossed detailing, it would be kept on a sturdy polished mahogany shelf befitting its heirloom status. If Oheka Castle were a book, you would want to read it over and over again.

Drive through the gates, and down the long, tree-lined entranceway. This is where Chapter One begins. Prepare to be swept away.

“Oheka definitely has a soul,” says Nancy Melius, the director of marketing and design at Oheka Castle. Her family owns the 32-room hotel and estate built in the early 1900s on the north end of Long Island, New York.

The palatial mansion was originally the country residence of Otto Hermann Kahn, a wealthy banker, who commissioned its construction to host lavish parties. Its name comes from an acronym of sorts (Otto Hermann Kahn). He bought 443 acres of land in 1914 and had the site where the castle would stand built up to improve its vantage point to view the grounds, which would come to include a private golf course. Completed in 1919, Kahn, who was Jewish and was barred from joining or playing golf at the upscale country clubs of the day because of religious discrimination, used Oheka – the second largest private residence in the United States – to privately host the socialites and dignitaries of his era.

“It was really a place to throw lavish parties,” Melius explains. Charlie Chaplin and Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso were regular guests. •

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Chapter Two: After Kahn’s death in 1934 at age 67, his widow sold much of the surrounding grounds, including the golf course, which is now owned by the Cold Spring Country Club. And the house was eventually sold to the city of New York and briefly used as a home for retired sanitation workers. It was later purchased by the Eastern Military Academy as a training facility, which, some decades later, went bankrupt. Abandoned for several years, the estate was often the target of vandals. In 1984, Melius’s father purchased it for $1.5 million. He began what is purported to be one of the largest private renovation projects in the United States.

Chapter Three: The grandeur of the estate has been immortalized in film and television and on YouTube. The exterior of Oheka is featured in the opening montage of the 1941 film classic Citizen Kane. It has also been featured in more modern box-office hits, such as What Happens in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher, and various television series, including Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous, and Madoff with Richard Dreyfuss. But it was pop star Taylor Swift who “made the staircase famous,” as Melius describes it, explaining that Swift’s music video for the single Blank Space was shot at Oheka. The video has almost 2.2 billion views on YouTube. (Yes, billion.)

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Chapter Four: Today, Oheka is a famously popular wedding venue, with more than 200 nuptials performed there every year. It has hosted the weddings of pop star Kevin Jonas, and former Fox television host and now NBC news personality Megyn Kelly.

The ceremonies and receptions are lavish, with the setting playing a big role in creating romantic scenes and allowing photographers to capture the grandeur of the events.

“The ambience is breathtakingly beautiful,” says Melius. “It feels like you’re in France or Italy.”

Also popular are the daily one-hour tours of the castle and grounds that are offered by a docent to busloads of tourists and visitors to the site, which is a member of the Historic Hotels of America. “There’s so much history.

It’s this wonderful grand estate that you can touch and feel and experience,” Melius says, adding, “There are no velvet ropes” that restrict access. Guests often openly gasp, she says. “It never fails to remind me of how special this place is.”

Even if you had the money, Melius says, “you could not rebuild Oheka today. It would not have the rich and storied history that gives it its soul.”

And being the caretakers of that history is something the family takes very seriously.

“Although we are technically the owners, we are essentially the stewards of Oheka, preserving and creating the next generation of stories.” •

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OH TO DREAM, to close one’s eyes and imagine.

But focus. Picture a dream home. What would it look like? From the exterior? The interior? What kind of space have you always wanted? Take a few moments and conjure an image in your mind: The look, the style, the features, the furnishings. How would it all come together in a perfect home? •

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“The site is so special because you are up high in the mountain, you feel isolated from everything.”

The exposed beams in the living room extend to the outdoors where they buttress the overhang above the main-floor deck, which wraps around two sides of the house and is built around trees.

It’s an interesting exercise. Everyone daydreams about their dream home, but could you actually describe all the details? It’s a process that one Montreal couple in their 40s had been working on for about a decade, since they had purchased a piece of land on a mountain in Shefford, in the Eastern Townships. This was going to be the location of their get-away home. But what would it look like? So they let the dreaming begin. They

sat at the site and imagined. Up on their little piece of the mountain, away from everything and everyone, they dreamed.

Then, when the moment was right, and they were ready – armed with the concept and the finances – they took their wish lists to the Montreal-based architectural firm La Shed.

For this couple, the images in their minds had as much to do with what they wanted to see outside their home as in it. But at the centre of the entire plan was a romantic notion of getting away from it all, of embracing the tranquility and seclusion of the mountain, and sleeping under the stars – in their own bed.

“We visited the land with them,” says Yannick Laurin, one of the architects with La Shed who came up with the design of the two-bedroom, 2,200-square-foot home.

“We saw a very spectacular view, which was the starting point for us. Since the view was so nice, we wanted to make sure that, in all the living areas, this view would be emphasized.” •

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“We knew they wanted something contemporary, but they wanted something warm and cozy, like a chalet.”

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This meant ensuring that all the windows on the south side of the house, which faced the view looking down the mountain, were large.

And that all the main living spaces would be on this side of the house – the living room with a long gallery on the main level, and the master bedroom with a large terrace on the upper level.

The main entrance would be positioned on the north side so that walking into the house would mean walking into a view of the mountain.

“The site is so special because you are up high in the mountain, you feel isolated from everything,” Laurin says. It is a refuge, where

there are no neighbours within sight. In fact, the remote location allowed the homeowners to put the large soaker tub in the ensuite bathroom in front of the window, and to install an exterior shower on the main-floor terrace.

But the site also allowed for one of the couple’s unusual must-haves on their list.

They wanted the threshold between the master bedroom and the outdoor deck to be seamless so that on starry summer nights, they could effortlessly roll their bed, which they put on casters, out of their bedroom and onto the terrace, where they could gaze up at the sky and feel the fresh night air. •

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The kitchen cabinets are made of eastern cedar, with a maple countertop. The island, however, is topped with quartz.

The single-storey area of the house features exposed ceiling beams of Nordic Lam, an engineered spruce. The owner used scrap material from the construction to build his own table. The floors and the fireplace surround are polished concrete.

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“They respected the site and its natural aspects. It was a modest intervention.�

The master bathroom has marble floors and a free-standing soaker tub that is positioned by the window, where the homeowners can relax and take in the view. The floating double vanity is framed by an access to the toilet area on one side and the shower area on the other. The walls are finished in a light green glass mosaic tile.

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The view on the south side of the house is nothing short of stunning. Here, the couple can sit and gaze out at the expanse by a small outdoor fire.

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Laurin admits this was the first time he had ever had such a request. But, he adds, “that’s what’s nice about doing custom homes; they have very unique demands.”

“We’re proud of this project,” he says. “I like the modesty of it;” the way it was discreetly positioned on the mountain, without the removal of trees. “They respected the site and its natural aspects. It was a modest intervention.”

And then, of course, there was what was created in the interior.“ I really like the living area – the kitchen, living room and dining room with the gallery that goes around. It’s

a very good balance between contemporary architecture and the spirit of a traditional country home,” Laurin says.

The owners built the house themselves based on the design created by Laurin and his team. “He followed our plan from the beginning to the end on every aspect.

“We knew they wanted something contemporary, but they wanted something warm and cozy, like a chalet,” Laurin says.

Now completed, this get-away home is a place where the homeowners continue to dream – under the stars, all by themselves. •

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REDEFINING THE NUNS’ ISLAND LANDSCAPE A new condo development promises to reshape the future of this urban oasis

THERE IS ARCHITECTURE. And then, there are architectural movements. The difference is all about evolution; how style is transformed, transitioned and transcended. It is where distinctiveness and design collide, creating iconic structures that stand apart. And it’s happening in Nuns’ Island.

Symphonia Pop, the second building in the Symphonia project – the newest condo development on the island’s South Point – is described as such a movement.

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“This project truly celebrates Montreal moving ahead architecturally,” says Kevin Robinson, general manager of Developpements Symphonia Inc. Designed by Montreal architectural firm Provencher Roy – which has a vast portfolio that includes such buildings as the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine in Montreal, the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard, and the New Water Garden complex in Wuquing, China – Symphonia Pop is a two-tower development that is attracting attention from individuals looking to be part of Nuns’ Island’s renewed future.

“It’s a modular concept based on maximizing the views and the light,” Robinson says.

The first 26-storey Symphonia tower, with its distinctive modular blocks, was completed in 2014. It includes 165 condo units. The second tower is currently launching it sales phase. When completed in the fall of 2020, it will stand 32 storeys high, with 240 units.

The second tower “will have similar features: the same curves, which respond to the natural curves of the river, tectonic architectural expression,” Robinson says.

With prices that range from $250,000 to $2 million, units vary in size and dimension. “We have smaller units for people who want a piedà-terre, to lavish two-floor penthouse suites with rooftop terraces,” Robinson says. •

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“It’s a very beautiful, serene location that has views of the city, of the water. The location is exceptional.”

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But it is the location that will captivate imaginations, he says. “It’s a very beautiful, serene location that has views of the city, of the water. The location is exceptional.”

And the views, he points out, will be there in perpetuity. “They will never be obstructed.”

The timing is almost perfect, Robinson says. Nuns’ Island, which is mere minutes from the downtown core, is on the precipice of new and upgraded access. With work on the new Champlain Bridge, with reconfigured access ramps to the island, expected to be completed by the end of 2018, and with plans for the opening of a new light rail train station on the island by 2020, Nuns’ Island will usher in a new age of access. Commuting ease will add to the location’s value.

“It is the beginning of another era for Nuns’ Island,” Robinson says. But there is nothing quite like the feeling, he adds, of that moment, after you leave the city and within moments step out of your car on Nuns’ Island.

“It offers a resort setting, iconic architecture, breathtaking views, tranquility.” •

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EAT THE ART

A new brand of artist is using food as a medium for colourful works of art

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DESIGN COMES IN MANY FORMS, with fashion and interiors being the most notable. However, there is another form of design that is less known but nonetheless enchanting: food design, also called food art.

Food is a necessity, something we need to fuel our bodies. But what happens if we change our perspective and look at those calories as a form of design? How can we use food to create appealing forms? This question is easily answered by mothers trying to persuade their children to eat. How many of us have created smiley-faced pancakes or cut bread into shapes using cookie cutters to cajole children into chowing down? It’s a basic form of food art, but it works. Ask any toddler who’s had a pancake spritzed with whipped cream and blueberries.

Instagram sensation Ida Skivenes quickly learned that making shapes out of food is more than an incentive to eat; it’s a global attention-getter. When Skivenes became a vegetarian in 2011, she decided to document her food journey on Instagram by photographing her meals. After posting a couple of basic designs – a strawberry fox and a banana bear – Skivenes received so much feedback that she decided to up her game.

Fast forward to today, and a quick look at her Instagram page reveals such features as a whole-wheat waffle moose with brown cheese, blueberries and pumpkin seeds against a green-bean-and-apple landscape.

The green beans represent grass and trees, the apples, a mountain range. Another plate depicts a hibernating bear made of toast, almond butter, coconut butter, dried blueberries, apples and plums.

Skivenes’s whimsical food art has attracted 279,000 followers on Instagram, and the artist recently published a book, which is available on Amazon. •

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If cut-out pancakes and toast bears don’t bring your taste buds to life, consider Japanese food artist Tomomi Maruo’s more cutting-edge approach. Maruo is a character bento artist who creates one-of-a-kind bento box lunches for her children. Using such traditional bento ingredients as rice, vegetables, meat, fish and fruit, Maruo creates various vignettes –from Michael Jackson to the characters of the movie Frozen.

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“Kyaraben” or character bento, is common in Japan where mothers devote anywhere from an hour to 90 minutes preparing their children’s lunches. And competition is fierce.

No one wants to send her child to school with an unattractive lunch.

That’s why Maruo teaches other parents on her You Tube videos (obento4kids) how to create bento characters.

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Food stylist and culinary creative director Anna Keville Joyce has taken food design to the next level by creating food paintings.

Her five-part illustrated series about the food birds she creates reveals that she uses such prosaic kitchen ingredients as coffee, fruit, vegetables, spices and seeds.

In addition to her superb food styling and food paintings, Joyce’s recent photographs focus on sources of energy. For instance, the “power strip garden,” depicts herbs sprouting from power bars. The “lemon lightbulbs” are power cords plugged into lemons. The “extension cord spaghetti” combines an extension cord wrapped around a serving of spaghetti and meatballs.

Orig inally f rom the US, Joyce now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and New York City. Her work is on show at www.akjfoodstyling.com.

The mere thought of food can get us salivating. The sight of it artfully arranged is a feast for the eyes. •

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FORM AND FUNCTION Potter Nicola Tassie creates ceramics that are both exquisite and practical for everyday use

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NICOLA TASSIE SPENDS HER DAYS covered in clay and thinking about the relationships between form and function, art and objects. But it hasn’t always been that way, just for the past 30 years or so. Before that, she was a painter.

Tassie is a British potter who creates hand-throw n tableware and lamps for well-known U.K. clothes designer Margaret Howell. With more than 80 locations in Europe and Asia, Howell markets, in addition to clothing, exclusive lines of housewares and furniture, including a collection of Tassie’s signature ceramic jugs. The aff iliation means Tassie’s work is sold around the globe, in stores and online. •

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“I am very luckily one of a very few potters to be part of her ethos,” Tassie says of Howell, who first became known in North America as the designer behind the red corduroy jacket worn by actor Jack Nicholson in the movie The Shining in 1980.

But when she is not making pieces for Howell, Tassie is still at her wheel in her studio in East London. She works every day, but admits she never initially planned to be a ceramicist. She had studied painting at the Central School of Art and Design in London.

But her relationship with that medium was never an easy one. As she explains it, she had a “problem with content. The blank canvas was daunting.”

As she struggled, she took a casual hobbyist class in ceramics, where she discovered that, unlike the “infiniteness of a blank canvas,” pottery has limits, ones she would come to love and work within for decades to come.

“In ceramics, you had to make an object,” she explains. And that object had to be round, “as you are limited on what you can make on a wheel. I like that restriction.”

“I am very interested in this boundary – between being useful and art.”

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Now, she works only with clay. “I am completely committed to the material,” she says.

“It’s sort of beyond enjoyment now. It is me.

It’s almost an addiction. I just can’t keep away from doing it. That’s why I do it. That’s how I do it. I find metaphors in it for who I am.”

One of the attractions with ceramics that keeps her intrigued is the form of a simple jug, and what she calls its “singularity.”

“You only need one jug in a tea set or on a table. You don’t have to match it. I also like that it has a handle, that it disrupts the symmetry. A jug has a sense of generosity to it; the handle invites you to pick it up and to use it.” •

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Exploring that relationship between form and function, and how certain objects, although functional, can also be viewed as works of art has captured her imagination. This approach perhaps explains the appeal of her pieces as display items for the home, but for Tassie, it goes deeper than that. Ceramics play a part in our culture and history. She explores those relationships as she creates what she terms “conceptual pieces,” still-life sets, sculptural pieces and totems of pots, some as big as 2.5 metres high.

And as she explores, she plays with a variety of ceramic techniques, from markings, to glazes, firing temperatures and even positioning within the kiln, each having the ability to bestow a different look on a piece. As she points out, it took Wedgwood up to 500 tests to get the finish for its Jasperware just right.

But it is the notion of a functional piece being viewed as an art object that captures and intrigues her.

“I am very interested in this boundary – between being useful and art,” she says. “I like to work between both of these ideas.”

It’s a concept that is gaining traction, too.

As Tassie explains, there was a time when “you would never see ceramics in a fine art gallery. That is changing. Finally, the material is being rediscovered.”

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For her, this is just one more part of the evolution of ceramics, which has a rich and long history. “It’s one of the most ancient materials that we have.” And civilizations have been making ceramics for millennia. “It is a mirror of our culture,” she says.

Everyone uses it for sharing a meal, an act she calls “the height of community.” And everyone has dishes for special occasions and everyday use. “Having the finest bone china means you have standing,” yet everyone has “a throw-away mug” that they use every day.

“I quite like the democracy of that,” Tassie says. It could be argued that it, too, has form and function. •

Nicola Tassie’s tableware is sold through Margaret Howell shops in London, Japan, and Paris and at Maud and Mabel in London, which also sells online at www.maudandmabel.com.

Her sculptural installations and still life groups are sold through The New Craftsmen in London and online at www.thenewcraftsmen.com

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SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL‌ AND PRACTICAL

Reduced living spaces in urban areas inspire a rethinking of design methods and furnishings

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BY SUSAN SEMENAK

NIGHTSTANDS ARE OUT. So are dining tables and bedroom dressers. The condo dwellers in Montreal’s hip, downtown Griffintown are giving up free-standing, single-use furniture for built-in storage and multi-functional units. Like space-squeezed urban dwellers in Vancouver and Toronto, they are embracing a new spare, lean and multi-functional aesthetic.

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As real estate prices across Canada rise, homes are beginning to show signs of shrinking, particularly in urban areas, where the 500- to 800-square-foot condo is on the rise.

With the trend toward small-space living has come a new and increasingly innovative design aesthetic borrowed from Japan and Europe.

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William Corbeil is co-owner of Must Society, the edgy furniture and home decor concept store that the Quebec furniture chain Maison Corbeil opened just over a year ago to appeal to Griffintown’s hip, young demographic that is moving into spaces as small as 300 square feet.

“It used to be that small-space solutions had to be affordable first. It was okay if they were sort-of comfortable and okay-looking,” says Corbeil, himself a small-space inhabitant.

“But not anymore. Our customers want practical solutions that are also sharp, nice and comfortable.”

He has noticed signif icant decreases in sales of such so-called “case goods” as free-standing bedroom furniture, including nightstands and dressers. Multifunctional is the new buzzword. Beds with built-in storage are just about all that Must sells, along with wall-hung shelves and cabinets that make full use of vertical spaces, leaving precious real estate on the floor free from encumbrance. •

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Corbeil says North American furniture manufacturers have been slow to catch up with the trend toward small-space living, and even developers of these small spaces often don’t maximize the space. “High-end solutions have been available, but only now are affordable choices coming to market,” he says.

One great example is the $2,000 Sleep Chest, a Houdini-like, Canadian-made bed sold at Small Space Plus in Toronto. It folds up into a narrow credenza – an affordably priced alternative to the fold-away Murphy bed.

Sherry Doan, the manager at Small Space Plus, says double-duty furniture is still a surprise to many of the people who visit her store looking for solutions for small condos and narrow townhouses. Their jaws drop, she says, when they find multi-functional tables that eliminate the need for two pieces of furniture. “The Jonas is a height-adjustable

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coffee-to-dining table that operates on a crisscross mechanism and can also be used as a desk, console table, coffee table and dining table to accommodate between four and six people comfortably,” Doan says. “Compact sofa beds such as the Maya at 57 inches, offer compact sleeping for two with storage in the actual sofa. Our customers are amazed by the amount of reclaimed space they have.”

Expandable tables, such as the Campbell, can convert from console size to accommodate between 10 and 12 people.

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Interior designer Merike Lainevool, owner of Kodu Design, with projects in Vancouver and Seattle, Washington, says she’s been impressed with the small-space kitchen innovations coming out of Europe. At a trade show in Italy recently, she discovered smooth-surface induction cooktops that seemed to disappear into the countertop. “When not on, they do double duty as a countertop or an eating surface,” she says.

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The Europeans are also making fabulous use of vertical kitchen surfaces, she says.

Backsplashes are outfitted with hanging rails for utensils, knife magnets, paper-towel holders and other tools that would otherwise occupy counter space. Some even slide back to expose storage nooks for keeping spices and condiments. •

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Lainevool says white has taken its place as the iconic hue of the small-space home. It brightens tight spaces, illuminates dark corners and unifies the various functions that must co-exist in tight quarters. “In a small space, I am always trying to avoid the look of a patchwork quilt. I am constantly removing visual clutter,” she says. “If the eye is drawn from one thing to another, it’s just not Zen. It’s not restful – especially not in a small space.”

To maintain “calm,” she restrains herself to a limited variety of materials. For visual interest, she takes a tone-on-tone approach to prevent a busy look, and uses texture rather than colour. In a kitchen with glossy white cabinets, for example, she’ll go with white quartz or lightly veined white marble countertops. On the backsplash, she’ll use white glass mosaic tiles or marble tiles placed in a herringbone pattern for “visual texture.” •

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HERE ARE A FEW OF THE SMALL-SPACE TRENDS THAT RETAILERS AND DESIGNERS ACROSS CANADA ARE SPOTTING: • Light, reflective surfaces taking the place of natural wood tones – from kitchen cabinets to furniture finishes. At Must Society, for instance, polished frosted glass is favoured for coffee table surfaces and dining tables.

• A shift away from trendy dark greys to whites and pale neutrals, whether for sofa and armchair fabrics or paint colours.

• Making optimal use of existing storage. Merike Lainevool says savvy smallspace dwellers are getting more mileage out of the little storage space they have by retrofitting cabinets with roll-out drawers and installing rotating

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• Technological and design ideas borrowed from office design: Lainevool points to the dining room table in her previous Vancouver apartment. It was a Knoll office table that could be raised to counter height. “I didn’t have an island counter, but I could raise that table high enough to comfortably make my Christmas cookies,” she says. “Otherwise, it was my dining table.”

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A couple find a house in their chosen neighbourhood and hand it to their designer to transform PHOTOGRAPHY: GUILLERMO CASTRO // STYLING: EUGENIA TRIANDOS

Brass hardware adorns the blue island cabinets and the white cabinetry along the wall.

The brushed brass faucet at the farmhouse apron kitchen is by Delta. Cabinet maker: Danemma.

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The dual kitchen islands are finished in a rich blue tone and topped with white quartz. Oversized globe pendant lights illuminate the space.

IN 2016, Monica Sposato and her husband Shawn were looking to buy a home in Laval.

In fact, they had their eye on one particular area, a relatively new development. Monica would walk her dog there looking at the houses, imagining herself living there, with the Centris app on her phone at the ready.

Then, she found it: A two-storey home with a full basement. It was in the perfect area, except: “It was not to our liking in terms of style.” They made an offer anyway. The sellers countered. Monica and her husband responded, but this time they included a rather odd contingent.

“Our second offer was on condition that our designer has to approve it,” Monica says.

She had called one of her good friends in the interim – interior designer Eugenia Triandos.

The question she had: Could Triandos make the interior of this 10-year-old house work for them?

“The seller refused to accept the condition,” Monica admits, but they went ahead and bought the house, nonetheless. As for Triandos, she was on the project before Monica and Shawn even had the keys.

“They wanted to renovate the entire first floor and the upstairs bathroom,” says Triandos, who is also the co-owner of Hibou Design & Co., a Montreal-based boutique design studio. The focus was going to be on the kitchen – specifically, where it should be located, opening it up and eliminating the formal dining room. •

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“No one really uses a formal dining room any more,” Monica says as she outlines what she was aiming for. It was separate from the kitchen, a space she described as “very closed off and sectioned.”

Monica wanted an open area designed for entertaining. The kitchen was going to be the focus of the home. Could an Italian who loves to cook have it any other way?

“We reworked the footprint,” Triandos explains. Construction Redev Inc. went to work on the renovation, stripping the entire main floor to the studs.

“It’s not your traditional layout,” she says, describing what they ended up with. Triandos had the position of the dining room and kitchen swapped, providing more room for the latter.

As they discussed options, Triandos pitched an idea that was “a little bit out of the box:” Two islands.

“We were 100 per cent for it,” Monica says with enthusiasm. “It’s probably the number one feature of the house that we like most.

“We each have our own spots in the kitchen. We work harmoniously now.” And she is thrilled with the amount of storage space the islands provide, while eliminating the need for upper cabinets that would have limited the openness the space now has.

And the islands are great when hosting.

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The flooring wood was also used on the fireplace surround, the floating shelves above the bar, and the range hood in the kitchen. Accent colours – from the chairs to cushions and ottomans – play off the colours in the kitchen.

“It’s very current.

It’s contemporary with a hint of country.”

Once the owners were sold on the two-island concept, Triandos threw out another idea: Colour. How daring were they willing to be?

“I know Monica pretty well. She’s fun, light-hearted and I wanted to reflect that,” Triandos says.

Call it an idea that came out of the blue: a teal colour to be precise. “My husband was: ‘Yes! One hundred per cent!’ ” says Monica.

Looking back at it, she admits that Triandos did not think they would be that daring. But having now opted to be bold, she has no regrets. In fact, the compliments keep coming. “My mother-in-law now wants to do different coloured islands.”

The wood in the bedroom gives the space warmth. Wideplank engineered bleached oak covers the floor and the check in the corner. Furniture: Maison Corbeil.

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“The good thing about this project was that she had no limitations. It’s a big mix in this project,” Triandos explains, pointing to the warmth of the oak floors, the blue and white cabinetry, and the brass hardware. “It’s very current. It’s contemporary with a hint of country,” highlighting the oak trim on the range hood that matches the floor and the fireplace surround in the living room, and the farmhouse apron sink.

“It’s a super-functional kitchen.”

Upstairs, they went in a different direction, opting for a sleek contemporary look, mainly to meet Shawn’s taste.

The new bathroom features a white large-tile-porcelain floor, a free-standing soaker tub, a subway tile wall, and a black floating vanity. “It’s ultra modern,” Triandos says.

In the master bedroom, the oak f loors were repeated, but this time the wood also covered a small check in the corner of the room. “With a check in the wall, you can either ignore it or accentuate it,” Triandos says. She opted to make it a focal point to add warmth to the space.

“The end result is a lot more than what we envisioned,” Monica says. And she says that with no conditions attached. •

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JUST WHAT I WANTED! Finding the perfect holiday gift is never as difficult as it seems

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he holiday season is the best time of year to show our loved ones how much we appreciate them. Finding that perfect gift though can be daunting. Should we be practical or extravagant? Whimsical or serious? In our annual holiday gift guide, allow us to give you a sampling of some of the items that might be just right for the ones you love.

T H E OR DER OF T H E EL K A shared love of timeless and approachable design is brought to life through the collaboration of Gus* Modern and Pendleton Woolen Mills.

The Mid-century Modern-style Gus* Elk chair is upholstered in original Pendleton Woolen Mills fabric.

Available in Canada at select Gus* Modern retailers and online at www.pendleton.ca for a limited time

BA NA NAS FOR YONA NAS The Yonanas is the perfect gift for dessert lovers. This small

W I N T ER WA R M T H Made of 100 per cent Merino sheepskin, these mittens

kitchen gadget instantly converts

have a suede finish and soft

frozen fruit into soft-serve treats

interior, which is sure to keep

without any added sugar, milk or artificial ingredients. Comes with a recipe booklet.

Available at Costco www.costco.ca

your hands warm all winter long. They’re available in multicolour, black and brown. $39.99.

Available at Ricardo BH www.ricardobh.com 1-877-339-1789

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BOW L ED OV ER

PEN PA L

Black walnut bowls, made from green wood, are given a

Created from a unique blend of resins, mixed to represent palettes of oil

unique organic shape. This one-of-a-kind bowl is perfect for

paint, this limited-edition fountain pen, called Starry Night, is Visconti’s

holding fruit, nuts or just being displayed as a piece of art.

tribute to artist Vincent Van Gogh and his self-portrait that dates to 1889.

Available at Alexander Designs

$340.00

www.alexanderdesigns.us

Available at Knar www.knar.com

CAST A N EY E OV ER T H IS

F I T BI T F I T N ESS

Art and form unite in Cast, a coffee table

Get into shape in style using the Fitbit Ionic

book about casting, the ancient art of creating

PU L L U P TO T H E DOCK

watch. Packed with fitness guidance, health

objects made by pouring molten metal or other

The HoverDock is a minimalist’s dream. It

insights, music storage, apps and more, use it

materials into a mold. Authors Jen Townsend

allows you to charge your iPhone on a charging

to configure personalized workouts, track your

and Renée Zettle-Sterling look at the history

station that neatly hides wires and displays your

heart rate and listen to your favourite tunes as

of casting and its current applications in the

phone upright thanks to its strong aluminum

you go.

creation of art and functional objects.

base.

$399.95

Available at Chapters Indigo

Available on Amazon

Available at Chapters Indigo

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ROCK ON

BL ACK BEAU T Y

A collaboration between Gus* Modern and Pendleton Woolen Mills

These handmade black walnut forms are sanded to

has resulted in some funky lounge chairs in graphic jacquard patterns,

perfection and finished with a non-toxic oil to highlight

many of which are inspired by indigenous and Southwestern motifs.

the original design of each one. They are a pleasing

This GT rocker in red offers some rockin’ repose.

display item on shelves and tables.

Available in Canada at select Gus* Modern retailers and

Available at Alexander Designs

online at www.pendleton.ca for a limited time

www.alexanderdesigns.us

WAT ER PROOF A N D W I R EL ESS BET W EEN T H E SH EETS

The Ultimate Ears BOOM 2 is a 360-degree

The darkness of the winter months will surely be

wireless speaker that is compact but can really blast out those tunes. From the ski slopes to the

chased away by the warmth of the new Sardinia collection of sheets from Flâneur. Reminiscent

N ECK A N D N ECK

beach, this speaker is waterproof and connects

of pink beaches, the vibrant colours will energize

Designed to enhance the lucky neck it graces,

wirelessly to your phone or tablet via Bluetooth,

your bedroom. Bedding is also customizable

this 14kt rose gold necklace has a centerpiece

letting you stream your favourite music

with dyed-to-order duvet covers and sheets. Ships

of 0.24ct baguette cut diamonds surrounded

wherever you go.

to Canada at no extra cost.

by 1.27cts of round diamonds.

$250.24

Available at Flâneur

Available at Mark Lash

Available at Best Buy

www.hiflaneur.com

www.marklash.com

www.bestbuy.ca

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STAY FOR A DR I N K

GET I N L I N E

Trot out these shapely and elegant beer glasses from Sempli

Proving that shelving doesn’t always have to be straight, the Lines

during the party-hosting season. The set includes four crystal

bookshelf from Ligne Roset is designed by Peter Maly to add a touch of

glasses designed for sipping.

whimsy to your living room or workspace. The interior finish is white

Available on Amazon

satin lacquer, and indirect lighting may be located behind the frame.

www.amazon.ca

Available at Ligne Roset www.ligne-roset.com/ca

WA K E U P H A PPY

COLOU R F U L COI LS

The Sweet Mornings candle from The Wax Cabin Co. reminds

Add colour and sparkle to any occasion with these 18kt white

us of why brunch is so popular. With its scent of golden honey,

gold multicoloured sapphire and spinel drop earrings.

fresh milk and oats, this candle will start your day off right.

Available at Gloria Bass Design

$22.00.

1361-1 Greene Ave., Westmount

Available at Wax Cabin Candle Co.

514-933-7062

www.waxcabincandleco.com

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ST R EA M DR EA M Roku’s streaming media player puts more than 350,000 movies and TV episodes at your fingertips. Easy to use, this streamer is an Amazon choice as well as a Good Housekeeping favourite. $39.88

LOOK BOOK

Available on Amazon

Ligne Roset’s Book&Look sideboard, designed by

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Pagnon & Pelhaître, allows you to display books and other items. Various colours and finish options available.

Available at Ligne Roset www.ligne-roset.com/ca

U N DER COV ER

FOR EV ER YOU R S

Made from the wool of sheep pastured in the cool mists of Canada, these

Show your undying love with these 18kt

100 per cent wool blankets will keep you cozy and warm throughout the

white gold eternity bands encircled with

winter. Three stripes on the top and bottom and a whipstitch finish give

1.8cts of radiant cut diamonds and 1.82cts

this blanket a classic style.

of round diamonds.

$190.99

Available at Mark Lash

Available at Wayfair

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AS SI M PL E AS A H A I K U

ST U PEN DOUS ST U DS

With the Hiku shopping button you will never forget an item at the

Getting an earful takes on

grocery store again. This gadget scans barcodes and understands voice

a lovely meaning with these

commands, making it easy to create an electronic shopping list. Grocery-

beautiful 18kt white gold

shop in person or online as the Hiku syncs with your phone via an app so

earrings with 2.25cts of

you’ll always have your list on hand.

diamonds. Glamorous and

$59.70

glitzy for the party season.

Available on Amazon

Available at Mark Lash

www.amazon.ca

www.marklash.com

NO NOISE

T R EA D SOF T LY

These Plantronics BackBeat PRO headphones block out

Keep your feet cozy this winter in these luxurious sheepskin

background noise while you’re working or travelling. Listen to

moccasins. Crafted of high-quality sheepskin, the exterior has

a movie on your tablet and grab the call you’ve been waiting

a suede finish and the soles are made of sturdy rubber, which

for. Compatible with all smart devices, these headphones have

makes them ideal for a quick trip to the curb. In both men’s

a lifelike sound with up to 24 hours of battery power.

and women’s sizes. $76.99.

$213.31.

Available at Ricardo BH

Available on Amazon

www.ricardobh.com

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CH ECK M AT E The classic plaid pattern on the Buffalo check mug by Now Designs is redolent of flannel shirts and camping. Made of enamel-inspired stoneware with a contrasting rim, it will have you dreaming of hot chocolate and starry nights.

Available at PCN Maison 261 St. Jean Blvd., Pointe Claire 514-695-5110 www.pcnmaison.com

BA N DEAU BEL L E This beautiful bandeau, made of genuine sheepskin, is guaranteed to keep your ears warm on even the chilliest of days. Easily adjustable with a concealed Velcro tab, it’s perfect for long winter walks.

Available at Ricardo BH www.ricardobh.com 1-877-339-1789

SOY LOV ELY F L A PS DOW N

This natural soy-wax candle with double wick by Linneas Lights

This children’s aviator hat is made of genuine sheepskin and is

is scented with notes of bay leaf, citrus, herbs, tobacco, and cedar

free of toxic materials. A soft suede exterior and plush sheepskin

wood. Beautifully packaged using recycled materials, it enhances

interior, combined with hand-stitching and water- and stain-

a room with rich, warm fragrance.

resistance, make it a perfect gift for little ones.

Available at PCN Maison

Available at Ricardo BH

261 St. Jean Blvd., Pointe Claire

www.ricardobh.com

514-695-5110

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SA F ET Y N ET The Nest indoor security camera will add round-the-clock security to your home via live video streaming. Easy to install, this M A D A BOU T MOSS

camera continuously records so

Formulated with wild, hand-harvested Icelandic moss,

you will never miss a thing. See

antioxidant-rich essential oil of sage, and a sustainable soap

your home on your phone and

base, the Halló Sápa Moss soap is perfect for all skin types.

control the Nest from anywhere.

Available at PCN Maison

$224.98

261 St. Jean Blvd., Pointe Claire

Available at Amazon

514-695-5110

www.amazon.ca

www.pcnmaison.com

FINE FIR The Frasier Fir Joyeux Metal Reed Diffuser by Thymes adds the classic fragrance of Frasier fir to your home. Beautiful design and an uplifting scent will welcome the holidays in style.

Available at PCN Maison 261 St. Jean Blvd., Pointe Claire 514-695-5110 www.pcnmaison.com

COOL COM BOS Stacking rings in 18kt yellow and white gold and platinum are combined with rings bearing pink sapphires, rubies and diamonds. They’re a great way to add originality to any look.

Available at Gloria Bass Design 1361-1 Greene Ave., Westmount 514-933-7062 www.gloriabassdesign.com

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T hingS wOrk bE T T Er whEn T hE y F iT. which is why we adapt hospital care to a child’s needs.

Funds raised by OpĂŠration Enfant Soleil are used to acquire the latest medical equipment and to create a better healing environment for sick children. operation enfant soleil.ca

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CENTRE OF THE ACTION

This New York City hotel is for visitors who want the best amenities in the right location

THE CORNER OF 52ND STREET AND MADISON AVENUE in Midtown Manhattan: If you’re visiting New York City, this is the place you want to be. It is where the magic happens – where the glitz of present-day New York City meets the legendary how-this-place-became-the-centreof-the-universe elements of the Big Apple. Just ask David Chase.

He is the managing director of the Omni Berkshire Place, the 21-storey, four-star hotel at 52nd and Madison.

“There is not a better location to be in New York than here,” Chase says. And he says that with a straight face. The reasons for it are described with words that include “epic,” “classic” and “refined.” But the bottom line is summed up with a very important New York City factor: Location.

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A block from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, which can be seen from many rooms at the hotel; steps from “the epic shopping” experience that can be had on Fifth Avenue, just a short walk from Rockefeller Center, where, if you are going to do a little pre-Christmas shopping, you can stroll down to take in the world-famous Christmas tree and all the festive lights, or skate on the celebrated outdoor rink, the hotel is at the centre of where you want to be. It’s near Central Park and within a short walk of Times Square. •

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And the Omni Berkshire has a sense of history. Built in 1926, back when 52nd Street was the hub of New York’s burgeoning jazz scene, the Berkshire was part of the landscape.

Known as “Swing Street,” 52nd was where the nightclubs turned unknowns into stars: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker; they all got their start here. The Berkshire cut its teeth in the Prohibition years, when the neighbourhood was home to the Vanderbilts and the Cartier Mansion, where, in later years, Grace Kelly would shop just before her wedding to the prince of Monaco.

“There is a feel that this is a resident townhouse,” Chase says. With 398 rooms, including 45 suites and nine rooms with terraces – yes, a terrace in New York City – you can gaze out at the skyline all the while having a “pied-à-terre feeling.”

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Topping it off is what Chase calls “The Berkshire experience: It’s ‘let us take care of you.’ ” The Berkshire is not a glass tower with Formica finishes. “We have a beautiful marble lobby foyer, antiques, bronze, classic design,” Chase says. A little touch of old-school refinement never goes out of fashion. And that includes skilled concierges who will curate your stay.

That can make the difference between a quick visit and an authentic New York City experience, he says. In a city where everything is big, the little things are not overlooked or taken for granted at the Omni Berkshire Place.

And it is one of the reasons customers keep coming back. A large percentage of the clientele are members of the hotel’s guest loyalty program, which provides what is described as “experiential benefits,” such as a fresh pot of coffee delivered to their rooms, pressing services and free Wi-Fi. “You’re really going to get great value, a great experiential element to your stay,” Chase says. “This spot is the greatest spot you can be in New York City.” •

Omni Berkshire Place 21 E. 52nd St. (at Madison Ave.) New York City, N.Y. 1-888-444-OMNI www.omnihotels.com/hotels/new-york-berkshire

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THE STRONG AND INTENSE TYPE Trends in colour are a long way from the pale neutrals that have dominated in recent years

BY CHERYL CORNACCHIA

WHEN BEHR LAUNCHED its 2018 Colour of the Year earlier this year, the North American paint manufacturer captured the public imagination by erecting a full-sized, pop-up house in the middle of New York’s Grand Central Station. The house featured Behr’s latest palette of colours, including its signature 2018 colour called In the Moment, a sublime blue-green.

Although the house was up for only a couple of days, it was seen by thousands of commuters, many of whom undoubtedly went home with ideas for colours in their own homes.

Similar pop-up events are not in the offing for Toronto’s Union Station or for Montreal’s Central Station, but bright, bold, even brash colours are making a comeback after years of neutral tones. There were hints of this trend last year when Pantone introduced its 2017 Colour of the Year: Greenery. But this year, one paint company after another has unveiled more daring colours. The trend is moving away from off-whites, pastels and neutral greys to deeper, more vibrant colours and jewel tones.

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Benjamin Moore’s 2018 Colour of the Year: Caliente

Just as financial analysts have been able to document a coincidental correlation between the direction of skirt hemlines and stock-market heights, so too have paint companies noticed that consumer preference for bold paint colours moves in tandem with consumer confidence in the economy. In contrast to rising unemployment, which accompanied the economic downturn that began in 2008, unemployment rates today have fallen to historic lows.

And colour trends have moved accordingly, a good example of which is Benjamin Moore’s 2018 Colour of the Year, Caliente, a vibrant red infused with orange tones. “It’s confident, it’s strong, it’s warm, it’s bold; I love it,” says Sophie Bergeron, a Benjamin Moore colour expert. “We used to think of red as an accent colour. This colour can be used in a full room.”

Twenty years ago, says Bergeron, reds were pure reds and blues were pure blues, meaning

they could have an aggressive feel, and be difficult to use because they lacked undertones.

Oranges and greys warm up other colours and add depth, she says.

Red also goes well in companionship with other colours, she says. “It has been with us from prehistoric times and cave art. It has meant different things in different eras. It has been the colour of the clergy, and also of royalty. Today, it is eclectic – mid-century, modern, anything you want it to be.” •

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In fact, adds Bergeron, Benjamin Moore cited the shift to dark colours last year when it named Shadow as its 2017 Colour of the Year. “Shadow is a dark, strong, purple,” she says. “Before that, from 2012 to 2016, to be precise, we were talking about light pastels and soft colours.”

Erika Woelfel, Behr’s vice president colour and creative services, explains that neutral greys were perfect when spending habits were more conservative. It was a colour with long wall life. But those neutrals are “no longer a forecasting trend. They have acquired mass appeal and the trend is tapering off in favour of warmer neutrals in the brown, tan and sandy beige range.”

Behr’s first-ever colour of the year, called In the Moment, can be “fashion-forward, edgy” if paired with a bold orange or green; it can be calming if coupled with a soft gold, Woelfel says.

Photos courtesy of Behr

Behr’s 2018 Colour of the Year: In The Moment

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Oceanside, Sherwin Williams’s 2018 Colour of the Year, is a bold blue-green, with a hint of teal. Michael Plank, the company’s director of colour marketing, says several factors influenced the choice. One is the colour’s association with water. In recent years, Plank says, water has figured prominently in home decor - fountains and infinity pools, for instance, help evoke a calming, meditative ambience. Oceanside’s aquatic undertones are intended to tap into this trend, either on an accent wall or throughout an entire room.

The rich blue-green of Oceanside, says Plank, also pairs nicely with other colours, such as saturated reds, to create a more eclectic look. After years of consumer preference for neutral tones, Plank adds, there is growing consumer demand for “more saturated, edgy colours,” especially in such cosmopolitan settings as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

In fact, he says, this move to bolder colours may be tied to immigration and globalization trends. To be sure, the colourful Shanghai skyline at night, cathedrals of Moscow and rickshaws of Jakarta are all good examples of how other cultures value bold colours.

“There’s no science to it,” says Plank. “It just seemed the time was right” for a move to bold, something quite different from Sherwin Williams’s 2016 showcase colour Alabaster, a n of f-white, a nd the compa ny’s 2017 Colour of the Year: Poised Taupe, a grey-brown warm neutral. •

Sherwin William’s 2018 Colour of the Year: Oceanside

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Sico and PPG Paints have both made their own bold statements for 2018 by identifying shades of black as their colours of the year.

Sico calls its black Cast Iron, and PPG Paints has named its own version Black Flame. Although black is often described as the absence of colour, these companies are marketing it as the “new neutral,” suggesting that notions of neutral itself are poised to become bolder in 2018 and beyond.

“Black Flame acts like a black curtain, allowing your other decor elements to take centre stage,” says Dee Schlotter, PPG Paint’s senior colour marketing manager. “It’s a fantastic blend of black and indigo, two classic hues. The black creates the silence we crave in an information-heavy world while the indigo offers possibility and deep hopefulness.”

Black is under-appreciated as a paint colour, says Mylène Gèvry, senior marketing manager for SICO Paint in Longueuil, Quebec. Gèvry says Cast Iron pairs nicely with pinks, off-whites, brown-greys and nutmeg tones, adding depth to a room. “Dare to go darker,” she tells people. “This deep, grounding, black hue offers a respite from life’s worries.”

A respite from life’s worries …... which, after all, is what every home should offer. •

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A MOTHERHOOD ISSUE

A couple custom-build their St. Henri home to give each of their mothers an in-law suite

BY JULIE GEDEON PHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN BLAIS STYLING: TRACEY MACKENZIE

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A DELIGHTFUL WHIMSY DEFINES THE DECOR in the home owned by photographer Steph Polic and contractor Martin Leblanc in St. Henri.

“I love incorporating elements of surprise, especially if they’re done by local artists,” Steph says.

The couple’s property, near the Atwater Market, has been unique from the get-go. “We bought a building that had been abandoned for years and had a tree growing out of it,” Steph says. “We committed to restoring it but the heritage board agreed there really wasn’t anything of historical value to salvage, so we demolished it and started again from scratch.”

Working with an architect, the couple devised a plan to include a condo unit for each of their mothers within one-half of the structure’s first and second floors, while they would occupy the other half along with an entire third-storey loft.

Martin, who owns Stax Construction, took on the project, which made it easier for the couple to achieve their wish list. “High ceilings were a must,” Steph recalls. “I’m fivefoot-10 so I wanted lots of space to be able to think.”

When Steph’s mom later decided she wanted to live on the top floor because of its stunning views and outdoor space, Martin installed a kitchen and bathroom for her.

Natural light abounds on the top level where the sunken living room features a 25-by-seven-foot window expanse as its backdrop. “We could really open up the loft space without any concerns about privacy,” Steph says. “And the views of downtown Montreal, the Lachine canal, and a bit of Westmount are spectacular.” •

Large windows on the building’s third floor allow for an expansive view of the city along with a flood of natural light in the interiors.

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Back on the ground floor, the original concrete floor was polished in the main unit for an industrial chic that is kept warm with radiant floor heating. The couple also installed an additional layer of brick on each side of their unit for rustic appeal and additional soundproofing.

The lighting over the dining room table does not escape notice. The owners gave artist Bevan Ramsay, a Montreal native, a free hand to come up with something unique for their home within their budget. The result was Angels Puking Light, which Ramsay took 10 months to carve from a single piece of mahogany based on the photos of several of his New York friends.

“Martin had to reinforce the ceiling before it was installed,” Steph says. “When Bevan put it in place, we were blown away. We love it!”

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(Above) An interior layer of brick was installed on both sides of the main unit for its rustic look and extra sound-proofing. The heated polished concrete flooring adds to a sense of industrial chic.

(Opposite) The homeowners commissioned Bevan Ramsay, a Montreal native, to carve the unique fixture, called Angels Puking Light, from solid mahogany. The narrow home-built table and transparent chairs bestow a contemporary look.

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A closer inspection of two nearby paintings reveals part of the unconventional Golden Moles series by Dave Arnold. He’s better known to some Montrealers as Mr. Sign for the vintage look he’s given to various restaurant logos, such as Joe Beef and Nora Gray.

“I love that each painting features a mole,” Steph says.

She features her own untitled work above the sofa – a snap of her assistant on a recent photo shoot. •

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(Above) Strips of American walnut were carefully glued together to form the unique island countertop. (Right) The man of the house fulfilled his love’s wish for a colourful tub by taking it to a local auto body shop to be sprayed with a copper colour.

Artistry figures in other ways, too, including the kitchen island’s countertop. “A woodworker spent two weeks matching and gluing thin strips of American walnut to achieve that wonderful look for us,” Steph says.

Her penchant for bargain shopping online as well as at yard, estate and liquidation sales has led to other interesting finds, including a large nautical lantern, a taxidermied moose head and a bejewelled fake skeleton head.

If Steph doesn’t find what she wants, she or Martin makes it. She created the lighting above the island by installing mesh around fixtures intended to be outdoor sconces.

Martin sawed and hammered the dining table shortly before friends arrived for brunch.

“I wanted a colourful tub to go with the glossy black ceiling I planned for the bathroom next to the master bedroom,” Steph recalls. “So Martin actually took the tub in his truck to the auto body shop around the corner from us and had it painted a BMW copper.”

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The building is constructed to stand the test of time, according realtor Sylvie Ménard of Royal Lepage Humania, who is listing the property for sale. Steph and Martin are ready to take on another renovation challenge in the same neighbourhood. “People often associate living in Montreal’s older districts with small, dark houses but these homeowners have wonderfully transformed a limited area into a bright and open space,” Ménard says.

“And the rooftop deck is an urban oasis.”•

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A pergola shields outdoor diners from sun on the rooftop deck. The couple received the purple rattan furniture as a wedding gift from Steph’s mother, who shares her daughter’s penchant for decorative punch.

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GO PLAY OUTDOORS This Vancouver hotel enables guests to stay active and fit – with their pets – while they’re away from home

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OUR SNACKS AND WATER BOTTLES ARE PACKED and we are heading out for a guided hike. Our dog, Buddy, is having an adventure too.

We’re guests at the pet-friendly Loden Hotel in Vancouver, where wellness is the main focus. The hotel offers an outdoor exploration experience called WanderFIT, which guests can book in advance of their stay for a fully customized, guided, and private hiking or cycling tour in Vancouver’s surrounding wilderness. Guests could find themselves hiking the BCMC Trail in North Vancouver, up Grouse Mountain, with its stunning views. The 4.7-kilometre trail is frequented by locals and has many switchbacks, offering a 90-minute hike that is challenging but not overwhelming. And because it is off

the beaten tourist track, the woods are quiet even on the busiest days.

In addition to WanderFIT hikes, guests can book WanderFIT cycle tours that are also customized to suit their fitness levels. And while the masters are out exploring, their four-legged friends can be having their own adventures. Known for warmly welcoming pets, the Loden offers hikes for dogs in WanderPET, as well as dog-grooming, dog-sitting services and a mini bar for dogs, complete with biscuits and squeaky toys, as part of the Luxury Pet Experience.

The Loden is a family-owned boutique hotel with a distinctly Vancouver vibe.

There’s a yoga mat in every room, plus yoga props in the Garden Terrace rooms, which offer the perfect backdrop for daily meditation. Garden Terrace rooms have private patios that are enclosed by private gardens for an urban retreat.

Located in Coal Harbour, just steps from the waterfront, the Loden is nestled on a one-way residential street between the financial district and the quiet, leafy neighbours around English Bay. It’s a sanctuary in the city, the perfect spot from which to explore Vancouver’s natural side. But it also happens to be steps away from the shops and restaurants on Robson St. •

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Decorated in shades of rich wood and mountain greens, with smooth stone and burnished copper surfaces and contemporary furnishings, the Loden blends right into Vancouver’s natural setting. It takes its inspiration from the natural surroundings of coastal British Columbia, and prides itself on personal service with a quintessentially laidback West Coast sensibility.

It’s just the place for fitness-oriented travellers looking to maintain their active lifestyles while away from home. The Loden’s fitness studio is open 24 hours a day, and it offers complimentary Electra-Townie bicycles for exploring the city, which is renowned for its extensive 311-kilometre network of dedicated cycling lanes and its commitment to promoting physical fitness and environmental sustainability while curbing traffic congestion.

(A third of Vancouver residents already cycle or walk to work.)

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As daylight hours shorten in the autumn and winter months, the hotel makes it easy to explore Vancouver’s many hidden trails through WanderFIT After Dark, where guests explore Vancouver’s natural nightlife.

Nocturnal hikers don headlamps and take a slower-paced walk along a quiet mountain trail before sunrise or after sunset, winding their way up the mountain. The reward at the end? A jaw-dropping view of Vancouver’s twinkling skyline. •

Loden Hotel 1177 Melville St., Vancouver 1-877-225-6336 www.theloden.com

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BUILDING THE BEST

A couple combine their vocations to create a design/build company with a loyal clientele

BY JULIE GEDEON

AFTER THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE in interior design and home construction, André and Raymonde Aubry knew they wanted to do things differently when they started their own company, Raymonde Aubry Design, almost 18 years ago.

The difference is apparent to visitors when they enter the couple’s Décarie Boulevard location, which specializes in kitchen and bathroom design and construction. Rather than creating a large conventional showroom, Raymonde divided up the more than 4,000 square feet of space into 17 smaller but distinct kitchen and bathroom settings.

“You really get a sense of each space on its own and how you might want to customize it to your personal tastes,” André says. “You aren’t overwhelmed by too many options all at once.”

Constantly aware of the latest trends, Raymonde offers her clients the best in traditional and contemporary options, while keeping each client’s desired preferences top of mind.

André takes great pride in Raymonde Aubry Design being a one-stop shop. “We have the cupboards, counters, faucets, backsplashes, floors, paint and even curtain fabric to ensure that a renovation is done in total harmony,” he says. “And we take charge of the entire project to make sure it all runs smoothly.”

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Some customers begin the process then and there in the Décarie location by selecting the materials they prefer, and the Raymonde Aubry team later visits their home to determine the room’s specifications. Others set up a home visit that comes with a free estimation.

Together for 38 years, the couple knows how to play to each other’s strengths. “We’re truly a team,” André says. “Raymonde is definitely the artist while I’m the key sales contact and the one who deals with the dayto-day logistics.”

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Rather than have salespeople on the road, the couple meets with their clients directly.

“It’s the best way to find out what a homeowner really wants,” André says. “It’s also a way to ensure that no one is promised anything that we can’t deliver.”

André says that 30-plus years of experience have made it second nature for Raymonde and him to ask homeowners the key questions about their renovation goals. Every project is a distinct source of pride to the couple as a unique design and job well done.

Over the years, the Aubrys have assembled teams with skills and experience in every facet of home renovation. The craftsmanship of the cabinetmakers is called upon not only for made-to-measure kitchen cabinetry and bathroom vanities but also for home libraries, fireplace surrounds, and mantels with a timeless elegance. “More people are investing in built-in cabinetry that incorporates their large screen television and other electronics,” André says.

Earning a stellar reputation over its many years in business, Raymonde Aubry Design now derives most of its new clientele through referrals. “We actually have long-time clients who are sending their children to us to help renovate their first homes,” André says. “And some of those original clients are returning to us now that they’ve downsized from their larger homes and want to renovate a condo they’ve just purchased.” •

Raymonde Aubry Design 5469 Décarie Blvd., Montreal 514-369-7780 www.raymondedesign.com

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LESS IS SO MUCH MORE Offering clean lines and clutter-free living, the minimalist design ethos continues unabated

BY SUSAN KELLY

MINIMALISM IS HAVING A MOMENT. Arguably one of the leading design trends of 2017, it has infiltrated fashion, decor and architecture. “Less is more� is how its early proponent, legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, famously summed it up. The design approach also has its haters, such as the interior designers recently polled by Architectural Digest who put it on their list of trends they hoped would go away.

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The latter response is usually due to a perception that minimalism is Spartan and sterile, says designer Johnson Chou, principal at Johnson Chou Inc. in Toronto. “There is good and bad minimalism; it goes wrong when it is austere for austerity’s sake. It becomes mute,” he says.

Good minimalism, on the other hand, he finds, can speak volumes. It involves looking at the form of a room, and the light and shadow in it, then introducing restrained gestures.

It is architecture reduced to its essence.

The Minimalist movement started in the 20th century, embracing not only architecture, but also other art and design fields.

Minimal architecture had a heyday in the early 1960s in the United States. Chou has

been developing his own minimalist design style since architecture school, when he was very much the odd man out. Like the early Minimalists, the former art gallery owner’s aesthetic sense leans toward the abstract. His work is influenced by the Surrealists, and so is about archetypes and evoking ideas.

And the approach may be hotwired in his Asian-Canadian DNA, he says, as minimalism has roots in the Far East. Chou takes inspiration from classical Chinese scholars’ gardens, which incorporate the notion of abstraction and telling stories. They’re designed to recount perhaps a mythical tale or a history of the families who own them. The garden unfolds symbolically in many ways, most notably through the arrangement of objects

that serve as metaphors. A rock might evoke the idea of a dragon or waves on the sea. So even with very few objects, each is carefully chosen and operates at a subconscious level.

How does that translate into real-life design? Chou once designed a condo interior around a well-traveled client’s three favourite destinations. The foyer is filled with expanses of hand-rubbed ebony, a hallmark of historic Parisian homes. Natural stone elements subtly evoke Himalayan hiking trails, and fire and water elements recall the boutique hotels of Southeast Asia. “So minimalism for me is about spaces that have stories to tell,” Chou says. “And that are also about beauty and simplicity, tranquility and enchantment.” •

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Montreal interior designer Kelli Richard’s love of simplistic spaces also has an Asian connection. As a teenage fashion model, she worked for two years in Japan, which many consider minimalism’s country of origin. The experience had a profound effect on her design approach. “I discovered both the design and philosophy, and how they can bring a sense of peace into a home,” she says.

Today, minimalism has become a popular lifestyle. Millennials are moving into tiny houses and people everywhere still follow the gospel of Japanese organization guru Marie Kondo’s bestselling The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. But can we keep it up after the hoopla dies down? Richards admits that

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living with such a pared-down decor can pose a problem for even the most clutter-conscious.

In a purely minimalist space, every object strikes the eye. So carelessly tossing some mail and a set of keys on the kitchen counter can create an eyesore.

Fortunately, minimalist architecture has both posed the problem and provided the ideal solution: built-in storage. Not only walkin closets, but entire walls with concealed cupboards in which to stash stuff. The designer experienced this miracle firsthand when she moved into a 1,700-square-foot condo/loft near Place des Arts in Montreal. The architect had incorporated copious storage space, all hidden behind banks of seamless cabinetry.

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“There are no handles, I can just walk by it, touch a panel, and it opens,” Richards says. “I have more stuff than most people who live in single family houses; however, no one can see it but me.”

All-out minimalism works best in new contemporary homes, she finds. Montreal’s many historic homes, for instance, are graced with classic facades. If the interior is transformed to a highly contemporary style, it will look out of synch with the exterior.

The solution can be as simple as keeping some existing classic moldings inside. “That way, we respect the architecture of the house,” Richards says. •

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Dario Drinovac, co-owner of the Vancouver design firm ROOM8, also says that elements of other styles can add spice to a minimalist interior. “It will be more interesting and have more soul when they are added,� he says. He sees the main virtue of minimalism in its ability to strip away extraneous elements, so an interior becomes a blank canvas. Doing so allows for greater creativity in furnishing the space.

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Original features, such as moldings, a staircase or ceiling angle stand out more when nothing competes with them. And so does anything that is added: a distinctive sofa, ottoman or f loor lamp, for example.

Each element becomes a work of art, because nothing on the walls or floors competes with it. But if new elements are too minimalistic, the overall look will become bland and boring. To add more design interest and elegance, Drinovac says he prefers to see furniture with classic or modernist style. Or pieces that are both minimal and eclectic, such as those by iconic Italian designer Paola Navone.

Where pure minimalist interior design works best, Drinovac says, is in the kitchen.

The latest materials make ultra-thin profile counters possible. On top, there may be a flush-mount convection cooktop that blends seamlessly into the surface. All appliances, even ovens and range hoods, can be concealed. Plus, new technology makes it possible to incorporate doors that run up to 10 feet tall in a design. “When they extend floor to ceiling, to the eye, horizontal lines are virtually eliminated,” he says. “We’re actually doing away with one dimension—how minimalist is that?” •

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NAUTICAL AND NICE A designer puts her stamp on a model condo unit in the EvoloS development

BY CHERYL CORNACCHIA

NUNS’ ISLAND HAS LONG ATTRACTED time-conscious professionals who enjoy its proximity to the city and the low-maintenance homeownership afforded by condo living. But come the weekend, many of those same city dwellers have headed to second homes outside the city in order to relax. A new multi-tower, townhouse and low-rise development on Nuns’ Island’s northern tip is stemming that trend with its siren call: “The River is Calling you Home.”

And there is no better place to hear that call but in one of six show units in EvoloS, a 24-storey condo tower in the broader realestate development known as Pointe-Nord.

The project’s developer, Proment Corp., handed over the six units to Montreal designers and asked that they create unique home designs that would show prospective buyers how the building’s 194 units could be transformed into vibrant spaces for various ages and backgrounds. •

Wall-to-ceiling windows provide spectacular views of the St. Lawrence River and the South Shore. The three-dimensional custom ceiling opens up the main living area.

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New England-style cabinetry makes for a seamless transition to the main living space. A similar style is used on cabinets in the main room.

A balcony off the master bedroom offers a private getaway to the river.

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The 975-square-foot, nautical-themed model corner unit with south and east water views looks out at the Victoria Bridge. It was designed by Anne-Marie Jean of Bromont-based Pair Design. “I wanted to create a relaxed living space with a New England feel. Somewhere you could cocoon,” says Jean. “I have lived in a California-style house with all white walls; it’s not very warm and it can be lonely.

I wanted to warm it up.”

The space is sophisticated and works as either a main residence or a cozy pied à terre.

Jean used contemporary furnishings in muted tones (taupes, corals and greys); accent wallpaper (with a feather motif); lots of cushions and throws; occasional tables, shelving and light fixtures in an eclectic mix of woods and metals; New England kitchen cabinetry; a three-dimensional dropped ceiling; and several well-chosen pieces of art, including a driftwood sculpture above the bed in the master bedroom and a couple of happy-looking herons taking in the view from a shelf in the main living space.

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In addition to Jean’s bright and airy nautical-themed show model, another designer came up with a condo-boutique-hotel-themed unit while still another created a Scandinavian-inspired living space for millennials using affordable contemporary furnishings from Maison Corbeil’s new Must line. “We were excited to see the diversity of designs and lifestyle created by our team of designers,” says Denise Dion, marketing coordinator for Proment Corp.

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The six show models have been a must-see for visitors to EvoloS, which is now completed and sold out. In the EvoloX building, with its 282 condo units, only 10 are left for sale, says Dion.

Proment Corp. is now planning another project: MYX condos. It will be a six-storey, mixed-use building with businesses on the ground floor, offices on the second storey and condos on the remaining floors. It will also feature an infinity rooftop pool, an urban chalet and a gym. Sales will begin next spring. •

Wallpaper with a feather motif lends a light, breezy air to the room. The pattern is repeated in the front hall.

EvoloS 101 rue de la Rotonde, #1407, Nuns’ Island 514-437-0268 www.evolos.ca

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BUYERS’ GUIDE MONTREAL TRENDS 2017 FORM AND FUNCTION Ceramicist Nicola Tassie Maud and Mabel www.maudandmabel.com The New Craftsmen www.thenewcraftsmen.com GO PLAY OUTDOORS Loden Hotel www.theloden.com 1-877-225-6336 A FAIRYTALE DESTINATION Oheka Castle Hotel & Estate www.oheka.com 631-659-1400 CENTRE OF THE ACTION Omni Berkshire Place www.omnihotels.com/hotels/ new-york-berkshire 1-888-444-OMNI KEEPING IT REAL Joga House www.jogahouse.com 416-901-5642 THE STRONG AND INTENSE TYPE Sherwin Williams www.sherwin-williams.ca Behr www.behr.com

Benjamin Moore www.benjaminmoore.com PPG Paints www.ppgpaints.com Sico www.sico.ca

Small Space Plus www.smallspaceplus.com 416-760-7632 Must Society www.mustmaison.com

EAT THE ART Ida Skivenes www.idafrosk.com

ON THE WALL Mural Unique www.muralunique.com 514-339-9479 1-888-616-7477

Tomomi Maruo www.youtube.com @Obento4kids

Village Paint and Wallpaper 416-231-2831

Anna Keville Joyce www.akjfoodstyling.com

Örling & Wu www.orlingandwu.com/collections/ wallpaper 604-568-6718 778-379-6961

LESS IS SO MUCH MORE Johnson Chou Inc. www.johnsonchou.com 416-703-6777 Kelli Richards Designs Inc. www.kellirichardsdesigns.com 514-577-7837 ROOM8 www.room8.ca 604-734-1323 SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL ….

AND PRACTICAL Kodu Design www.kodudesign.ca 604-657-4353

NAUTICAL AND NICE EvoloS www.evolos.ca 514-437-0268 THE PERFECT DESIGN Hibou Design & Co www.hiboudesignco.com 514-574-0015 Construction Redev Inc. 514-360-3460 A MOTHERHOOD ISSUE Sylvie Ménard, Real Estate Broker www.sylviemenard.com 514-827-6200 Stax Construction www.staxconstruction.com 514-299-9959

REDEFINING THE NUNS’ ISLAND LANDSCAPE Symphonia Pop www.symphoniapop.com 514-767-4555 BUILDING THE BEST Raymonde Aubry Design www.raymondedesign.com 514-369-7780 DREAM ON La Shed Architecture www.lashedarchitecture.com 514-277-6897

IN OUR NEXT ISSUE

It’s time to dust off the winter boots and pull the overcoats out of storage. Winter is on its way. And what a great time to cocoon indoors. The Winter issue of Montreal Home will take you into some cozy interiors that will inspire you to warm up your own home.

We’ll also show you some great warm destinations for a getaway just in case you want to experience some warmth outdoors, too, this winter. Don’t miss it.

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