They describe themselves as “wood romantics.” Joe Gelinas and Sandra Carr both completed the Fine Furniture Program at Camosun College but didn’t meet until later, when they started showing their work together. And it was a match! Since 2002, they have joined their business and their lives in Gelinas Carr Furniture, making intricately and exquisitely crafted furniture at their Cowichan Valley home and shop. The romance carries over into their stunning work: they make many of their pieces — tables, chairs, unfitted cabinets, lamps — together. gelinascarr.com
EDWARD MCCREA
Right: Asymmetric sideboard in Cherry Walnut. Below: Media cabinet/credenza with sliding doors in Yellow Cedar and Douglas Fir.
EDWARD MCCREA
Perfect function, exquisite form
Original, eclectic, and handcrafted Chilean-born furniture designer and maker Cristian Arostegui combines his background in architecture with his love of fine design and beliefs in sustainability to create his one-of-akind pieces. Using a blend of materials, such as wood, metal, concrete, glass, and resin, in in an array of colours and textures, his work is contemporary, functional, and eclectic, yet finely crafted and alluringly beautiful. If you want to see exactly what your dream piece will look like, he can make you a 3D rendering, an important part of his process. arosteguistudio.com
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