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We’re currently swooning over the curvy, button-tufted Retro sofa ($1,399) from the Vancouver-based Bryght, inspired by mid-century designs but outfitted in a duo of decidedly modern grey tones. Bryght, online, bryght.com
Play It Loud We prefer a portable sound system that doesn’t cramp our style, and the B&O Play A2 ($450), which encases powerful Bluetooth speakers in a sturdy black, green or grey case with a chic leather strap, looks as good as it sounds. (Bonus: the battery lasts up to 24 hours.) Commercial Electronics, Vancouver, commercialelectronics.ca
Diary The coolest events
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Design Matters Lecture Series May 6
Jacek Chocolate Tasting May 9
Top of the Hops Grapes and Grains May 21–23
Catch Ma Yansong of the L.A.- and Beijing-based MAD Architects expounding on his firm’s futuristic design philosophy as part of the University of Calgary’s annual lecture series on design in contemporary culture. ucalgary.ca
Educate your palate (and treat your sweet tooth) by tastetesting chocolate from around the globe—and artisanal truffles made right in the shop, too (think lemon, lavender and thyme, or hazelnut, coconut and praline). jacekchocolate.com
The annual fivecourse Winemakers’ Dinner event is an in-depth look at one vineyard, but the festival serves up over 200 different samples—beers, spirits and wines galore—if you’re not ready to commit. topofthehops.ca