Modern Interior Design and Furniture

Light, translucence and verticality are the themes sounded by Bortolotto Design Architect’s renovation of a three-storey Victorian row house. The gloomy, boxy rooms in the house’s “before” state have made way for a clean, minimalist open concept, modulated with shifting, shoji screen-like panels.

Photography connoisseurs will recognize the names Annie Leibovitz, Ellen Von Unwerth, Pamela Hanson, Peggy Sirot and Tierney Gearon. They are among the international female photographers featured in Beyond Compare, a travelling photography exhibition sponsored by Dove (part of the Unilever soap-and-cosmetics conglomerate) as a fund-raiser for the National Eating Disorders Information Centre. The show has [...]

“Funky,” may be an overused word, but it springs to mind when describing 3rd Uncle Design’s renovation of the Drake Hotel. The 110-year-old, formerly down-at-the-heels hostelry along the nether reaches of Queen Street West, has emerged as a hip, happening cultural hub. 3rd Uncle preserved the building’s historic fabric along with much of its weathered [...]

For the advertising agency Grip Limited, Johnson Chou wanted to create an informal, blank slate for Grip’s own creative process. He strove to convey an impression of industriousness while avoiding the trendy industrial-loft aesthetic. His palette of common industrial materials enhances the sense of informality.

Lux Spa, a manicure and pedicure bar, occupies 800 square feet in Toronto’s tony Yorkville district. The focal point is the long, white, communal manicure table visible from the street. In the pedicure area, built into the long sidewall, a stretched-out, white, biscuit-tufted banquette lends a wry, sophisticated, retro touch.