1. Tell us a bit about yourself, and how you became an artist and a florist. I grew up on Madeira Island, Portugal, and moved to Canada in 1989 with my family. I fell into the flower industry by accident, helping a flower shop with cleaning stock and any daily tasks that were needed. I …
A family home located in the middle of an urban oasis, such as Toronto’s well-known Lawrence Park neighbourhood, requires a design that not only complements its surrounding of traditional homes, but also maintains a distinctive contemporary style that sets it apart with confidence. Most importantly, its interior design should take advantage of the lush greenery …
Is it possible to reopen the world’s economy after the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic? Is the world even ready to reopen economies? Every country seems to have its own playbook in terms of reopening businesses, and some of the plans may end up playing Russian roulette with people’s lives. American President Donald Trump …
Through the course of this coronavirus pandemic, the world has seen so many images representative of this unprecedented time. Some, like a mother and daughter sleeping arm-in-arm while each wearing their own face mask, are heartwarming. Others, like a daughter putting her hand up against the glass of a long-term care home to stare into …
There is no better way to enjoy self-isolation than for you to do a theme night at home and use your imagination to take you to Europe. With the world feeling smaller than ever, Europe feels like our neighbour, and now is the time to support our neighbourhood. Seeing as how it’s currently impossible to …
Hello, Dolce, this is Vaida. I’m writing to you from London, U.K. Even though the U.K. officially went on top lockdown on March 23, I started isolating myself more than three weeks ago. The first days of social distancing were quite challenging. I am quite an active person, who will always think of a reason …
How Reinhardt Kenneth, a fashion photographer of Asian (Chinese-Indonesian) descent, discovered by the late Franca Sozzani of Vogue Italia - felt the absolute need to speak up while Asians all over the world are being discriminated against and blamed over a global pandemic. Tell us why you deemed it important to work on this project? When …
With non-essential businesses now shut down and people practicing social distancing, we find ourselves looking to governments and community leaders to help navigate us through this challenging time. But when it comes to doing that, how well are these leaders doing? Here, Laura Levin discusses the performances of political figures in the current pandemic, and …
Lee Iacocca’s Bel Air mansion listing a rare ownership opportunity during turbulent times. It may seem odd to be speaking of luxury real estate during a pandemic, but in many ways, luxury real estate may become one of those industry segments seen as a “canary in the coal mine,” indicating the depth and length of …
One of the many results of physical distancing and self-quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic has been how we are suddenly realizing and remembering the beauty of the little things we are now missing — the freedom of human interaction: the pleasure we receive from stopping to chat with a neighbour, having a casual catch-up coffee …
