I can’t find Jack Diamond’s house. Back and forth, the car inches along the snow-lined avenue, my eyes scanning for the address, or anything to distinguish the home of the renowned architect. An unruly imagination had built-up preconceptions of a standout facade that only the mind of a veteran building designer could conjure. Something remarkable. …
In an otherwise ordinary downtown Toronto office tower, the Hal Jackman Foundation’s 10th-floor University Avenue suite reaches a level of unlikely wonderment. A museum-like foyer where Persian rugs kiss chevron floors and landscape masterpieces coat the walls is just a prelude to the erstwhile lieutenant-governor of Ontario’s penchant for the arts. The former chairman of …
1. Pebble Beach Monterey Peninsula, California Pebble Beach Golf Links is easily a frontrunner for top spot on any avid golfer’s bucket list. Between crashing waves and cliffside holes, this par 72 pulsates with personality. “It’s pretty hard to beat the scenery there,” says Canadian golf course designer Doug Carrick of Pebble Beach’s unmatched majesty. …
Robert Burke hasn’t forgotten the day Fotini Copeland walked into his NYC consulting firm. The former senior vice-president of fashion and PR for Bergdorf Goodman met the Greek-Canadian designer in 2010 when she sought his industry expertise on launching her eponymous label. “She was unique,” says the chairman and CEO of Robert Burke Associates, whose …
The 26th annual Crystal Ball welcomed over 1,200 guests at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The black-tie gala wowed supporters with entertainment, dinner, auctions and famous faces. As attendees celebrated the children of Reach for the Rainbow, the 2012 Crystal Ball raised $1 million for the non-profit organization, which helps to integrate children with disabilities …
The hardwood stairs squeak ever so softly as Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden soar up to the bedroom of their rustic industrial Leslieville home. The National Ballet of Canada’s principal pair leap into their king-sized bed, lift the down-filled covers up to their eyes and let out a muffled laugh. Unflinchingly open to this cheeky …
Sixty years ago, when Chevrolet first introduced the Corvette to the world, it was as a happy-go-lucky roadster touted for its “fun” design and as a “joy” to drive. It was a car for “Mr. and Mrs. America,” built for the open road, handling “like an angel,” extolled NBC’s Today host Dave Garroway in a …
Coming to Toronto from a war-torn Lebanon where my family owned a supper club, my first job was at McDonalds. It was there that I learned the importance of teamwork and consistency. As I matured, my disposition for all things design started to seep its way into all I undertook. I like to make things …
With fashion designers as moms, it’s no wonder that celebrity kids such as Kingston Rossdale, Skyler Berman, Suri Cruise and Harper Beckham are seen in today’s top fashions. “It is too much fun. It is like dressing a live doll,” Rachel Zoe said of dressing her one-year-old son Skyler with husband Rodger Berman. “He has no opinion. Every minute I have to buy …
1 With two spacious cockpit layouts available, the Sessa C44 is ideal for high-seas hosting. One option features two couches designed to accommodate up to 12 guests, the second, a 2.3-metre tender garage with launch roller and winch covered by a bathing deck. With two double beds, a wood and leather-finished lounge and sizable rear …
