21 May 2015

The Art of Living – Freed Developments

Thick, round, black sunglasses dominate the giant, stoical face of Karl Lagerfeld that’s crowding the enormous screen on the back wall of the Art Shoppe Lofts + Condos sales centre. Just a few days prior this spacious, all-white room, decorated...
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17 Dec 2014

The Urban Townhome Collection

Pemberton Group’s latest masterpiece melds art with culture and luxury with modernism, giving Toronto’s residential market a much-needed boost of creativity It seems that every few weeks there’s a new builder making promises to erect Toronto’s “Next Big Thing.” But...
By Amanda Storey
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18 Sep 2014

Jean-Christophe Bédos – Birks and The Bees

The image of a company head trudging to work through banks of snow and sub-zero temperatures is something I never imagined until sitting next to Jean-Christophe Bédos in a suite at the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto. A few minutes ago, the...
By Simona Panetta-Kerr
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04 Jul 2014

Glamorous and Green – Husk

Within moments of entering Husk, a quaint shop on Scollard Street in Toronto, my preconceived perception on all things green is crushed. Green, holistic, organic, natural, eco-friendly — these are words that are thrown around all too often and that...
By Nolan Bryant
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27 Jun 2014

Life Cranked Up: Tessanne Chin

A sure way to make Tessanne Chin laugh is to “sing” one of her favourite karaoke songs: “Black Velvet.” “Yes! You know it!” she exclaims as I butcher the chorus of the Billboard No. 1 hit that netted Canadian Alannah...
By Michael Hill
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24 Mar 2014

The Naturelle – Michael Bonacini

One word almost dashed Michael Bonacini’s shot at national television stardom: “delayed.” In early July 2013, the chef-turned-restaurateur was in Calgary on business regarding a new venture with Hudson’s Bay. It was the night before his audition for a judge...
By Michael Hill
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