Archive for February, 2007
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Sneak Peek in Style: Interior Design Show 2007
Last night champagne flowed and painted-white cirque-robats glowed while media types mingled in an interior design fantasy world at the preview for the Interior Design Show 2007. I was fortunate to gain entry into the magical kingdom for a sneak peek at the fanciful design in store for us this year.
As expected, the usual design [...]
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Bookhou Design’s Book Smart Style
Among the other exhibitors at this weekend’s Interior Design Show is a smart Toronto upstart called Bookhou Designs. The two partners, Arounna Khounnoraj who focuses on textile and sculpture and John Booth who designs furniture, marry their talent to create beautiful handmade products for your home that seem so obviously Canadian in their adorable and [...]
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Toronto Tower On the Rise
There’s nothing too exciting about Toronto’s Yonge and Bloor intersection even though it’s known as the busiest crossing in the city, connecting our east-west Bloor corridor with Yonge, the longest street in the world. That could soon change.
Developers, who have long considered building up the southeast corner, are finally pushing forward with their plans [...]
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Fully Loaded at the Auto Show
Last year my friend, actor and indie filmmaker Brett Reason, shot and cut a short video which followed four car junkies (including himself) getting wasted and heading to the auto show. Their goal? See how long they could sit in the Mercedes S550 before someone kicked them out. After he showed me [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Film, Fun, environment, media, partying by sookie
Monday, February 19th, 2007
Stylegarage Lights it Up
Well before the condo signs started popping up on Queen West, modern furniture boutique stylegarage had made its mark on the artsy neighbourhood. From its wrap-around windows lined with eye-catching lighting, the shop, on a quiet corner of Shaw, exudes muted and sleek sophistication. It was enough to draw me in. I’d [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Design, West Queen West, interior design, shopping by sookie
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Vice Guide to Travel Makes Toronto Pitstop
The journey starts in the Toronto office of Vice, in Parkdale, where Derrick Beckles is doing an impression of God creating woman (read boobs). It’s the intro to Beckles’ piece on Paraguay for the Vice Guide to Travel, out on DVD. Sitting with him is Johnny Knoxville to whom he reveals he’s heading to Nueva [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Parkdale, Toronto, journalism, media, travel by sookie
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Happy Valentine’s Day Toronto!
It’s gonna be a wet and chilly day out there Toronto. Try and make it special by doing something a little extra for yourself or your love(d ones) for Valentine’s.
Here are a few ideas, 416style:
Make your teeth sparkle.
Buy a bouquet of kumquats in Kensington Market.
Check out the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Adventure, Kensington, Toronto, love by sookie
Friday, February 9th, 2007
Get Outside
Last winter my Mags gave out on me, leaving a hole in my shoe between sole and leather. I’d had them for a few seasons and had put them to good use in the city slush. The sole is a good two inches up from the ground all the way around and made [...]
