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Weddings 2012: the city’s top florists deliver their most rhapsodic centrepieces and bouquets
Design Scout: 14 outdoor furniture finds in the King Street East design area
Summer is in full swing and so is the annual urge to relish every possible outdoor moment before Labour Day. Garden decor has become big business in Toronto, with people rushing to splurge on everything from full outdoor rooms to portable accessories that can be enjoyed year-round.
For this chapter of Design Scout, we visited three major outdoor furniture design shops in the King Street East neighbourhood: Andrew Richards Designs, Jardin de Ville and Fresh Home and Garden. Check out some of our finds, because we think it might be time to do more than just pot a plant and put out some paper lanterns. See our 14 picks after the jump.
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Weddings Week 2011: our top 8 picks for must-have floral centrepieces
Stunning centrepieces—from soft and simple to bold and brave—that will take your table settings to the next level
For more information on how to make a wedding perfect, see our Weddings Week 2011 coverage
Best in show: 11 amazing items from the Interior Design Show
Liana Chair by Patty Johnson at Liana Cane (All images: Stephanie Saunders)
As any good designophile knows, Toronto was host to the annual Interior Design Show this past weekend. The show’s offerings ranged from humdrum soaker tubs to avant-garde lighting installations. No easily discernable trends overwhelmed the experience this year, but there were certainly some bright lights that stood out from the rest. Below, our eleven picks for the best of IDS 2011.
Ten artists first-time buyers should invest in now
For this edition of Design Scout, we toured the recent 2010 Art Toronto fair with Anya Shor and Manny Neubaucher, otherwise known as the Art Stylists, an art-consulting duo who work with private clients and such Toronto hot spots as Böhmer and Brassaii to place art into the perfect setting. Shor and Neubacher are always on the hunt for up-and-coming talent, so we asked them to show us 10 Canadian artists for new collectors to invest in now. The following slide show includes pieces that would complement many design schemes, all priced at $9,000 or less.
A photographic tour of new it spot, the Thompson Hotel
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Today we’re launching Design Scout, a series of photographic tours through stunning Toronto spaces. Our first is a look at the newly opened Thompson Hotel, the first international venture by the luxury hotel chain behind the famous 60 Thompson in New York and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. And though the Thompson feels like a Manhattan hotel, it has constant reminders of its Toronto locale: a huge lobby mural depicts our sky-line while the roof-top lounge showcases killer views of the cityscape. Take a look in our slide show >>
