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The new Canadiana (with no maple leaf in sight)

totemmugs1The Drake General Store can barely keep its Hudson’s Bay blankets and
Mountie-themed cocktail napkins in stock. And these stackable porcelain
cups? Store co-director Carlo Colacci had to call up Toronto designer Rob Southcott, a recent OCAD grad, for more.

“In the past year, there’s been a stronger sense of pride in being Canadian,” says Colacci. “It’s kind of trendy.”

$82 for a set of four. The Drake General Store, 1144 Queen St. W., 416-531-5042, ext. 101, thedrakehotel.ca.

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by Alanna Davey and Kate Allen July 17, 2009 at 9:10 am

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