Continuing our house tour of this eclectic home… (If you’ve missed it, start with part 1 and read it HERE) COLOUR Early-century modernists were purists that looked at interiors and architecture in a sculptural and straightforward way. Colour, artifacts and the interest in chinoiserie punctuated this aesthetic. Similarly, here, colour was applied in rich tones,…
Category: CULTURE
Homes these days are less about norm and more about culture, part 2
Continuing our house tour on the main floor… (If you’ve missed part 1, read it HERE) MAIN FLOOR The living room and dining room are pulled together by a three-sided fireplace that articulates them without disrupting the flow of the space. The dining room sports a beautifully detailed bar with a backlit natural stone backdrop…
Homes these days are less about norm and more about culture, part 1
When myriads of cultures mix, borrow and evolve together within Toronto’s small geographic footprint, their aesthetic preferences intersect and build homes that exude a rich cosmopolitanism, proud of being different. This is such a home. A home where the owners love the contemporary design and wanted to keep most of their existing furniture and artifact…
Chores and the marvel of working all day with the single goal of seeing no change
We all want our homes adequately contained, but it all comes down to one thing: how much time of your life should really be assigned to doing the same things over and over again? Think about it: in a world that is all about progress, where all we care about is evolving change, the goal…
The cult of wine – introduction to a fulfilling lifepath and what could come with it
My letter to the wine traveler in you.. Dear fellow wine lover, searcher of all things exquisite in life, Wine travel can teach you a lot about how to live well while welcoming you into a cult-like no other. It sets you up for experiences that move imagination and fuel creativity in a way that…
What is the meaning of INDIVIDUAL in different cultures and how it shapes our understanding of HOME
Written in honour of World Culture Day, 21st of May 2021 The two extreme positions one can take as an individual in society are controversial. Culturally speaking, individualism is often set apart and opposite to communitarian beliefs. From an ethical and moral point of view, the question of the community over the individual is laden…
A newly found nostalgia of travel
As if we did not have enough nostalgia in the world, now we’ve been exposed to more, through deprivation. Nothing like something being taken away, making us want it more. As we now move to a new year of school and gear toward the shorter days of winter, most of us carry a sense of…
Ephemeral spaces of missed spectacle
The streets of Toronto finally, flourish in a delayed bloom of late summer, and the city becomes a festival itself. Terraces, flowers and music are back and scents of culinary delights haggle for your attention everywhere.
Best city stroll food – pancakes delight
It is almost impossible not to get hungry when walking and it is not because of the exercise. Getting hungry while exploring on foot is a progressive experience that starts with scents of delicious food that make their way out of corner cafes and restaurants.
Beach Christmas morning in Melbourne
If you are part of the Florida-goers North Americans and based on that, you think you know how Christmas is in all hot places you are mistaken. With all the heat and beautiful waters, these trips do not prepare you for what one finds in the land down under.
5 projects by Herzog and deMeuron Architekten
Re-sharing some of my thoughts on one of my favourite architecture firms
Remembering Summer
This was just such a nice soft summer day… the ROM echoed with the sound of the street band weaving happy tunes in the warm summer air.