Designer Happy Hour at the BEHOLDER Pop-up

Designer Happy Hour at the BEHOLDER Pop-up

We kicked off the season of holiday parties with our final Designer Happy Hour event of the year. December 3rd we filled Chinatown’s This Open Space for the BEHOLDER Pop-up shop, hosted by Artist, Dana Mooney & Kelsey Adair of Bare Knitware. Other local...
Designer Desk: Vick & James of VanAir Designs

Designer Desk: Vick & James of VanAir Designs

As you may recall, we did a couple of features on Prototype, a design competition at this year’s IDSwest show featuring new locally-designed products for the home (read Behind the Scenes at Prototype and the Winners of Prototype). The winner of this juried...
Designer Happy Hour at Portside Pub

Designer Happy Hour at Portside Pub

It was a dark and stormy night but we were too warm and cozy at Gastown’s Portside Pub to notice. I, for one, was very happy grab a few pints and chow down on nachos with the Designer Happy Hour gang while the rain came down outside. Thanks to Max and the...
I’ve been nominated in the 2014 Notable Awards!

I’ve been nominated in the 2014 Notable Awards!

I’ve got a mystery to solve folks! The people at Notable.ca called to tell me that someone anonymously nominated me for the 2014 Vancouver Notable Awards, recognizing young professionals who are dedicated to the community. I gave them some info about my...
Designer Desk: Lighting Designer Matthew McCormick

Designer Desk: Lighting Designer Matthew McCormick

I was in the Bottega Lounge at IDS west, sipping on a glass of bubbly and admiring the gorgeous light fixture suspended above, made up of perfectly illuminated circles floating up towards the ceiling. On the table to my right; a card from Matthew McCormick Design Inc....