Turns out, he likes wood panelling too, if this 2012 story about his Evoke-designed Whistler townhouse is any indication.

Credit: Janis Nicolay

Captain Canuck's chalet features an E-15 dining table ringed with 10 poppy Eames chairs, whose wood dowel legs play off the stairwell's white-oak walls.

Credit: Janis Nicolay

Credit: Janis Nicolay

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