Homes Inside a Minimalist “Japandi” Retreat in the Kootenays A vacation getaway designed by Covet Interiors becomes home for a travel-loving couple.
Entertaining How Vancouver’s Amélie Nguyen of Anh and Chi Hosts Lunar New Year at Home Three easy hosting tips for a warm Lunar New Year.
Recipes A Lunar New Year 2026 Feast Menu From Anh and Chi’s Nguyen Family The recipients of numerous Michelin accolades and Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, the Nguyen family are practically royalty within Vancouver’s culinary scene—and they also know how to throw a really great Lunar New Year party.
Bathrooms Bathroom Design Tip #4: Illuminate Small Spaces With Big Lighting Designer Peter Wilds leans into nine-foot ceilings with vertical patterns, an extra-long mirror and big, functional lighting, proving drama and practicality can share a sink.
British Columbia A Wellness Getaway in Squamish Valley: Off-Grid Yurts, Sauna Cycles and River Calm Finding calm and healing in B.C.’s Squamish Valley.
Kitchens Kitchen Design Tip #1: A Plumbed-In Kitchen Island Isn’t the Only Functional Prep Table Designer Kyla Bidgood keeps a 1920s-inspired Oak Bay kitchen functional with a freestanding worktable that feels true to the home.
Commercial Design Design Crush: A French Brasserie in Whistler with Eclectic, Antique Charm (and a Mural on the Ceiling) The B.C mountain town’s latest French-inspired eatery, Lorette Brasserie, from Jay and James Paré was envisioned by restaurant design stalwart King Design Group.
Small Spaces This Nanaimo Micro-Hotel Proves Smart Millwork Beats Square Footage The Selby Micro Hotel suite—from designer Alana Dick of Ivory Design Co.—packs a living room, kitchen, bedroom, washroom and even a washer and dryer into 380 square feet.
Events “The Space Architect” Explores How One Space Engineer’s Ideas Could Transform Design on Earth 12 films about design are screening at the Architecture and Design Film Festival Vancouver from November 5 to 9, including Beck Carpenter’s “The Space Architect.”
Commercial Design A Look Inside the New Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum at SFU’s Burnaby Campus Hariri Pontarini Architects pays homage to Arthur Erickson's signature in a new Simon Fraser University campus build.
Designers This Vancouver-Based Jewellery Designer Is One of Few Making Size-Inclusive Rings Sylvia Tennant’s brand, Zaleska, makes dreamy rings up to size 15.
Designers These Winning Residential Designs All Use The Same Sustainable, Low-Carbon “Timber” Urbanarium’s “Decoding Timber Towers” design competition just awarded three innovative residential and mixed use design solutions that use mass timber.
Maker WL Maker of the Year 2025: Andrea Copp Ceramics Ceramicist Andrea Copp celebrates resilience and change through her sculptural work.
Fashion Design Fashion and Jewellery Designer of the Year 2025: Andrea Blais Designer Andrea Blais’s fine metal and stone pieces truly say something about each of their wearers—and it’s that emotional attunement to her clients that makes her pieces stand out.
Designers This Couple Is Redefining Vancouver’s Landscape With Coast Salish and Cross-Cultural Art The husband-and-wife duo of Studio Lauren James brings traditional storytelling to the streets with their modern art installations.
Designers Just Announced: The Winners of the 21st Annual Sam Carter Award in Applied Art and Design Among the recipients is Western Living’s Designers of the Year 2022 alum Mario Pao.
Stores This New Vancouver Floral Shop Is Collaborating with Other Local Makers—Including Chocolatiers Vancouver-via-Manila floral studio Designer Blooms finds a home for their design in Railtown.
Homes Home Tour: This Gorgeous Remote Cabin Took Just Two Days to Build House of Teeth founder Sean Sikorski and Chadd Andre’s prefab abode by Daria Sheina Studio is a low-impact sanctuary on Keats Island, high above Howe Sound.
shopping 5 Must-Have, One-Of-A-Kind Items for Entertaining by B.C. Designers These locally made bespoke serving items tell your guests you have great taste
