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Your snaps from our favourite night of the year.
We packed North Vancouver’s Pipe Shop with designers and design fans in celebration of our Designers of the Year last night—and party-goers were inspired to share a pic or two on Instagram. Check out some of our fave #wldoty-tagged snapshots from the big event:westernliving: “Our favourite night of the year! Designers of the Year, presented by@crateandbarrel, is a go! So excited to celebrate this year’s incredible winners:@falkenreynolds, @cridlandassociates,@truvellebridal, @design_built,@cterepocki, @leckie_studio,@stevenpollock_ and@matthew.mccormick. #wldoty” paullavoiedesign: “Amazing night at Western living designer of the year, great being with you @dougolafson …….to one of the best designers in Canada@cridlandassociates you rock!” willowandstump: “Friends have the most fun! Thanks for making us finalists for the Western Living Designers of the Year awards @westernliving. Also huge congratulations to @matthew.mccormick, your speech was the cutest.” lanimacgregor: “Congrats @matthew.mccormick” kat.moore: “#LUMAS at#DesignerOfTheYear. The cut work is a hit.” tpotratz: “#larrydesigns is at the@westernliving designers of the year ceremony.” chas.woodyer: “Interior Designer of the year…almost. Short listed.@adambeckerdesign“ miss_ainsleyjones: “Western Living DOTY awards • @jmaxbecker@adambeckerdesign @chas.woodyer” aniqua: “Had so much fun last night at WL’s Designers of the Year that I didn’t get a chance to take many pics – but so glad to have this one with one of my favourite people, who was in from Calgary for the night.” walrushome: “congratulations to all the 2016@westernliving design award recipients! special shout out to our girl @cterepocki on receiving the first ‘maker’ award! thank you western living for a fun night out. great to see so many good people!”oneseed_arch: “The women of One SEED at the Western Living Designers of the Year Awards. Thanks for a great night!” tpotratz: “As far as stand ins go, Crystal was a stellar date to accompany me to the@westernliving designers of the year event, for which @larrydesigns was a finalist. You’ve been with me since the beginning, Crys! Even helping me knit on more than one occasion. <3 you. (@danielcrossin1 you were sorely missed, and are a much better kisser.)” sophia_iman: “Hanging out with incredible ladies at #wldoty2016″lynseybrothers: “There is some major design talent on the Western front. So last night@pyrrhajewelry raised a (few) glass(es) to them? Thanks for the amazing night @westernliving!“ c4eyewear: “Team C4 at tonight’s Western Living Designer of the Year Awards. Thank you @westernliving for the fab evening and for honouring C4 Eyewear X Susie Wall with a nomination. @susiewallstyle we missed you!” nathaliemorel: “Stoked to be here representing Girl on Wax, DJing for the WL Designers of the Year awards!”
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