Western Living Magazine
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Retro-cool lighting, the prettiest pillows, cozy seating and morenow in stores across the West.
Forgo foliage for the chunky geometry and texture of the Woodman wreath ($32). Nordstrom, across the West, nordstrom.ca
Pure pillows is a just-released collection (from $149) featuring global textiles sourced by designer Ami McKay and collector Kelly Taylor, and sewn and finished by tailor Salma Mohammad, a Syrian refugee privately sponsored by McKay and a group of Lions Bay, B.C., residents. Pure Design, Vancouver, purebyamimckay.com
Best known for her Caravaggio pendant light, designer Cecilie Manz has turned her attention to a new line of moss-grey stoneware jars and bowls (from $108), all made in Japan. Inform, Vancouver, informinteriors.com; Kit, Calgary, kitinteriorobjects.com
At Mûr, shop owners Danielle and Joël Cyr elevate the everyday with timeless, made-to-last goods. Case in point: 100-percent linen tea towels ($18) pretty enough to serve as gifts. Mûr lifestyle, Winnipeg, murlifestyle.com
Layers of corrugated wood veneer form the basis of Studio Corelam’s multifunctional designs, including the Round a Bout 2.0 (from $350)—a collapsible storage-stool-meets-side-table with a removable tabletop that doubles as a tray. Studio Corelam, Vancouver, studiocorelam.com
Kaymet London, the standard-bearer of aluminum accessories since 1947, now produces its complete line of trays (from $30) in six on-trend anodized colours: gold, blush, mocha, silver, pewter and black. Hut K, Winnipeg, hutk.ca
Now available in stores, Riobel’s new Momenti collection (from $555) takes a made-to-measure approach to bathroom hardware, allowing custom options for shape, tap and finish. Robinson Lighting and Bath, across the West, robinsonlightingandbath.com
Stelton’s new EM Press tea maker ($105) infuses until you press down the plunger, bringing a swift end to bitterness—and in a stylish double-insulating vessel, no less. Atkinson’s, Vancouver, atkinsonsofvancouver.com
Graphic textiles from Portland’s storied Pendleton Woolen Mills drape a series of limited-edition chairs from Gus Modern, including the Halifax chair ($1,795). OMG It’s Small, North Vancouver, omgitssmall.com
As with his previous, widely celebrated work, Matthew McCormick’s new Mila light ($3,000) is a skillful balance of shape and form. Matthew McCormick Studio, Vancouver, matthewmccormick.ca
For its Icon collection ($248 per roll), Cole and Son has updated some of its best-selling patterns in contemporary colourways. From left: Prism in pastel, Cow Parsley in charcoal. Kravet, across the West, kravet.com
With its loose pillows and tufted detailing, BoConcept’s new Fusion daybed (from $3,119) exemplifies refined casual. BoConcept, Vancouver, boconcept-vancouver.ca
The editorial team at Western Living loves nothing more than a perfectly designed space, place or thing: and we’re here to tell you about it. Email us your pitches at [email protected].
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