Western Living Magazine
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A new look for the Womb chair, updated tech pieces and more.
It makes sense that Knoll's Womb chair (from $4,850) has a maternal instinctthe design has been comforting weary backs for more than 60 years. Now it’s available with an 18k-gold-plated polished frame finish and in a variety of upholsteries, from rich Classic Boucle to speckled Melange. informinteriors.com
There are endless possibilities in Gabriel Scott's newest lighting collection. The Montreal-based brand's Luna series comes in a single pendant ($4,570) as well as one-, two- and three-tier chandeliers. The glass, hardware and canopy are all customizableyou do you, boo. pompandcircumstance.ca
Tech accessory designers Native Union and audio experts La Boite Concept collaborated on the PR/01 ($1,099)an understated home speaker with warm acoustics and a concealed drawer for unsightly wires. livingspace.com
Designed in Vancouver, the Casa blanket ($425) from Minca is knit with extra-fine merino wool from Australia; the fibres are 100-percent biodegradable and 100-percent luxurious. thisisminca.com
Sit pretty on the Ring stool (price upon request) in antique brass or polished chrome, part of Calgary designer James McIntyre's new eponymous collection. jamesmcintyreinteriordesign.com
The Icaro folding dining table ($1,995) designed by Nils Frederking is a tubular transformer: the woodgrain-topped table seats six but stows away at only three inches deep. resourcefurniture.com
Press rewind with the Origami desk by Ethnicraft ($2,379). Crafted in solid European white oak, this ’60s-inspired design is nostalgia meets new. fullhousemodern.com
Vancouver-based brand Edits is green in more ways than oneCircus is the first collection. The trio of sustainably produced chairs includes the Soft chair ($780), a relaxed seat upholstered in Kvadrat Skye wool fabric from Denmark. editsdesign.com
Designed and made in Vancouver, Hexagon ($175) is East Van Light's first fully customizable pendant lighting series. The geometric lights are available in walnut and maple, and are illuminated by LEDs or by East Van Light's traditional Edison bulbs. eastvanlight.com
Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.
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