Hot new rooms, coming to a neighbourhood near you.

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DaDe Loft, Calgary

A curated selection of luxury lifestyle pieces and well-priced artwork fills the intimate three-storey loft that is DaDe Art and Design Lab’s latest interpretation of the retail experience. Tour the storefront-turned-faux-home to see the firm’s design work, and shop for your own space along the way.

Q&A with Greg Fraser, co-owner of DaDe LoftWhy did you skip the traditional store design for this loft concept?

“The nature of retail is changing. It’s very much becoming experience-based. We wanted to create a destination and do something interesting. People want to see what they’re going to buy when it’s an investment piece like art or furniture, so we’re making it fun: you get to snoop through someone’s home, walk into someone’s bedroom, or have an intimate dinner party and really experience these items we’ve curated.”

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Spacestation, Victoria

The modern, collaborative workspace was designed by Kirsten Cluett and David Hanson, who decked out the heritage building with Allermuir pieces like Jaks seats and Pause benches.

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The Aviary, Vancouver

This gorgeous white-on-white open studio in Mount Pleasant is designed to host designers and architects as well as an ever-changing storefront display and design events open to the public.

AGAShowcase: Small Spaces/Big Ideas, Edmonton

Design-centric carpentry company Oliver Apt. created a series of 26 display cases for this Art Gallery of Alberta exhibit, which will showcase a rotating collection of public-submitted artwork.

federal_store_01The Federal Store, Vancouver

Grab gourmet groceries like Otto baked goods and Bows and Arrows Coffee Roasters beans at the revamped Main Street corner store, which functions as a coffee shop for the neighbourhood, too.