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Asymmetrical natural kitchen: Cubby House / Edwards

Corey — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:30:37 +0000

The other day, I was chatting with @ArneSalvesen, a local Vancouverite and Certified Kitchen Designer who writes his own blog, Useful Spaces, and soon to be a fellow alumnus of the Brizo Blogger 19 (what a long title, I know, sorry,) and we were bantering back [...]

Information Centre Groninger Museum by Hayon Studio:

Corey — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:26:04 +0000

Spanish designer, Jamie Hayón's Information Centre for Groniger Museum makes my heart flutter.

Archaeologically Contemporary San Paulo

Corey — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:01:34 +0000

All photos by María Acayaba

It’s a bit of a groggy morning. I’m still reeling from my quick trip to New York and I had a rapid-fire day yesterday at an installation for one of my jobs. I usually sit with a coffee and read my blogs and sites before I [...]

Re-creation of exclusivity: Brizo

Corey — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:37:57 +0000

NEW YORK, NY – In this age of connection and re-connection, which ironically divides us socially but bridges us professionally, anyone can buy anything online. I once bought computer memory for a no-longer-made laptop that I actually ended up returning. I have friends who have bought Modern Revival furniture by special order, something that [...]

Black & White shows pos/neg in Swedish 185 Sq. Ft.

Corey — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:03:06 +0000

I’ve been on this black & white kick lately. Everything I want to design has to have black & white. It’s a struggle, believe me, especially when clients want wood.

Living in a smaller West End space myself, I have to find unique and interesting ways to use space, and one way is with white. [...]

Vancouver’s secret sickness: tear-down and build-up

Corey — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:27:04 +0000

Woodwards Building is destroyed September 30, 2006 and only the facade remains. Image source

Vancouver has an addition problem, and I’m not talking about our poorest postal code. It’s addicted to destroying everything that is old and vibrant about this city and building a new multi-residence in it’s place. Property [...]

Kitchen & bath sales in a post-Olympic Vancouver

Corey — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:23:03 +0000

In the last 7 years, there has been a major increase in renovation and construction in Vancouver, BC and when Wall Street was dealing with the sub-prime mortgage fiasco, Vancouverites generally didn’t blink an eye. Some larger corporations were affected, and they laid off workforce that worked satellite out of Vancouver (some of these people [...]