IDS 2013 - Quick Share

I just wanted to share some quick picks from IDS 2013 in Toronto.  Much more to come.

Farrow & Ball Arsenic - Has mint green ever looked this good?  It oozes a tonality other paints strive to reach and usually don't. 

The most delicious hazelnut eats I've had in ages.

Miele makes a decent Latte seem far, far, far too easy.

Monte is known for their gliders, but how cool is this black leather and walnut rocker?

Ok in the UK? Okay in my living room more like it.

Cheers to the Canadian Cocktail, the Caesar, with a twist. 3oz of Canadian 67 added in.

Thats all for now, more to come in the next week or so.  You still have tomorrow to go if you haven't gone yet. Get out the door and support some Canadian design!  

Bill

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William Morris

 At least a few times a day I try to get up, off my seat.  I set down my pencils, try to clean the pencil dust and eraser shavings off my shirt cuffs and lap. Grab a breath of fresh air and clear my head.   As I was taking this little break a week or two back, one of the guys I had working on a project for me was reading through one of the most beautiful books I've seen.

Seriously great read, get your copy here!

The cover art grabbed me right away but I was hooked when I got a look at all of the shots on the interior.  This man was a pattern genius.   I borrowed it (or slipped it under my arm and ran!) and have been mesmerized with the images inside ever since.  

How I didn't know about William Morris is beyond me.  Apparently very well known and incredibly, still in business! William Morris & Co. is celebrating 150 years of design.  You can get paper, you can get fabric and you can use it all everywhere.  Designers - pay attention - imagine this on one or two pieces to pop in a space.

...or this...

Just Google his name for inspiration.  There are too many great patterns to count.  For the Canadian designers, there are a number of sources:  Anne Starr Interiors in Vancouver, DWA interior Furnishing in Calgary, and Telio in Montreal and right here in Toronto.

One of the joys of this job is finding a source you didn't know and waiting 

for a chance to use it!

{FIND A REASON FOR WILLIAM MORRIS & CO}

Bill

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