Has spring sprung yet? (Here neither.)
In the meantime, how about a sculptural tree to add some forever-winter branches to your home? Does that sound too blah? Would you rather see flowers and birds? (Will I ever stop asking questions?)
The Gondor tree (25″ x 22″), made in India and available at CB2, $80 on sale.
See? I have a bird too:
Candle stick bird, available at CB2, $9.95
Did you know that the staple remover, in one form or another, has been around since the 1930s? Today I’m thankful for this handy little gadget. My nails are thankful too.
white staple remover, $2, Poppin
Look at what one of our favourite Canadian stationary shops, Artistry Cards, has in store for Valentine’s day.
Three Red Hearts card, $4
Tweet! card, $4
Finally, here’s a treat for you! Artistry Cards is offering White Cabana readers a 10% discount on all their products. Enter ARTIST (all caps) at checkout. Click here to start shopping.
Each February, the gorgeous Gladstone Hotel in Toronto gets taken over by talented artists who transform twelve rooms with their innovative, creative, and jaw-dropping installations. The event, Come Up to My Room, began in 2003 and was co-founded by Pamila Matharu and Christina Zeidleris. I had a chance to see the installations in person this past weekend and I was impressed by the talent of the artists, designers, engineers, and architects at this year’s exhibition.
Among Bruno Billio and Sam Mogelonsky’s mirrored room with shiny spinning things, and Matthew Blunderfield and Skanda Lin’s hanging installation exploring the disposable nature of the digital world, there was plenty of whiteness to be seen.
Did anyone get to Come Up to My Room this year? What was your favourite exhibit?
Photos by Jordana.
Now – is this a chair, or is this a chair?
Jordana sitting on the Peacock chair, at the Interior Design Show, Toronto
The Peacock chair is the result of a collaboration between UUfie architectural firm and DuPont Corian (yes, as in the countertop material) which was completed for IDS 2012. If you can believe it, the Peacock is made from a single sheet of DuPont Corian which has been cut, bent and folded through a process of thermoforming (sounds like quite a process, right?).
If you want to see the Peacock chair up close, be sure to get yourself to IDS this weekend.
