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Team DL carves up atypical pumpkin ideas Name: Kyle Wyatt What have you done for us lately? I copy-edit DL, which means reading through each story to adjust grammar and to tighten for length. I enjoy learning what’s new at the furniture shops in my neighbourhood, Old Town, while going through the Guide (p. 77). What would you wear to an architecture-themed costume party? I would dress up as the Long Studio, an angular artist retreat on Newfoundland and Labrador’s Fogo Island, by Saunders Architecture. Admittedly, their Tower Studio would be easier to construct – and to wear – but I’m up for a challenge. “A Day of the Dead skull” Name: Gregory Furgala What have you done for us lately? I reported on Yorkville’s Kasa Moto for Eat Here…

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Even on the sunniest days, long and narrow Toronto lots have always kept homeowners in the dark – and the architectural fashions of decades past haven’t helped. “I always blame the ’80s for bad renovations,” says architect Betsy Williamson of Williamson Chong Architects. To remedy this in a seven-metrewide Summerhill Edwardian that was otherwise in great shape, Williamson went for a clean slate. “We squeegeed off the front,” she says, “and removed the existing rear addition.” With the porch gone, the outside is pulled closer to the large window, and light now penetrates the living room and foyer. Around back, a glazed, sapele-trimmed wall forms part of a new bright extension, which is built in modern stacked blocks that complement the black and white palette of the traditional facade. Next…

Akroyd Furniture Visitors to this Distillery District studio will find a range of custom furnishings crafted from walnut, cherry, white oak and maple – all sourced from regional woodlots. With everything from built-in media cabinetry to slab dining tables and platform beds with storage drawers, Akroyd boasts a timeless aesthetic. 15 CASE GOODS LN, STE #101-102 416 367 5757 WED-SUN 12-5 OR BY APPT AKROYDFURNITURE.CA ALX Home This family business has nearly 40 years of experience in custom furniture, and its commercial portfolio boasts casegoods for the Drake General Store. This retail outpost focuses on built-to-order condo basics made from local wood. Platform beds, in walnut or cherry, are equipped with as many as six integrated drawers. 100 FOUR VALLEY DR, UNIT D, VAUGHAN 905 738 2307 MON-SAT 11-6, SUN…

new Offering classic and modern imported-fromthe-motherland wares, this Little Portugal home accessories store is the perfect addition to a neighbourhood that’s already balancing mom-and-pops with trendy hipster bars. In designing the interior, Qan_k Interiors Inc. drew inspiration from Portuguese architecture and incorporates such traditional elements as recessed wall niches, blue and white tiling, moulded reliefs and an antique chandelier that lend the space the opulence of old-world Lisbon. Owners Nancy Fernandes and Connie Freitas grew up with many of the products they now stock. Handwoven reed market bags by Toino Abel, for example, are identical to the ones Fernandes once packed her swimsuit and towel into for mother-daughter trips to the pool. With so much history on display, Saudade is the perfect name for the pair’s store: the word means…

Advice from a Caterpillar It’s a family affair: Susan Dyer and her daughters Elizabeth and Emily frequently jet off to Paris to keep this stylish store for tots well stocked. Danish furniture from Leander, par exemple, includes a high chair and crib designed to grow with your child. Keep bedrooms clutter-free with Wool Fabrique’s storage hampers and bags. 8 PRICE ST 416 960 2223 MON-SAT 10-6 ADVICEFROMACATERPILLAR.CA Baby on the Hip Buzzing with Leslieville families, BOTH is frequented for its eco-friendly furniture, toys and pint-sized clothing like the silky bamboo Kyte sleep sacks. Other make-life-easier items include the BPA-free Lollacup sippy cup with its flexible straw and signature rooster lid; and the Bumbleride Indie, a lightweight and foldable jogging stroller that features a large canopy. 969 QUEEN ST E 416…

AM Studio Each of this studio’s exquisite lights is either sourced from local and Israeli artists or created on site. The fixtures, many of which are LED, are crafted from Swarovski crystal, metal and handmade glass and made into dramatic sculptural forms – chandeliers of cascading plates and clusters of globes in frosted silver, amber or bronze. 1270 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416 783 4100 MON-FRI 10-5, SAT 12-5, SUN BY APPT AMSTUDIO.CA Artemide This Italian lighting manufacturer’s glass-walled, wedge-shaped showroom is an architectural gem in itself. Inside, the selection includes innovative dynamic pendants, outdoor fixtures and everything in-between. Among the recent additions to the LED offerings: the Scopas pendant that resembles Darth Vader’s Death Star; and Ilio, an aluminum floor lamp available in seven vibrant hues. 5 MILL ST 416 628…

Artemano Discover handcrafted wooden furniture sourced from India, Indonesia and Thailand in this Zen-like space. You won’t find anything lacquered here; the wood is in its most natural state. Bed frames, sideboards and dining tables come in both simple and live-edge styles. Look for teak-root bases fashioned into coffee tables and bookcases crafted from fishing boats. 698 CALEDONIA RD 416 548 7818 MON-SAT 10-6, SUN 11-6 ARTEMANO.CA Atomic Design Lawrence Blairs packs his store with Scandinavian glass, architectural jewellery and 20th-century modern furniture and accessories by such iconic designers as Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen. Latest finds include a conical pendant by Swedish designer Hans Agne Jakobsson and a Kundalini suspension lamp that evokes droplets of molten fibreglass in motion. 965 QUEEN ST W 416 912 2358 SUN…

Haworth In a sprawling glass-walled showroom that channels the Pearson Hardman office from Suits, Haworth offers task chairs and desk sets with an injection of verve, courtesy of designers Patricia Urquiola, Marcel Wanders and Jasper Morrison. The paper clip–shaped chartreuse Windowseat features a built-in privacy screen, while the Workware View easel is mobile for on-the-fly multimedia presentations. 55 UNIVERSITY AVE 416 363 3486 MON-FRI 9-5 HAWORTH.COM Humanscale The LEED gold-certified Canadian HQ of this manufacturer boasts a wealth of furnishings and lighting options suitable for the workplace and home, including ergonomic desk chairs and LED table lamps (many award-winning) made with sustainable materials. A recent fan favourite is the Niels Diffrient Freedom chair, with its weightsensitive recline and synchronously adjustable armrests. 488 WELLINGTON ST W, 6TH FL 416 979 0470…

II by IV Design is no stranger to big, modern projects (its portfolio of interiors includes Trump Tower’s America), and neither is the Chase Hospitality Group (its collection of upscale restaurants boasts the Chase and Colette). When they tackled the former Remy’s, a 25-year Yorkville fixture, however, the old building’s multiple alcoves and split-levels resisted efforts to bring them together. So why fight it? Each smaller space is now a vignette of its own, and the sum is a paean to Japanese aesthetics. An izakaya at the heart of the first floor literally shines. Two backlit white marble bars – one for drinks, one for sushi – run the length of the room, interrupted only by the open kitchen. Above, recessed walnut ceilings glow like nighttime Tokyo. Opposite, faux cherry…

Growing up in Monterrey, Mexico, near the U.S. border, Ricky Sosa was more fascinated by rock ’n’ roll and American fashion than Mexican traditions. He listened to Black Sabbath and Guns N’ Roses, and designed T-shirts to sell at the local flea market. It wasn’t until he moved to Vancouver in 2003 that he recognized the vibrant culture he had left behind. On return visits to the Sierra Madre Mountains, he would join peyote ceremonies and learn the decorative beadwork of the Wixáritari people (also known as the Huichol). Sosa now uses this precise patterning technique to create grim but alluring decorative skulls, which he began exhibiting five years ago to immediate acclaim. Last September, he made the move to Toronto, setting up his Revolucionario Design Co. in a Mirvish…

1 HAT TRICKS American Apparel covers this adjustable baseball cap in a new pattern by Nathalie Du Pasquier, who frequently collaborated with the print-loving Memphis Group of Italian designers. $45, AT AMERICAN APPAREL, 499 QUEEN ST W AMERICANAPPAREL.NET 2 SEE YOU ’ROUND Curved pieces of marble, purple-painted ash and Russian birch orbit Montreal designer Zoë Mowat’s circular Ora mirror. It’s perfect for deciding which top goes best with that high- waisted spandex. CONTACT FOR PRICING, AT ZOEMOWAT.COM 3 TWISTS AND TURNS Lighting studio Lambert & Fils arranges five bulbs in a quirky composition that resembles a bizarro circuit diagram. We love the brass accents on the powdercoated aluminum frame. $2495, AT LIGHTFORM, 267 NIAGARA ST LIGHTFORM.CA 4 WONDER WALL Wall & Decò goes polygon crazy with this X-Ploded pattern by…

new This 80-year-old Italian manufacturer has finally opened a Toronto showroom – a flagship that emulates a luxurious penthouse, albeit with two kitchens and no bath. Filled with elegantly proportioned furniture and polished cabinetry, its neutral-toned vignettes demonstrate Molteni & C’s commitment to sophisticated design and detailing. In the living room, elm panels on a handsome shelving unit lift to reveal a bar that’s stocked with Aperol and Hendrick’s Gin. Further back, sliding accessory trays in the walk-in closet provide places for every gold necklace and patterned pocket square. Manager Roman Cholasta is right to call his brand’s stylish storage systems “Carrie Bradshaw closets”: they showcase couture better than your average boutique. But don’t think this furniture is meant only for fictional fashionistas. Molteni & C prioritizes real-world functionality. Light…

Cambria This downtown space only showcases the stone countertop brand’s gleaming surfaces, but staff members are happy to direct visitors to local kitchen and bath dealers retailing its natural (mined in Canada) quartz slabs. The showroom artfully displays 46 of 103 colour options with easy-toperuse framed samples, plus vignettes of shimmering kitchen countertops, bathtubs and custom sink inlays. 91 PARLIAMENT ST 416 363 8801 MON-FRI 9-6, SAT 11-4 CAMBRIACANADA.COM Centura Tile Founded in 1933, this flooring specialist sets itself apart with a high-fashion approach in its flagship store, designed by Kneider Architects. Two-storey windows soak the showroom – and upscale European lines like Mirage, Atlas Concorde and Italgraniti – in natural light. Displays line the perimeter and flaunt the latest trends: large-format tiles for seamless-looking floors and artisanal porcelain in…

Amati Canada AC’s kitchen and bath products range from traditional to contemporary – everything from LED-lit, painted-glass vanities to Japanesestyle, barrel-sized soaker tubs. Among the 50-plus brands in store are faucets by Blanco and Hansgrohe, rain showers by Aquabrass and Dornbracht, commercial grade sinks by Elkay, Porcher’s elegant freestanding soaker tubs and wall-mounted Duravit toilets designed by Philippe Starck (a long-time favourite). 105 DONCASTER AVE, THORNHILL 905 709 0881 MON-FRI 9-6, SAT 9-5 AMATICANADA.COM Appliance Canada With more than 60 electronic brands, AC has pretty much every appliance a home could need: Thermador’s high-performance range with built-in steam and convection oven; LG’s turbo washers; Avantgarde’s wine coolers with generous bottle capacity and the standout, La Cornue’s spectacular island range. Crafted in France in cast iron, brass and enamel, it looks…

Andrew Richard Designs Tropical plants, canopies and waterfalls provide a perfect backdrop for a wide assortment of outdoor dining furniture, lounge seating, daybeds, umbrellas and accessories. Available in a range of materials (including its patented all-weather Solartex weave), the selection has something to suit every sunbather and shade lover. Many of the latest wares pair reclaimed teak with stainless steel. 571 ADELAIDE ST E 416 601 1451 MON-WED & SAT 10-6, THU & FRI 10-7, SUN 12-5 ANDREWRICHARDDESIGNS. COM ARD Outdoor new A spinoff of the luxurious Andrew Richard Designs brand, diversification of materials and styles – and price points – makes this sunny 1,200-square-metre showroom shine. Suiting downtown condo requirements and the tastes of suburban homeowners, we love the pairing of woven poly-fibres with teak, cast aluminum, stainless steel,…

Are & Be Merike and Stephen Bauer stock wallpaper and floor coverings otherwise impossible to find in the city. Object Carpet’s six-pattern Supergraphic High Class collection makes a statement on the floor with loud lime-green stripes and jarring geometrics. For the walls, try Think Tank’s room-sized, picture-book illustrations or Elli Popp’s Victorian dreamscapes with a neo-romantic twist. 1213 BATHURST ST 416 533 3203 THU 12-5:30 OR BY APPT AREANDBE.COM Farrow & Ball Known for quality paints and wallpapers, F&B epitomizes British style. Elegant and classy remains its bread and butter, but the brand is now offering more modern options, including new hues in its heritage collection and wallpaper embracing slightly more avant-garde motifs. See Tourbillon: its segmented circles could be deco or fresh modern-day, depending on the colourway. 1054 YONGE…

1 VIBRANT VASES Named after the Finnish word for diamond, Iittala’s mouth-blown, rhombusshaped Ruutu vessels are precious modern centrepieces. The collection includes five sizes and seven colours. FROM $95, AT STUDIO PAZO, 219 QUEEN ST E STUDIOPAZO.COM 2 SPLASH DOWN Studio Italia Design’s handblown Murano Sky-Fall pendant resembles a raindrop suspended in mid-air. It’s available in two sizes and in clear, chrome or copper-hued glass. FROM $900, AT CASA DI LUCE, 89 TYCOS DR, STE #102, EUROPEAN-LIGHT.COM 3 BIG SMOKE This table’s lacquered metal legs evoke railway crossings, while its smoked glass top recalls the exhaust that billowed out of old locomotives. It’s available in an extendable version, too. FROM $4600, AT SELENE, 8051 KEELE ST, VAUGHAN SELENEFURNITURE.COM 4 SIDE SHOW Refracting different colours depending on a viewer’s angle, Patricia…

The Heritage Home Blue Diamond at Imperial Plaza 129 ST CLAIR AVE W BLUEDIAMONDCONDOS.CA STARTING AT MID-$300,000S Quick Take A passion for former warehouses, century-old churches and elderly storefronts has lead condo developers to preserve and convert these historic typologies into livable structures. By inserting towers and riffing on the antiquity inside, builders allow residents to enjoy the original models – but with that new car smell. This project at St. Clair and Avenue Road is a true melange of old and new. Built in 1913, the Deer Park United Church was deconsecrated in 2008, when costs to maintain the structure proved too much for the congregation. Diamond Schmitt Architects removed the neo-Gothic structure’s roof, and Camrost-Felcorp’s glass, stone and precast 26-storey condo incorporates the original facade as a dramatic…

Marriage has its challenges – the uncapped toothpaste, the mood swings – which explains the guilty joy most people feel when decamping to the office. Cindy Blaževi_, a photo-based artist, and Pascal Paquette, a painter with a street and studio practice, don’t have that luxury, or even similar work styles. “He’s loud, always has music on,” Blaževi_ says. “I’m quiet, academic in my approach.” The visual artists live, create and raise a toddler under one roof – an informal, bookish Seaton Village Victorian with a converted garage that serves as their light-filled studio. Quarters are tight, but the two have their method well honed. When Paquette is done dirtying up the studio walls, he paints over his varicoloured mess so Blaževi_ can do her thing in a serene white space.…

B.O.F.F. Wall Bed This Murphy bed manufacturer serves spacestarved condo dwellers. Scores of vignettes illustrate customizable wall beds, home office systems and for-anywhere cabinets. And there are endless possibilities in terms of shelving, hardware, door finishes and panel styles – from Shaker to modern. All-in-one bed units can incorporate a desk, a bookcase and even a sofa. 4249 STEELES AVE W, VAUGHAN 416 636 2633 TUE-THU & SAT 10-5, FRI 10-7, SUN 12-5 BOFFWALLBEDS.CA California Closets Make your dream walk-in closet a reality. At this flagship store, consultants take you through space-saving solutions for the bedroom, kitchen, garage and media room. Drawer and door fronts are available in finishes for every taste. The Ecoresin line encases leaves in translucent panels, while the Tesoro Collection features linen and herringbone textures. 1400…

Antique Door & Hardware Looking for better-than-big-box options for your house numbers, latches, doorknobs and pulls? ADH’s been in the biz for 46 years, and the tried-and-true solutions are all here: Baldwin, Emtek, Richelieu and Rocky Mountain in styles ranging from traditional to contemporary. Standouts include modern house numbers by Atlas Homewares, Simonswerk’s invisible hinges and super-slim pulls by Top Knobs. 1750 AVENUE RD 647 496 1968 MON-FRI 9-5, SAT 9-2 ADHHARDWARE.CA Bergo Designs Boasting accessories from top Danish, German, Italian and Swiss manufacturers, Bergo’s where you’ll find the city’s largest collection of Alessi and Eva Solo kitchen accessories, including the latter’s shapely carafes encased in fashionable covers to keep things cold. Don’t overlook the wearables (Georg Jensen jewellery) nor the kids’ section (Areaware toys transform from wooden blocks to…

Bang & Olufsen High fidelity meets high design at this wellappointed showroom. The Danish electronics brand offers stylish speakers, home theatre setups and even telephones. BeoVision’s Avant 4K TV adjusts for ambient light levels to maintain an always-vivid picture, while the BeoPlay A9 one-point music system on legs is crafted like a piece of fine Nordic furniture. 175 AVENUE RD 416 935 1919 MON-SAT 10-6 BANG-OLUFSEN.COM Bay Bloor Radio Home to Canada’s first Bose store, this three-floor showroom now houses the brand’s complete range of products. Other highlights include UHD/4K TVs from Samsung, Sony and Panasonic; music-streaming systems from Sonos; speakers from Totem Acoustic and Sonance; and audio equipment from McIntosh, Naim, NAD, Yamaha and Arcam. Customization, consultation and installation are available. 55 BLOOR ST W 416 967 1122 MON-WED…

new As is the case in most romantic sagas, it took some time for Appliance Love founder Marco Tallarico to admit his affection for ovens and fridges. The 39-year-old grew up in his dad’s appliance shop, but he pursued a career in the film industry before turning back to the family business. Tallarico’s cinematic eye makes his retail space at Dupont and Dovercourt worthy of a close-up. Hotsets Film, a studio that specializes in scenery for film and television productions, created a dramatic shoe sculpture from a Miele washing machine-and-dryer set. It stands next to another playful installation – an exploded Wolf oven dissected by Willinsky Design, with components suspended by invisible wire. Playing off Dupont’s industrial character, DesignAgency installed room dividers built out of rebar and movable wooden boxes…

Amala Carpets Offering the most authentic Nepalese wool and Thai silk rugs you’re likely to find in Toronto, Amala’s award-winning pieces pair ancient weaving techniques with sustainable innovations. The butterfly inspired Nabi I, for example, is made with hand-reeled zee silk; Parda, which evokes the water reflection of a forest, is made of hand-carded Himalayan sheep wool. 990 ROSELAWN AVE 416 482 0998 BY APPT AMALACARPETS.COM Flor Modular and sustainable carpet tiles at Flor make it easy to jazz up any room. The vast array of textures and styles can be configured in any shape or size to create one-of-a-kind rugs, runners or wall-to-wall designs. Patterns range from It’s Snow Problem’s multi-level loops in subtle hues to Floweret’s flower print in 14 mix-and-matchable colours. 162 CUMBERLAND ST 416 922 7199…

1925 Workbench 1925 makes barn doors – in woods ranging from pine to teak and complete with crafted-right-here hardware – for clients across North America. Recent projects include stained pine and frosted-glass panel doors to hide a home office while still allowing light into it; and a two-metrewide poplar version, painted dandelion yellow with a hand-forged metal rail and horseshoestyle brackets. 30 SAINT MARKS RD 416 878 1869 BY APPT ONLY 1925WORKBENCH.COM Alleens With window treatments for every need and budget, have the pros guide you through textiles by Robert Allen, Joanne Fabrics and Kravet; shutters from Eclipse; and numerous shoji screens. There’s also motorized skylight blinds by Hunter Douglas, wall coverings by Crown Wallpaper and retractable awnings by Somfy. 444 YONGE ST 416 847 0947 MON-WED & SAT 10-6,…

Architectural Lighting Design When not moonlighting as a professor for Ryerson University’s Certificate in Lighting Design program, illumination expert Bjarne Pedersen consults on modern new builds, positioning lights to suit the layout and function of every room. For a past project, he sourced lights with a high colour rendering index so that an art collector’s canvases appear true-tocolour. 416 987 1231 ALD.CA Eurolite While retailing the latest designs from Ingo Maurer and Foscarini, Eurolite also repairs retro classics that have lost their glow. On-site pros recently restored an Artemide Tizio table lamp from the ’80s. Out-of-country imports are another specialty: technicians will make the necessary wiring adjustments to ready European designs for use here. 200 QUEENS QUAY E, STE #6 416 203 1501 MON-FRI 9-6, SAT 10-5 EUROLITE.COM HotWire Electric…

The father of pop art gets his fifteen minutes of Toronto fame Andy Warhol: Revisited To Dec 31 Repurposing a vacant Mink Mile retail space, Beverly Hills institution Revolver Gallery worked with DesignAgency to create a pop-up showcase of more than 120 Warhol prints and paintings, including portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse and Queen Elizabeth II. Bring your selfie stick and take a photo in an area papered with dozens of Warhol self- portraits. $10, 77 BLOOR ST W, WARHOLREVISITED.COM Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen Oct 30-Jan 24 TIFF spotlights Warhol’s filmography and fascination with celebrities. Objects like his childhood scrapbook reveal that he was star-struck at an early age and foreshadow his career as a director. In the years that followed, his underground movies helped catapult…

Theatrix Costume House 165 GEARY AVE, 416 977 3113 Everything from Grease-style leather jackets to furry pink Cheshire Cat–suits can be had at this warehouse-sized depot. Specializing in costumes for theatre, film and television, TCH’s design team is especially proud of their carefully distressed Les Misérables outfits, while Great Gatsby fans love the full-service flapper transformation package, which includes a sequined getup, wig styling and makeup. Looking for something spookier? TCH’s mascot department has bunny heads cute enough to scare the stuffing out of Donnie Darko. THEATRIXCOSTUMEHOUSE.COM Malabar Limited 14 McCAUL ST, 416 598 2581 This 92-year-old costume rental biz keeps up with all of the latest fantasy crazes. Pulling from thousands of outfits originally sewn for opera productions, Malabar Limited’s experts will source the perfect blue gown for wannabe…