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COVER — 36
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Photo by Chris Harrison 36

Contents SPARKLE AND SHINE — 41

Lux Design gives a pair of university
FEATURES dental offices the old razzle-dazzle.
By David Steiner

Best in Show
DEPARTMENTS
GOOD, BETTER, BEST — 31
There were no bad choices at the 2009 INSIDE — 8
edition of Habitat Valencia.
By Erin Donnelly WHAT’S UP — 11

ROOM TO SPARE — 24 THE GOODS — 17

A careful tweaking of Bulthaup‘s Toronto Floored
showroom puts the focus firmly on the The latest trends in flooring and
kitchen manufacturer’s incomparable floorcoverings.
offerings. By Michael Totzke
By John Bentley Mays
WHO’S WHO — 46 31
AIMING HIGH — 36
With the theme of The Ultimate, the LAST WORD — 50
Interior Design Show 2010 set its sights Baby, it’s cold inside
skyward. Canada’s first retail walk-in freezer.
By Karolina Olechnowicz By Michael Totzke
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Good show
Let’s hear it for the Interior Design Show, which, this past January, made a triumphant return to its
original location, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The North Building never looked so good, and IDS
– the 12th annual edition – welcomed a record 48,000 showgoers to the opening-night gala and weekend
events. For a glimpse inside the gala (attended by such star designers as Jaime Hayón and Tord Boontje),
see Who’s Who (page 47). And for highlights of the show, see Karolina Olechnowicz’s report, “Aiming high” (page 36).
This year IDS spearheaded the inaugural Toronto International Design Festival, a weeklong celebration of local and international
designers – with venues across the city hosting design events, exhibits, lectures and more. “IDS and TIDF are a way of making
Toronto a must-see design designation,” says Shauna Levy, co-founder of IDS and vice-president of MMPI Canada, creator of the show
and festival. “The events are meant to emulate what we see in cities that are home to a major design fair, such as Milan, Miami and
London.” The ever-popular Come Up to My Room returned to the Gladstone Hotel, while Radiant Dark relocated to Commerce Court.
Other venues included Harbourfront Centre, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
The Design Exchange was home to the week’s key event, an all-day symposium. Conversations in Design: A World Without Oil
brought together 15 preeminent designers and thinkers from around the world for a lively and provocative discussion about sustain-
able design. Dutch-born Boontje was there, in conversation with Enrico Bressen, co-founder of the innovative housewares company
Artecnica. So was Dr. Dayna Baumeister of the Biomimicry Guild, the influential worldwide consultancy for bio-inspired design.
Canadian participants included visionary designer Bruce Mau; Todd Wood, the VP of Industrial Design at Research in Motion, maker
of the BlackBerry; and Mirko Zardini, director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
“Mirko did an excellent job setting the stage by explaining how the design community responded to the first energy crisis in the
1970s, and the rest just followed,” says IDS symposium director Rachel Gotlieb. “Architects, designers, captains of industry, museum
professional, academics and students were all there, and it was a great meeting of the minds.” c I

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Awarded in
Alberta
Every two years, the Interior
Designers of Alberta honour
their own. The 2009 IDA Design
Competition attracted 41
entries, “the highest participa-
tion to date,” notes Karen L.
Robertson (prinicipal, KLR
Interior Design), who orga-
nized the competition with
Michele Gunn (associate,
Sizeland Evans Interior
Design; and IDA president).
After careful consideration,
five judges (from Calgary,
Edmonton, Toronto and
Vancouver) chose 17 winners: 2
Gold, 6 Silver and 9 Bronze.
The big winner was Martens-
Group Licensed Interior Design
Studio, with one Gold, one
Silver and three Bronze. Walker
Lawson Interior Design also
did well, netting one Gold and
one Silver. The other multiple
winner was Shearer Design,
which won four Bronze.
The two Gold projects – the
MartensGroup’s Pengrowth
Corporation Livingston Place
and Walker Lawson’s Newalta
Corporation Corporate Head-
quarters, both in Calgary –
were in the category Office
Over $80 Per Square Foot
Construction.
According to the project
summary for the Pengrowth
office, “The company’s presi-
dent, unapologetic in his
request for a traditional
aesthetic for his new premises
consisting of 11 floors in a
newly constructed glass office
tower, requested that our
interior design solution exude
the sense of permanence and
solidity.” The MartensGroup
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responded by using traditional
elements (such as columns,
cornices, wall panelling and
ceiling coffering) in a new way,
experimenting with proportion
and scale. Says MartensGroup
associate Douglas Niwa, “In a
design world that can seem a
little infatuated with the
futuristic, design can also
achieve a surprisingly progres-
sive and innovative aesthetic by
looking to the past for guid-
ance. Historical reference when
combined with a contemporary
design sensibility can produce
an exceptionally sophisticated
hybrid style.”
According to the project
summary for the Newalta
office, “Five employee floors
were to be designed with the
premise that natural daylight,
ease of collaboration and
communication, flexibility and
personal comfort should be
available to all without
sacrificing the efficient use of
space.” Walker Lawson’s design
provides an international
aesthetic that is contemporary
and timeless. Says Walker
Lawson principal Jane Law-
son, “It is a true honour for our
firm to have won an IDA Gold
award for Newalta Corpora-
tion, and to have our work
recognized by our industry
peers. More importantly,
What’s Up
Above and far left
Newalta Corporation
Corporate Headquarters,
designed by Walker
Lawson, offers ease
of collaboration and
communication.
Left and below
Pengrowth Corporation
Livingston Place,
designed by the
MartensGroup, uses
traditional elements
in an experimental way.
though, is that we have made a
major impact on our client’s
operational success. To the
Newalta people we tip our hat
and thank them for the
opportunity to be part of
something much bigger than
ourselves.”
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Klaus and
company
included in the Financial
Post’s annual list of canada’s
50 Best Managed companies is
Nienkämper, the Toronto-based
designer and manufacturer of
sophisticated high-end
furniture for corporate offices
and public spaces. This is just
the latest in a long list of
honours for the internationally
renowned company and its
founder, Klaus Nienkämper.
“This country has given me so
much – nothing could make me
prouder than to be named
among its 50 best-managed
companies,” he says. “it is
particularly welcome to have
this acknowledgement of our
success coming out of the
worst downturn in our
company’s 40-year history,”
it has been a challenging
time for Nienkämper, consider-
ing the crisis in U.S. commer-
cial development; until
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recently, 85 per cent of its
customer base was in corpo-
rate america. “Fortunately we
had recognized our vulnerabil-
ity to U.S. financial cycles and
began developing our markets
overseas,” says Nienkämper.
“We’ve enjoyed particular
success in the Middle East,
which has helped to offset our
dependence on our U.S.
customers by over 30 per cent.”
With many long-service
employees, the company –
which is at the forefront of the
sustainability movement in
commercial furnishings –
boasts a remarkably low
turnover rate. investing in
training, Nienkämper offers
both apprenticeships and
co-op placements to raise the
standards of furniture design
and production in canada. it
has also formed partnerships
with many local school boards,
community colleges and
national art institutions, and
provides numerous scholar-
ships and internships.
Nienkämper is focused on
creating a workplace and
public environments where
people can realize their full
potential. The company chair. he was a major donor to
occupies a sprawling the rOM revitalization project
120,000-square-foot facility in and the Ontario college of art
north Toronto that houses and Design, and has provided
state-of-the-art furniture- funding to the art Gallery of
manufacturing equipment, Ontario for special events.
much of it customized to meet
Nienkämper’s demanding
design standards.
The company’s owner has
always been an impressive
corporate citizen. Klaus
Nienkämper was a founding
Clockwise from above
member of the Toronto Design Kloud Serpentine by
Exchange and more recently Karim Rashid; Blox
worked with architect Daniel Benches; the Granger
Collection; Klaus
libeskind to create the royal Nienkämper with the
Ontario Museum’s Spirit house Spirit House Chair.
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Farrow & Ball, the British
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introduced The Chelsea Papers,
a floral collection inspired by
original 19th-century pure silk
woven jacquards. It comprises
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as it is
written
a new exhibition at the
canadian centre for architec-
ture in Montreal highlights
pivotal moments in the
ongoing relationship between
writing and architecture over
the past 50 years. called Take
Note, it is
the result of
a research
seminar led
by Sylvia
lavin in the
department
of architec-
ture and
Urban
Design at the
University of
california at
los angeles.
“in the 1960s, a small
oppositional element in
architecture forged its own
counterculture by turning its
energies away from building
toward writing,” says lavin.
“in its hands, the page became
a site for design and texts
became architectural works in
their own right.” lavin argues
that architecture has never
been the same: “This turn
toward writing soon engaged
architecture with broader
questions of pop culture, mass
media, advertising and
emerged technologies, setting
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features works from the cca
collection and other archives,
as well as works from contem-
porary architectural studios –
including Gehry partners, Greg
lynn FOrM, Diller Scofidio +
renfro, Stan allen architect
and Bernard Tschumi.
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canadian centre for architec-
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Bertold Brecht, 1974.
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1–Psychedelia
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for Abet Laminati by Karim Rashid,
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a strong impression with shapes, signs,
lights and colours. The computer-created
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New York–based Trove, best known for
nature-inspired products, has introduced
its first line of photographic dyed carpet-
ing. Crafted using continuous-filament
fibres, and available in nylon or a nylon/
wool blend, these tightly woven carpets
can be produced as wall-to-wall. The
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WOOD
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1–African Adventure
U.S.-based DuChateau Floors produces
wide-planked hardwood floors that are
distressed, hard-wax-oiled, smoked and
brushed to achieve a true vintage look.
Part of the company’s Terra collection,
Zimbabwe floors (shown) capture the
natural essence of Africa. Since they’re
made with sustainably harvested wood,
all DuChateau products qualify for LEED
credits. duchateaufloors.com 4

2–Cheers!
Armstrong’s Barrel Creek collection was
inspired by the romance of wine country
and the ingenuity of designers who
repurpose wine barrels. Armstrong has
reinterpreted the look in 2 1/4-inch strips
of premium rift-and-quartered oak. Every
detail has been considered, from vintners’
marks burned into the flooring surface to
authentic cooperage stamps. A deep colour
wash enhances the grain and provides an
aged appearance. armstrong.com
3–Locked In Place
Quebec-based Model Hardwood’s new
engineered-wood collection, Modelloc,
offers easy installation, requiring neither
nails nor glue. Its plywood structure is
made of 9-mm-thick Baltic birch, covered
with 3 mm of veneer. Manufactured in two
widths (3 7/16 and 5 3/16 inches), the
flooring is available in birch, red oak,
maple, cherry, walnut, jatoba and tiger
wood. pgmodel.com
4–You Must Remember This
Hardwood floor brand Mirage, in Quebec,
has added Handcrafted Oak to its product
line. With the weathered look of tradition-
al floors, Oak’s wide boards are available
in Carousel, a creamy white (shown);
Château, a stately grey; and Teddy Bear, a
soft brown. With all it products, Mirage
guarantees absolute consistency in
species, finish, colouring, width and
thickness. miragefloors.com

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1–Creatively Speaking
Creative Matters is a Toronto-based
boutique company best known for its
handmade custom carpets that grace
high-profile spaces around the globe. In
collaboration with Georgia-based Mil-
liken, Creative Matters has come up with
Willow and Lace – a collection of intricate
printed broadloom carpet, which layers
modern industrial and urban elements
(such as distressed steel) with fine
2
detailed pieces reminiscent of traditional
handmade lace. milliken.com
2–Go With The Flow
An addition to Tandus’s Manufactured
Landscapes collection – inspired by the
photography of Canada’s own Edward
Burtynsky – Suzanne Tick’s Landscape
Patterns allows designers to build pattern
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inlay sections. tandus.com
3–Skin Deep
Shaw Hospitality Group’s Henna collec-
tion was influenced by Mehndi, the art of
henna-painting designs typically applied
during Southeast Asian social occasions.
It includes eight tufted and 20 print and
computer yarn placement (CYP) patterns.
Shown here in earthen hues, the tufted
and CYP versions of Henna can be
customized with more than 230 colours,
while the print version is available in
more than 720 colours.
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1–Colour Guard
Contract Plus, the latest collection from
Johnsonite, is ideal for use in hospitals,
schools, shops and offices. Featuring a
semi-directional design and homogenous
construction, Contract Plus is available in
13 colours, with guaranteed availability
across the company’s product lines. All
colours are available in both sheet and
tile. johnsonite.com
2–Traffic Pattern
Offering the best features of textile
flooring – comfort underfoot and sound
insulation – Forbo’s Flotex features a
densely flocked surface of nylon 6.6 fibres
firmly anchored into a reinforced base
layer of solid vinyl. Designed for heavy
foot and wheel traffic, it is hardwearing
and stain-resistant; completely water-
proof; and features Bioguard antimicro-
bial treatment built into its fibre and
backing. Forbo is available in a broad
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selection of sheet and tile patterns and
colourways, and can be waterjet cut.
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3–Nice And Quiet
Saga2, the newest vinyl tile from Gerflor,
comes with an acoustic backing made of
pure vinyl and cork, reducing impact
noise significantly; it also has a 100 per
cent pure vinyl wear layer of 0.7 mm
thickness to ensure excellent resistance to
heavy foot traffic. The tile designs – wood,
mineral, textile and natural – are available
in grey, beige and blue tones.
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Based in Maryland, EcoDomo is a leader
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and natural latex. The tiles come in 12
sizes, eight standard colours and several
textures. ecodomo.com
3–Sense And Sensibility
Bolyu Contract’s Flair, a versatile, sophis-
ticated and environmentally responsible
commercial carpet style, is manufactured
with MBDC Cradle to Cradle Certified
Zeftron nylon. It is available in broadloom
and tile (both contributing toward LEED
points), allowing users to customize looks
and ensure ease of installation. Flair
comes in 12 colourways that combine
earth tones with abstract bursts of
coordinating shades. bolyu.com
•
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FLOR’s new collection – its solid loop style
is available in 64 colours, ranging from
neutrals to brights. It’s part of the
company’s Convert design platform for
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Best in Show

Room to
spare
A careful
tweaking of
Bulthaup‘s
Toronto
showroom puts
the focus firmly
on the kitchen
manufacturer’s
incomparable
offerings.

—By John Bentley Mays

24 CANADIAN INTERIORS March/April 2010 Photography by Bob Gundu

In Bulthaup’s new layout, four kitchen configurations (up from three) are distributed in an open plan
behind expansive windows framing the ground-floor site on two sides. The introduction of short
walls perpendicular to the street helps to concentrate the viewing experience.
Best in Show

Remaining unchanged are the solid oak floor and nearly 13-foot-high
ceiling. The cladding of the rear wall in steel-framed translucent glass
has enhanced the lightness and brightness of the shop. Bulthaup’s b3
series – here fronted in grey aluminum – is the company’s flagship line.

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Since opening in Toronto five years ago,
the sleek, modernist Bulthaup showroom
on King Street East has been a mecca for
homeowners and designers seeking what
the German manufacturer has long
provided: the finest in contemporary
kitchen design. But the recent $450,000
overhaul of the store by Antje Bulthaup,
granddaughter of company founder
Martin Bulthaup and co-owner (with
husband Stefan Sybydlo) of the Toronto
operation, has improved a space that some
observers thought unimprovable, and
provided a refreshed, chic setting for the
products Bulthaup has to offer its
Canadian clients.
These offerings have been increased.
The older scheme featured only three
kitchen configurations, distributed in an
open plan behind the expansive windows
that frame the 1,915-square-foot ground-
floor site on two sides. In the new layout,
the number of kitchens has risen to four,
and the space occupied by three of them
has been articulated by the introduction
of short walls perpendicular to King
Street, which concentrate the viewing
experience.
The lightness and brightness of the
space has been enhanced by the cladding
of the rear wall in steel-framed translu-
cent glass. Each pane is separated from
the next by a flexible rubber strip, into
which an s-shaped hook can be pushed
and used for hanging pots and pans.
The allotment of furnishings has also
been changed for the better. A meeting
table for 10, formerly installed in the most
exposed corner of the room, where the two
great glass walls of the building meet, has
been replaced by a setting for just six. And
an informal conversation area has been
eliminated altogether in the new plan.
These quiet changes, especially the removal
of the living-room ensemble, have the
effect of pushing the kitchen displays to
centre stage, and reinforcing the mood of a
working atelier throughout the store. The
only elements that have remained un-
changed from the shop’s previous incarna-
tion are the solid oak floor, the nearly
13-foot-high ceiling and the office area.
On display in this renovated space are
excellent examples of the three Bulthaup
lines. The b1 version, which appears here
in white beside the King Street window, is
what Antje calls “the essential kitchen,
less expensive and built in. There is no
compromise on quality, but not much

March/April 2010 CANADIAN INTERIORS 27

choice.” (You’ll pay roughly the price of a
new mid-sized car for b1.) The simplicity
of this model, with its long, unfussy lines,
smooth corners and ergonomic ease,
makes it particularly appropriate for the
restricted spaces many of Toronto’s
downtown condominium-dwellers inhabit.
Bulthaup’s b2 is the most exciting and
unusual of the firm’s three lines. Designed
by the Viennese studio EOOS, this series
has been inspired by the craftsman’s
workbench and workshop, and it seeks to
recall the kitchen’s ancient identity as a
zone of hard creative work. The two core
items in the set are displayed in the
middle of the showroom: a modular
stainless steel bench with everything one
needs for preparation, cooking and
washing up; and a tool cabinet for neatly
stowing basic cookware and tableware,
appliances and utensils. Gone are the
traditional cupboards hanging over
counter and stove; b2 is rather a kitchen
for postmodern living: minimal in style,
maximal in efficiency and sheer urban
attitude.
Two kitchens in Bulthaup’s flagship b3
line – the Mercedes-Benz option, in terms
of price – are featured here. Both are large
and both honour the Canadian kitchen as
the place where the family cooks and eats
most of the time, and where guests are
entertained on all but the most ceremonial
28 CANADIAN INTERIORS March/April 2010
The south-facing showroom is
often flooded with light. Every
quarter, the work of a different
artist will be featured;
inaugurating the space is “The
Philadelphia Experiment,”
a vivid photo-based piece by
Bob Gundu. Bulthaup’s b2
(opposite, at left) comprises a
modular stainless steel bench
with everything anyone needs
for preparation, cooking and
washing up, and a tool cabinet
for neatly storing basic
cookware and tableware.
occasions. Bulthaup’s massive “mono- Bulthaup kitchens are “really for people
block,” an island of seamless stainless who are conscious about themselves, how
steel and aluminum drawers fronted in they want to live,” Antje says. For such
smoked oak and lined with linoleum, people, the showroom is key. “They don’t
commands the centre of one kitchen here, buy only a product. They buy the atmo-
positioned toward the east end of the sphere in the place.” c I
showroom. Both kitchens on display are
furnished with a panoply of convenient,
ergonomically designed cabinets, drawers
and shelves.
The new space, however, is not just
about kitchens: Bulthaup Toronto will
feature a work by a different artist every
quarter of the year. To inaugurate the
renovated shop, the owners chose Bob
Gundu’s large, vivid photo-based piece
entitled “The Philadelphia Experiment.”
March/April 2010 CANADIAN INTERIORS 29
 Something new is in the air.

Showrooms: Montreal - Toronto - Calgary (450) 378-0189 1 800 363-3040 artopex.com


Good,
better, best
There were no bad choices
at the 2009 edition of
Habitat Valencia.
—By Erin Donnelly
It was all about tough choices
in Valencia this past Septem-
ber. When I was treated to
three days in the Spanish city
to attend Ideas&Pasión Feria
Habitat Valencia, it really felt
as if I were being pulled in all
directions. Each morning, it
pained every self-indulgent
bone in my body to pry myself
from my beautiful hotel room
at the Palau De Le Mar.
Equally excruciating was extri-
cating myself from the break-
fast room, and the unlimited
supply of unbelievably fresh
and delicious Valencia orange
juice. And though it was what I
was there for, I have to admit
that getting on the bus and
heading to the fairgrounds,
and work, seemed like a
terrible insult. With a beautiful
day in a beautiful city waiting
outside the windowless
convention centre halls that
would be waiting for me, even
the promise of pretty things
couldn’t stop me from feeling
I was getting a raw deal.
However, I was pleasantly
surprised to find that there
Best in Show
was plenty at the show that
was as bright and beautiful as
what was waiting for attend-
ees outside at the end of each
day. The new outdoor section,
which created a garden oasis
right in the convention centre,
was well worth checking out;
and the expansive Sidi section,
exhibiting new products from
associated manufacturers, was
certainly a highlight of the
show. But, as always, it was
the Nude exhibit (the section
for new creators) that out- Cave-in
shone the rest. Bigger than Stalactite is a hand-blown glass
lighting fixture from designer
ever, the section showed about Marina Rodriguez and her epony-
30 exhibitors, all of which I mous studio, designbymarina.
couldn’t wait to feature. And Named for its obvious inspiration,
the light shines through, rather
so the tough choices continued
than into, the tubes, which are
back at home, with the closed at the top to prevent dust
struggle to decide which of my from getting in. The product is
many favourites to include in intended to be manufactured from
recycled glass.
this show report.
designbymarina.net
March/April 2010 CANADIAN INTERIORS 31

1-Love is all around
FlexibleLove furniture uses an
increasingly familiar accordi-
on-like, honeycomb structure
to create durable furniture.
Made from recycled paper and
recycled wood waste, the line’s
name comes from the idea of a
“flexible love-seat” that could
hold from one to as many as
16 individuals; changing
length and shape with a
simple pull at each end.
flexiblelove.com
2-Bone yard
Created by Jon Marin and Àlex
Jiménez of Nut Creatives, the
award-winning Bones is a
flat-packed seating solution
that can be assembled as the
user wishes. The spidery legs,
or “ribs,” are strung together
with a metal axle as wanted,
and with the use of longer
rods and more cutouts, longer
compositions can be created,
for indoor or outdoor use.
3-Go for broke
Also from Nut Creatives, Relaja
was developed in the Canary
Islands. Upon seeing a surplus
of broken stone slabs wasted
by construction companies, the
two designed this modular
outdoor bench to make use of
otherwise rejected materials.
The designers intend for the
32 CANADIAN INTERIORS March/April 2010
1
2
benches to be built as part of
a program to support people
at risk of social exclusion.
nutcreatives.com
4-Hang ‘em high
Wanting something fun to
counter their not-so-serious
“serious office furniture,” the
folks at Es-Stres, Estudio De
Diseno, created Mus. Hands-
down my favorite thing of the
entire show, Mus is exactly
what it looks like: a bat house.
Made of MDF and finished in a
range of matte lacquer colours, 6-Shine on
Mus is hung, upside-down, by Shineout is a collection of
repurposed leather straps. mirrors from InnEdit – Inno-
5-Both sides now Area Design Editions. With new 7-Class act
Es-Stres also introduced technology in plastics and New from Capolavori Estudi is
Gaveta, which puts a fairly lighting, it was time to revisit Class, a modular system for
literal twist on office furniture. the concept of the backlit small spaces. There are nine
The line includes a file cabinet, mirror. In doing so InnEdit pieces that make up the
with drawers on perpendicular created a line of wall and table system: two vertical modules,
sides – a bit of a headscratcher mirrors, with a lit perimeter three horizontal, and a collec-
when the drawers are closed. that turns on when the mirror tion of “envelopes” or drawers.
The other piece is an L-shaped is touched. For those who want With these components, the
desk, with one set of drawers to keep the surface pristine, system offers infinite construc-
on what might seem naturally cable switches are incorporated tive solutions, without need for
to be the outside of the desk, on both models, and a motion tools, acting as a bench, a TV
and another set on perpendic- sensor option is offered on the stand, a coffee table or even a
ular sides. estudioestres.com wall version. innoarea.com dresser. capolavori.es
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 1
1-Hold this
Capdell showed off the new
Culmen table, for hospitality
installations. Suitable for
indoor or outdoor use, the legs
feature adjustable cleats to
create great stability on
whatever surface the table is
placed. Available in square,
round and semi-circle configu-
rations, the defining feature of
each is the two integrated
“claws” that offer a visible
place to store belongings, such
as purses and coats.
capdell.com
2-Springing up
The Air is a simple two-seater
couch designed by Daniel
Garcia Sanchez. Composed of
durable black elastic and steel,
the Air looks pretty heavy duty.
Clearly suited to indoor or
outdoor use, the comfy piece
34 CANADIAN INTERIORS March/April 2010
3
has a little more spring to it
than one expects, gives the
user a light, weightless feel.
danielgarciasanchez.com
3-Two is better than one
Moma is a new indoor/outdoor
series from Vondom that
combines the functions of a
table and a flowerpot. The line
is made up of four pieces: High
(stool height), Medium (as tall
as an average chair’s seat) and
Low, which is complemented
by the Puf seating element, at
the same level. A self watering
system can be incorporated.
vondom.com
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Best in Show

Aiming high
With the theme of The Ultimate,
the Interior Design Show 2010
set its sights skyward.
­—By Karolina Olechnowicz

The Interior Design Show 2010 did its best

to wow design professionals and consum-
ers alike with this year’s theme: The
Ultimate. Seeming quite comfortable in its
new location, the Metro Toronto Conven-
tion Centre, the “ultimate” design show
offered the crème de la crème of design
from the moment visitors passed through
the doors. Suspended from the hall’s
ceilings, like fruit waiting to be picked,
was Bruno Billio’s installation of Vitra’s
Vegetal chairs. And the ultimate dream
car, the Audi R8 V10, was on display as a
more forbidden fruit. From the practical
to the fantastical, IDS had something to
satisfy everyone’s appetite.
In line with the show’s motif, four
teams of Canada’s top design talents each
created their interpretation of the Ulti-
mate space. From the Calvin Klein Eupho-
ria–inspired his and hers bathroom by
Arren Williams to the luxurious art and
detail-infused lobby of the Bisha Hotel
and Residence by Munge Leung and
Charles Khabouth, the spaces were a
must-see.
Rolling Hills, by the Ministry of the
Interior’s Jason MacIsaac, was like an
experiential journey through a wooden
castle of natural materials. Essentially
three spaces joined by a passageway,
Rolling Hills was a synergy of architec-
ture and abstract landscape. The walls
and ceilings were a combination of a
variety of solid woods. Each of the conical
spaces was of a different height and had
open ceilings to cast light into the space.
Drew Mandel’s cool and calming
installation was designed “as an abstracted
architectural journey,” in the words of the
Toronto architect. “It unfolds as a series of
interconnected spaces and forms, animated
by movement, light and material texture.”
The construction materials were largely
reused, including the living wall plantings,
walnut veneer panels and stone cladding
(used here as floor finish material). Says
Mandel, “The design process was an
experimental reprieve from more practical
office work, with the intent to strip design
down to the almost indefinable.”
In addition to the Ultimate concept
spaces, more than 300 exhibitors and
design features filled the show, which
branched out into a new initiative this
year: the Toronto International Design
Festival. Spread over a full week, the
inaugural fest encompassed more than 20
events and exhibitions across the city.

36 CANADIAN INTERIORS March/April 2010


Clockwise from below Drew
Mandel’s Ultimate space;
Vegetal chairs by Ronan and
Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra;
Rolling Hills by Jason MacIsaac.
Starlight
The Moooi Raimond light, designed
by mathematician Raimond Puts, is
as captivating to look at as a starlit
sky. Transparent lenses are
specifically designed to emit warm
white light and spread it in every
direction. A series of spheres in the
fixture transmit current throughout,
and LED terminals join the paths to
create an atmospheric ambience.
The Raimond light is made of
stainless steel and polycarbonate
and has a discrete, transparent
supply cable. It comes in three
diameters of 35, 24 and 16.9 inches.
moooi.com nienkamper.com
March/April 2010 CANADIAN INTERIORS 37
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38 CANADIAN INTERIORS March/April 2010


1–Go With The Flo
The Flo chair by Sia Zanjani
from After 6 Design is made
of 36 layers of laminated
plywood, cut with the preci-
sion of CNC technology. It
appears smooth and sleek,
with the lines in the plywood
curving softly around the
contours of the sitting area.
The chair’s hollow shape
allows for storage of the
accompanying footrest/side
table, which tucks neatly
within. The laminated glass
backrest is removable for
space-saving purposes.
after6studio.com
2–Kid-friendly
Specially made with children
in mind, Play is the newest
low-temperature radiator from
2
Jaga Climate Systems. With its
soft, rounded corners, it is
safer than traditional rads – as
its surface is cool to the touch
and its heating components
out of reach of small, curious
fingers. Play combines five
individually polyurethane-
painted MDF boards in a
simple, easy-to-detach design,
and can be fitted to either wall
or floor. It comes in white or
black, or in colour combina-
tions. jaga-canada.com
3–Infinitely alright
Inspired by the Toronto-
Dominion Centre, Michal
Maciej Bartosik created
Dominion, a series of light
objects. A similar grid to the
one in the TD Centre is located
in the base and acts as the
light source that gets reflected
from each face of the fixture.
The grid appears to infinitely
stretch beyond the fixture’s
dimensions. The five faces of
3
Dominion objects are coated
with a UV compound allowing
for a continuous reflective
envelope on the inside, while
maintaining transparency from
the outside. The reflective
ceiling plane creates a mir-
rored double reflection,
parallel to the original. Look
for the Dominion fixtures to be
sold by Klaus by Nienkämper.
nienkamper.com
4–Caving the way
The Stalac coffee table, by the
Practice of Everyday Design, is
a design derived from the
organic forms of stalactites.
Using a natural cave as a
model, the Stalac coffee table’s
rectangular section is designed
like the cave ceiling with the
table legs protruding down
like stalactites. The table is
made of fibreglass, measures
23.6 by 35.4 inches, and is
11.8 inches tall.
everydaydesign.ca
5–Side Effect
Aaron Asedo of New Jersey–
based Asedo Designs special-
izes in modern furniture forms
that integrate eco-friendly
materials with a natural, craft
edge. His series of side tables
is the first in a line of limited-
edition products he hopes to
introduce. Shown, from top:
amber plyboo with solid
Russian olive drawer front
from a naturally felled tree;
American black walnut with
white lacquer interior and
black walnut drawer front
(naturally felled); eco-friendly
teak taboo veneer with solid
reclaimed teak drawer front.
asedodesigns.com
6–Column of light
With his new Luminous
Column series, Gregor Herman
– who has been working with
glass for 25 years and runs his
own hot-glass studio in
Toronto – explores how light
interacts with various textures
of glass. Each custom-made
chandelier is site-specific and
functions as both lighting and
sculpture. Always looking
forward, Herman is developing
new colours and shapes,
exploring mixed media, and
experimenting with ideas for a
room divider or screen and an
outdoor canopy.
gregorherman.com
7–Almost famous
Katherine Morley’s Low Profile
Bowls pay homage to under-
celebrated Canadians. Each
bowl base is shaped to
resemble the profile of a
notable national (shown are
Celia Franca, Pierre Berton,
Jane Jacobs and Chief Dan
George), carefully chosen for
their accomplishments and
contributions to Canadian
culture. The angles and curves
of the faces sweep outward
and upward toward the oval
rim, giving each handmade
earthenware bowl a
distinct shape.
katherinemorley.com
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 Sparkle and shine
Lux Design gives a pair of
university dental offices the old
razzle-dazzle.
—By David Steiner

Photography by Amanda Scott and Jason Cremasco/See Photography March/April 2010 CANADIAN INTERIORS 41
42 CANADIAN INTERIORS March/April 2010
Overleaf In Dr. Garber’s If you’re a university student and your
McMaster University teeth hurt, or need a polish, you’ll want a
dental clinic, a large,
dentist nearby. Students are busy, their
ornately framed
mirror opens up the mobility is frequently restricted and
space, while sheer schools often help pay dental costs. With
white curtains allow this captive audience in mind, Dr. Dean
light to filter softly
through. The marble- Garber opened two dental clinics: one at
topped desk is fronted in McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.,
mirror and black metal. and the other at the University of Water-
Opposite A pair of
custom chandeliers loo (also in Ontario). Both are located in
at McMaster add their respective university student centres
a touch of glamour. and neither are what you’d expect.
Above At the University
A typical dental office is a strange kind
of Waterloo location,
ducts and overhead of space, neither cozy – given its intimate
services are left exposed purpose – nor stylish, which might be
and painted white. expected, considering the high cost of
service. Up front is a reception area likely
displaying outdated magazines, with
workaday drilling rooms somewhere at
the back. The decor is often prosaic: beige
paint, a plastic laminate reception desk,
an ominous wall of charts and records
and inexpensive drop-in-panel ceiling tiles
everywhere above.
Garber created Campus Dentist so
students could get their teeth attended to
in an atmosphere of “sparkle, shine and
glamour,” in the words of his interior
designer, Isabelle Glinka. Lux Design,
Glinka’s boutique design firm, was hired
to turn the bones of each space – already
fitted with the necessary walls, chairs and
plumbing – into a kind of after-hours
dentist lounge. Garber anticipated that
students would be taken by “bright, white
and simple,” with sassy accessories and a
sophisticated vibe. In both clinics, a small
area is made spacious by the exposed
concrete slab above. Ducts and overhead
services are left exposed and painted
either white (Waterloo) or black (McMas-
ter – where the slab is 20 feet above,
making the clinic feel far larger than its
485 square feet).
The clinics share a distinct visual
identity despite their different size and
shape: blizzard white walls, a custom
reception desk with a mirrored front and
a few Philippe Starck furnishings. Both
entries are marked by a large mirror in an
ornate frame and sheer white curtains,
hung against the white walls, making
March/April 2010 CANADIAN INTERIORS 43
Tktk Tktk

everything feel softer. A perfect white

plaster hand, cupped or pointing, is
mounted on a wall of every operatory as a
quirky coat hook. For glamour – often
absent from the T-shirt- and sweatpant-
clad university crowd – a series of
Baroque-inspired chandeliers are hung in
the short hallways.
The chandeliers at McMaster, custom
made by Bob King in St. Catharines, Ont.,
generated the clinics’ style. Garber
ordered them before any design work
began – “I have a chandelier fetish,” he
confesses – and showed them to Glinka, so
she and her team would understand the
theme. During the initial technical design,
Garber requested chandeliers for task
lighting. It wasn’t feasible, though, so
giant fluorescent light boxes were hung
above each operatory chair, contradicting
the delicacy of the rest of the decor. It
would have been magnificent, had it been
possible, for students to lie back and have
their dental work done by the light of an
ornate glass chandelier. c I

What could be more

appropriate for a
dental office than
the Tooth Stool by
Philippe Starck,
here in triplicate?
The low lounger sofa,
covered in a stylized
metallic damask, was
custom made to fit
a curving wall in
the Waterloo location.

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P: 514
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Who’s Who

1 2

3 4
5

Winter cheer
—By David Lasker

SEVEN SINS
Urban Mode Leeza, the Montreal-based hard-surfac-
John Christakos, co-founder and CEO ing specialist, chased away winter blahs
of hip furniture maker Blu Dot (based by throwing a Seven Sins–themed party
in Minneapolis), and Urban Mode at the Spoke Club in Toronto.
owner Myrlene Sundberg celebrated
1—Robert King, partner at Norma King Design; Prolific
the launch of Blu Dot’s new home Marketing’s Linda Zuber; and interior designer Richard
at the venerable Toronto design Eppstadt.
boutique. 2—Guests would down shots of Sambuca, look at the
number at the bottom of the shot glass, and body-paint
1—Joan Redfern, CEO, Redfern Promotions the same-numbered spots on models Anna and Shannon.
(promoting home decor products), and interior 3—Leeza’s Mark Hanna, president; Terry Lynn Young,
designer Rafaell Cabrera. Ryan Tisdall and Kelly Bates, sales; Mark Murphy, sales
2—Mike Kingsborough, creative lead at interactive manager; and Kathy Ware, marketing manager.
design studio Kolody; Matthew Rutherford, regional 4—Shawn Newman of One Shot Events; Leeza’s Tom
sales manager, Design Deli; interior decorator Sasha Nemeth; and Andrew Pike and Justin Kersten of Andrew
Wright; and Ben Leoni, art director, Design Pilot. Pike Interiors.
3—Urban Mode owner Myrlene Sundberg and guest 5—Gail Pearson Calluori and Arlene Williams, account
of honour John Christakos, co-founder and CEO, managers at Prolific Marketing, flank interior designer
Blu Dot. Trevor Kruse of Hudson Kruse.

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 1
5
REMEMBERING SAARINEN
Knoll sponsored a Design Exchange
lecture on mid-century design hero
Eero Saarinen by Brian Lutz (author of
Yale University Press’s new The
Furniture of Eero Saarinen), after
which everyone decamped to George
Brown College’s School of Design to
toast its Saarinen exhibit.
1—Carolyn Laidley Arn, sales rep at Lennard
Commercial Realty; architect Sean Lawrence of Kohn
Architects; architect Thomas Tampold of Tampold
Architects; Esther Shipman, architecture and design
curator at Cambridge Galleries in Cambridge and
wife of Lawrence; and Barb Woolley, design director
at visual communications agency Hambly & Woolley.
2—Author Brian Lutz; Luigi Ferrara, director, George
Brown College School of Design; and Knoll’s Greg
Rapier, regional manager, Canada, and Fabiana
Stubrich, director of business development
2 developer Del Terrelonge.
2 3
Interior Design Show
New venue; new vibe. This year, the
Interior Design Show moved to the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre, a more cozy,
intimate setting than Exhibition Place.
1—Jewelry designer Rabie Matar, society hairdresser Jie
Matar, and interior designer Moe Razi.
2—At the VIP lounge’s champagne reception: CBC TV’s
Steven and Chris co-stars Chris Hyndman and Steven
Sabados flank former CityTV news anchor Anne
Mroczkowski.
3—Klaus and Beatrix Nienkämper.
4—Loraine Buyar, A&D manager at Teknion; interior
designer and Kasian principal Dean Matsumoto; and
Kasian senior designer Liana Butt.
5—The Cupcakery’s sweet Cupcake Lady (a.k.a. Courtney
Douglas).
6—Enrico Bressan, co-founder, art director and CEO of
Los Angeles–based design company Artecnica, and
designer and Artecnica collaborator Tord Boontje flank
Spanish artist and designer Jaime Hayón.
7—Eric McClelland, partner at interior designers
Fleur-de-Lis and Room boutique on Eglinton West; Rob
Jarschke, team leader, Figure3; and Jarschke’s wife,
Corinne Drobot, marketing manager, PR, at HOK.
8—John Tong of 3rd Uncle Design and designer/
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How cool is this: Ruscio Studio, the
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history by creating Canada’s premier
retail walk-in freezer. Working closely
with the marketing team at Mark’s Work
Warehouse in Edmonton, Ruscio devel-
oped the T-Max Freezer for the apparel
store’s location in the city’s South Edmon-
ton Common retail centre (the first of
Mark’s new Clothes That Work concept
stores). It allows users to simulate
extreme cold temperatures in order to test
winter garments for sale in the store.
“Our product developers and buyers
have designed some innovative technolo-
gies into our outerwear,” says Mark’s
president Tom Ranieri. “We wanted a way
for the customer to test how these innova-
tions work, in-store, hopefully helping
them to make an informed purchase
decision.” (To that end, they also installed a
footwear test ramp, covered with different
kinds of flooring and roofing materials.)
Says Ruscio Studio president Robert
Ruscio. “We strive in our designs to provide
a way for the customer to have a really
authentic experience in a tactile environ-
ment. Since Mark‘s slogan is Clothes That
Work, this was the perfect opportunity for
customers to test how well the clothes
work in extreme temperatures.”
Straight-forward instructions are
posted on the outside of the state-of-the-
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art, 7.8-by-7.8-foot freezer. Once inside,
the customer sees an adjustable tempera-
ture gauge, which he or she can set to
whatever sub-zero temperature he or she
needs to withstand. A pair of fans blow
icy cold air to simulate conditions up to
-40 degrees Celcius, while an ice-block
step allows the customer to test a pair of
serious winter boots. An interior camera
allows the customer to view his or her
own frosty image via a live feed to an LCD
screen positioned in front of him or her.
Simple buttons and dials make the
experience an uncomplicated one, while
clever design elements (a frosted-glass
acrylic wall and self-frosting mirror) add
a touch of engaging realism. A vertical
grab bar, located adjacent to the ice block,
assures the retailer that the customer’s
safety is top priority.
“The response has been overwhelm-
ingly positive,” says Ranieri. “The freezer
is being used as expected by all types
of customers. We will be retrofitting a
number of existing stores across
Canada with this new concept and other
innovation-testing features. Adds Ruscio,
“If retail design is about creating a
shopping experience, this one is certainly
engaging and memorable, as customers
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