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"Where's the teapot dear?"
"It's in the cabinet behind the nipples"
Likely conversation in a home adorned with a Valentina cabinet by Guiseppe Canevese for Ennezero.
Fusing art and design, Canevese wraps furniture in Italian pop-artist Guido Crepax's erotic comic strip "Valentina" in this ...
Eye Spy ... Dr. Skud
My co-worker recently introduced me to Dr. Skud. She is really quite amazing. I love that Philippe Starck applied his design savvy to an everyday object like a fly swatter and that Alessi made it accessible to all at a price of $16.00 on our website. The face image that's created by pin holes ...
Karim Rashid Featured in BC Home Magazine
"The Cult of Karim Rashid" is a major feature in this month's issue of BC Home Magazine, and along with it, some of Gabriel Ross' favorite products by this prolific designer. The magazine illustrates a retrospective of Rashid's work including the "Blob" light for Foscarini, "Kaj" watch for ...
Herman Miller Introduces: "SAYL" by Yves Behar
This month, Herman Miller launched its latest addition to an already monster collection of exceptional task chairs. At a price point starting out well below the infamous Aeron and most recent Embody chairs, "SAYL", by Yves Behar, is accessible to a wider consumer scope. True to Herman Miller's ...
Eye Spy ... Alessi Pino funnel
Imagine this happy little guy keeping you company while you scrub up after dinner.
Pino funnel by Stefano Giovannoni & Miriam Mirri, 1998
Designed by Stefano Giovannoni & Miriam Mirri, 1998, for Alessi, Pino is great for transferring liquids flawlessly and inspiring warm fuzzy ...
Konstantin Grcic Wins Designer of the Year Award
Konstantin Grcic
Konstantin Grcic has been named Designer of the Year, 2010 by Design Miami. Grcic's "Netscape" installation will be a featured at the 6 day event held in December. Grcic is a prolific German industrial designer with many works well recognized in the furniture industry. ...
Victoria's Wannawafel on Dragons' Den
If you have walked past market square in the last few months, you have probably experienced the incredibly delicious scent of Wannawafel at 560 Johnson Street.
Wannawafel Market Square location
This Belgian waffle restaurant is locally owned and recently made an exciting appearance on ...
50 years of Pierre Paulin’s Orange Slice
2010 marks the 50th anniversary of Pierre Paulin's iconic chair, the Orange Slice. Designed in 1960, this chair is still classic, modern, and beautiful and will certainly remain this way for another 50 years and then some, I'm sure.
"A chair should be more than simply functional. It should ...
Successful Living: Diesel Lighting Collection
My most favorite shoe (in my personal collection) is a strikingly gorgeous and unique leather/suede lace up high top by Diesel - think ballerina meets Rocky over London fogs in the spring. Absolutely perfect in every way, this shoe is loved equally as a design object as it is footwear. ...
Interior Design Lecture Series at AGGV - let's talk design
Gabriel Ross is a proud sponsor of an interior design lecture series hosted by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria this week. The two day event features local industry professionals: Lana Lounsbury of Lana Lounsbury Interiors, Leah Rourke of Rourke Group Design Inc., Katarina Litva of K3 Design ...