Design
When I went to visit a friend in very suburban Tsawwassen recently for the first time in years, I felt bad for him as I parked in his building’s lot. Sigh, I thought. Another bland and boxy apartment that plonks...
Interior designers spending their free time in the wild—poetic, isn’t it? Chad Falkenberg and Kelly Reynolds, co-founders of local design firm Falken Reynolds, insist that there’s some practicality to it, too. “I think there is a really strong connection with our...
Since reading and writing went from the page to the screen, you’d think it’s become more accessible. But as this global report by the World Health Organization reveals, 2.2 billion people currently live with impaired vision, making legibility a very real...
The sun may be setting on the pandemic, but employees still want to work from home. As a result, many B.C. companies find themselves at risk of seeing their office spaces go to waste. That predicament raises the question: if...
Taking photos is much more convenient than it was 10 years ago: just pull out your phone and capture a new memory in the making. But getting those pictures printed never followed suit, and it remains a cumbersome process unless you...
Having a sick child is something that nobody wants to experience, and being away from them while they’re in the hospital is even worse. To help keep everyone together, Vancouver’s Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon (RMH BC) offers accommodation to families...
They say that mixing business and friendship can be one of two things: the key to your success or a total nightmare. Well, it turned out to be the right move for Novella Outdoors, an offshoot of contractor Novell Design Build, formed...
I’m all for the little and local, so usually, a merch announcement from a mega hamburger brand wouldn't draw my attention. But throw in a Vancouver collaborator and an eco-element, and I'm interested. That’s what A&W Canada did at its launch...
Andrew McKillop’s background is in finance, so when he moved from the U.K. to Vancouver five years ago, that was the industry he looked to enter. But a small shift to project management led to a big shift to more creative fields, as McKillop started...
Starting a company when you already have a full-time job is no easy task. But Emma Reynolds and Shannon Edlington admit that it’s not quite as hard when you and your co-founder live in the same apartment building. The two met...