When it launched in 1976 in Brighton, England, The Body Shop seemed like a ground-breaking retail concept, which was to sell shampoos, bodywashes, and other personal care items in refillable …
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How to use classic lamps to solve common lighting problems
Here’s a quick fun thing if you’re looking to goof around online for few minutes. Let’s consider two examples of classic lamps reimagined by Montreal-based Globe Electric, which makes affordable …
The art of displaying a fine wine collection
Jonathan Primeau has been bringing his love of wine and design to the luxury wine spaces he’s been creating with his Montreal-based company, CellArt for about a decade. Working with …
Functional, fashionable gifts that are pretty and practical
Today’s high/low gift pairing celebrates functional fashion. More budget-friendly suggestions come from a new line of vegan (polyurethane) handbags from Bentley, the Canadian company that’s been making hand-bags and travel …
Pair pretty with practical for the perfect gift
The most modest gifts—thoughtfully chosen—can draw a hugely happy response. Give me, for example, decent wool socks and we’ll be friends for life. Sometimes, though, the impulse is to make …