Canadian Design: Studio50

Rock Bottom Vessel by Studio50, Kiku Corner

Studio50 is a custom furniture and housewares gallery and workshop located in Paris, Ontario. Owners/makers Kim and Steve Prokopowich, use locally sourced hardwoods, concrete, and steel in each designed and meticulously hand-crafted piece. From mortar and pestles to the round glass pitchers with concrete stands, Studio50’s pieces are beautiful yet functional.  

Canadian Design: Water In My Paint by Deidre Wicks

Bubble Blowing Up Close, Water In My Paint, Kiku Corner

Deidre Wicks creates original animal watercolours for Water In My Paint. I first saw her adorable and whimsical watercolours of cheeky animals at the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Festival, and then again at the Toronto Etsy Made in Canada festival. Her adorable ballerina birdie was the poster child of the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Festival, […]

Canadian Design: Kempton Jones by Michelle Matsui

Life's Soundtrack Tea Towels by Kempton Jones, Kiku Corner

Kempton Jones is a Toronto-based company by self-taught designer Michelle Matsui. I first saw her tea towels at the One of a Kind Show in the spring, but then I saw them again at the Cabbagetown Arts and Crafts Festival and then at the Toronto Etsy Made in Canada Day at the end of September. Her tea […]

Cozy Armchairs

Cozy Armchairs, Kiku Corner

1. Polo Wingback Armchair, Structube; 2. Claire Armchair, Structube; 3. Strandmon Wingback Armchair, IKEA; 4. Stick Around White/Grey Armchair, CB2; 5. Elise Chair, EQ3; 6. Kanji Armchair, Structube; 7. Study Wheatgrass Wingback Chair, CB2; 8. Elliot Wingback Armchair, Structube; 9. Parlour Atomic Orange Chair, CB2 Now that we’ve moved into autumn, the evenings are getting cooler and I find myself wanting to curl up […]

Canadian Design: STRUCTUBE

Structube, Kiku Corner

1. Cross Chair; 2. Decorative Ball; 3. Osaka Accent Table; 4. Master Chair; 5. Silhouette Floor Lamp; 6. Lexington Sofa; 7. Chicago Bookcase. Like Umbra, Structube is a design store that I’ve seen all over and assumed it was an American company. Sometimes I like to be wrong! Structube was actually founded in Montreal, Quebec in 1974 […]