IDS15 Highlights
TGIF! The acronym has special implying this week, as the interior style show (January 22 to 25) opens for company at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre today. If you’re going to this weekend — as well as you ought to — right here are a few things you don’t want to miss:
Missoni Home
Warning: Missoni’s wildly patterned sofas as well as ottomans may make you look at your staid, solid-coloured three-seater with a pang of regret. Giorgio Jelmini, Operations manager for Missoni Home, exposed that the Italian brand’s well-known stripes were a pleased accident: the very first knitting device the creator purchased in 1953 might only create stripes, so velato! (As they state in Italy.) inspect out the timeline that traces Missoni’s path from fashion to house to hotels, then pony-up for some pillows at the Missoni pop-up shop, funds from which will support habitat for Humanity.
Makers
This is a new group exhibition at the show that features four artisans creating beautiful, carefully-crafted, small-run pieces. 1925 Workbench focuses on barn-style moving doors that look excellent in any type of space. Husband-and-wife team My Le as well as rock made their very first door for their own little house in Toronto. When good friends as well as then good friends of good friends kept asking for one (or two or three) for their own homes, the duo turned their customized doors as well as hardware into a business.
Heidi Earnshaw is likewise exhibiting in the makers section. Heidi makes beautiful wood furniture, which H&H has featured in past issues. At IDS, she’s showing a marble-topped dresser with brass legs that promptly went on my desire list.
Heidi likewise dabbles in smaller pieces; the candlestick holders in her booth are the wood molds of ones that will ultimately be cast in metal. I know, you’re waiting on me to tell you about the remarkable ceramics in her booth. They’re by Susie Osler as well as look even much better in person.
Sony
In this picture, my thumb is doing its finest to design just exactly how thin Sony’s new 4.7 mm-thick television is. It will be offered in may in 55″ as well as 65″ sizes, as well as is so light it can hang on the wall like a photo frame.
Ikea/House & Home
This year, H&H teamed up with Ikea to style a kitchen area as well as the results are stunning, if we do state so ourselves. The kitchen area utilizes Ikea’s new Sektion kitchen area system, which will be introduced in stores in February, as well as is packed with beautiful concepts as well as products. I handled to snap this shot early Thursday morning when the area was being photographed. Click right here for much more information on the kitchen.
The details expose smart styling tricks, like remembering to include art in the kitchen.
There’s even a walk-in pantry that reminds us that storage can as well as ought to be stylish.
Caesarstone
Canadian designer Philippe Malouin appeals to our inner kid with his lively interactive swing installation for Caesarstone.
Each swing seat is made of a different sample of Caesarstone as well as is the ideal location to take a break as well as put your feet up — waaaay up — before continuing on to find all the other excellent styles at the show.
Check out the H&H talks on Sunday starting at noon. Lynda Reeves, Suzanne Dimma, mark Challen as well as my fellow editors will be speaking about whatever style as well as answering concerns from the audience as well as social media. Plus, inspect out this guide of extras from their talks.
Photo credits:1-10. Kimberley Brown
