The Best of Canadian Design

ColeDesign Studio shortlisted, 14 categories now closing & West Of Main’s advice…

As publishers for the design industry globally, we feel it is vitally important that we continue to share your work, promote your new collections, endorse new ideas and innovations and show the design world just how strong we are as a community. We at design et al, will do all we can to expose your work to clients globally during this time.

All awards PR, editorial, digital news edits and magazines will be published as usual. We will be adding to our global communication by regularly publishing The Best of Canadian Design update, along with further news edits and PR global level to help keep this industry moving.

KREVER KAPLAN CONDO BY COLEDESIGN STUDIO

The mandate of this project was to make a liveable, luxurious and easy space. ColeDesign Studio has transformed the Krever Kaplan Condo into an art lover’s idyll, showcasing custom fixtures and a curated art collection, unified in a contemporary yet practical space. Functionality has been considered in order to allow this condo to entertain large numbers in the dining area, and the available space and light had been maximised for natural comfort.

ColeDesign Studio have been shortlisted for Interior Design Scheme – Canada Award in The International Design & Architecture Awards

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Our Closing Categories:

As we continue to support and promote the global design industry, we remain inundated with applications from all over the globe. Consequently, many regional and global categories will close imminently:

Kitchen Design Over £150,000
This category is for the Kitchen area which had a project value of over £150,000 (GBP), in properties located all around the world.

Glasshouse
This category refers to residential properties around the world where the use of glass has a significant role in the architectural structure or design of the project.

For further closing categories, please click here

To review our full list of categories, please click here

DESIGNER IN PROFILE: SASCHA LAFLEUR, CO-OWNER AND PRINCIPAL SENIOR DESIGNER AT WEST OF MAIN

Name the key themes to consider when approaching design.

Timeless: we don’t need to continue filling landfills with trendy design, instead we can reuse and re-purpose the most beautiful materials.
Story: Do the pieces of the design tell a story, people are looking for connection and meaning in a world that can be very surface level

If you could offer one piece of advice when it comes to design schemes, what would it be?
There is a happy place that rests between spaces being over-designed and thoughtless. Finding that the place is key and then refining it is mastery.

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