When Modern Mix Vancouver was recently in Toronto, we kept our eyes peeled for cool retail, dining and lifestyle concepts which we thought should be brought to Vancouver. Here are Modern Mix Vancouver’s picks of five cool Toronto concepts that would fit right into Vancouver!
This past weekend, I bought “The Bone Bowl”, a non-slip dog feeder with removable bowls, from Bosley’s in Yaletown for my dog Teddy Bear. It’s
Make It! The Handmade Revolution, is back in Vancouver from April 20 to 22 at the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Drive). Tickets are $5 at
Want to be a design star? $1,000 is up for grabs! Be Remarkable (a BC-based Facebook Page by the Credit Unions of BC) want you
Has your sense of city pride increased now that the Vancouver Olympics have come and gone? Check out some of these Vancouver map artwork pieces, available for purchase, by Karen O’leary of Studio K. Karen is an architectural designer with an interest in all aspects of design. Her tagline with Studio K is “aspiring to replace the common with something more beautiful”. For more information, check out her Etsy and Flickr.
The Velvet Room Boutique (2248 West 41st Avenue) “Design A Dress” contest is open to aspiring designers who have less than two years trade or professional experience and are 18 years or older.
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Choose one of the below events and submit a design for a dress that fits the criteria described. Participants may include sketches, pictures, flats and fabric selections in their submissions. Participants may submit designs for one or more of the categories for a maximum of three submitted designs.
Initial submissions are due at 6pm on Friday March 26, 2010. For more information, click here.
Since 2008, Vanessa has kept her readers and followers ‘in the know’ on local happenings, facilitating for the discovery and support of brands, businesses, and experiences available in Vancouver. Vanessa combines her expertise in living a modern Vancouver lifestyle with a approachable relatability that inspires her followers to think – hey, if she can do it, I can too!
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