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Design & Style

Tuesday 21st of March 2023
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Design & Style

The procrastinator’s no-mall holiday gift guide

We are all pretty busy this time of year with our work-hard, play-hard holiday lifestyles, but we still want to give unique gifts. And we hate the mall. Read More
Chris Hildebrand smoking a tobacco pipe in his workshop. Photo credit: Alycia Hildebrand of Alycia Hildebrand Photography.
Design & Style, Made In The Prairies

Made in the Prairies: Chris Hildebrand, pipe maker and coffee roaster

You can’t ramble when smoking a pipe. You have to be attentive. You only say the words that need saying. You’re forced to listen, and… Read More
Architecture, Books

Review: the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation’s published tours

The Broadway tour will give you something better to say of the office buildings than “it looks like Mad Men.” Read More
Design & Style, Fashion

Lennard Taylor’s latest

Shots of the Winnipeg designer's latest show and the show-goers. Read More
Design & Style

Canada’s best restroom

Public washrooms across Canada have a design contest to call their own. Until the end of November, you can vote for your favourite of the top five finalists. Read More
Design & Style, Made In The Prairies

Made in the Prairies: Meet Matt Jenkins, artist and blacksmith

Matt operates Cloverdale Forge on the family farm near Selkirk, Manitoba and between two jobs (he’s an engineer as well), and being an athlete, a homeowner, and vintage car collector, he’s got his plate full. Read More
Architecture, Design & Style

Why brutalist architecture matters to Winnipeg

Designed to be honest, not beautiful, Brutalism is one of the most unmistakable and reviled architectures of the modernist style. But that’s the point and whether or not it's concrete and ugly, Brutalist architecture matters to Winnipeg. Read More
Arts & Life, Design & Style

Found around town: Top armchairs for small spaces

People often express frustration at finding the right furniture to fit their space. There’s something for everyone here, with options new and old, save and splurge. Read More
Made In The Prairies, Technology

Startup profile: Advolve Media

Bryce North, CEO of Advolve Media sits down with the Spectator Tribune to talk about his startup company and how they have made mirrors into an advertising medium. Read More
Architecture, Art, Arts & Life, Design & Style, Street

Winnipeg typography part 2: The ’60s apartment block

While their facades are non-descript, these brick boxes fit very well into the quiet tree-lined streets of our older residential neighbourhoods and busy commercial thoroughfares alike, providing much-needed affordable housing and residential density. Read More
Design & Style, Fashion

Haute couture and blue jeans

Fashion shows are an interesting animal, where honest, genuine lovers of their craft - designers - play in what is often criticized as the vapid, superficial, narcissistic arena of style. Read More
Art, Arts & Life, City & Politics, Design & Style, Street

Winnipeg typography

Winnipeg is a city rich in vintage signage and hand-rendered typography, unparalleled in Western Canada. Read More
Design & Style, Made In The Prairies

Brother duo give Winnipeggers a chance to wear hometown pride on their sleeves

Brothers Kyle and Corey Doucette nail down Winnipeg's trademark humour and humility with Mine Clothing. Read More
Architecture, City & Politics, Design & Style, History

Doors are open this weekend in Winnipeg

Those mysterious buildings you've always wondered about are open to you this weekend only. Read More
Architecture, Design & Style

Top 5 Winnipeg restaurant interiors

Food should be an experience, not merely sustenance. Read More
Design & Style, Fashion

Bright like a diamond

Denim and Diamonds, the title of this year’s St. Paul’s Fashion Show, ended fashion week with a bang, or, more appropriately, a sparkle. Read More

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