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Sweet seating, cozy textiles and edgy accessories we love right now.
The stacked combo of futuristic-looking aquamarine glass on cherrywood in Ligne Roset’s Hampton table ($4,163) is a sleek homage to German-American architect Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building in New York. Livingspace, Vancouver, livingspace.com; Le Belle Arti, Calgary, lebellearti.com; Dwell Modern, Edmonton, dwellmodern.ca; Kesay, Winnipeg, kesay.ca
There’s something inherently affable about the Muuto Visu lounge chair ($1,065) and its squat-wide-stance stature—now even more endearing upholstered in soft peachy pink. Vancouver Special, Vancouver, vanspecial.com; Kit, Calgary, kitinteriorobjects.com
Admirers of the iconic Hermès silk scarves will love that Robert Dallet’s naturalist paintings are now featured on the brand’s tableware, like the macaw-marvellous Carnets d’Equateur breakfast cup and saucer ($335). Hermès, Calgary, hermes.com
With a geometric criss-cross on dreamy forms of snow-packed ice, it’s not hard to warm up to the hand-knotted Glacier Blue rug (8 by 10 feet, $15,200), designed by Toronto’s Creative Matters. Salari Fine Carpet Collections, Vancouver, salari.com
This is peak coolness: the grandma-chic yarn pompoms in oh-so-’80s colours on the Tabula Rasa Idris cushion ($924). Provide, Vancouver, providehome.com
One of Danish designer Erik Magnussen’s iconic kettle designs gets a metal makeover and our morning routines are the better for it. Find the Stelton EM77 vacuum jug ($215) in trendy brass, copper and mirror. Atkinson’s of Vancouver, Vancouver, atkinsonsofvancouver.com; EQ3, Calgary and Winnipeg, eq3.com
A mod architectural frame of powder-coated steel or rich Brazilian walnut sets the stage for Modernica’s Case Study Small Bullet planter with stand (from $350) in so-hot-right-now matte stoneware. Chester Fields, Victoria, chester-fields.com; Kit, Calgary, kitinteriorobjects.com; Hut K, Winnipeg, hutk.ca
Product designers earn their keep with the Brabantia stackable laundry sorter ($49), complete with a front-facing pull-down slot (!) for easy access that’s just as easily tucked away. Crate and Barrel, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, crateandbarrel.ca
A dainty linen crosshatch adds sophisticated texture to the Hollywood Regency-style Hayworth nightstand ($486)—propped on glam bronze legs to boot. West Elm, Vancouver, Calgary, westelm.com
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