The light of the northern sky has defined much of my life growing up in Toronto and in my current home in Berlin. As summer wanes and fades into autumn, days grow short and the evenings long. Time to light some candles and create a Hyggelig atmosphere. And forget trying to pronounce it if you're ...
Category Archive: Design and Architecture
Sitting in the light
For centuries, artists, designers, architects and later photographers have always been drawn to the light. The play of light and shadow is often the starting point for an initial design brief or a great shot - where is the light coming from as regards the space? How can we best take advantage of ...
Go outside your comfort zone – try something bold and different
I don't know what it is about being in France but even the air and the light seem to be a bit different. Somehow more stylish. Is that even possible? ...
Buying a new build home? Why you should consider your interior design as early as possible
If you're buying a new apartment from a builder or thinking about it, you probably already have lots of ideas about the design of your interiors and how you would like it to look. Maybe you're thinking of having a mid century modern vibe or more of an industrial chic mix of old and new. Whether ...
Living with renovations – a short survival guide
It seems like every corner of Berlin has a crane or a construction site going on or someone I know is renovating part, or all of their home. Who hasn't wandered about their place and thought about making changes? ...
Relocating? What to expect (and not expect) in your new German space
Berlin is such a fascinating place which is why more people are coming now than ever before. According to the Guardian, the city's population has grown by about 50,000 per year over the last five years to 3.5 million. (Patrick Collinson, Guardian, Tuesday, April 10, 2018). Relocating to a new ...
Form and Forest – West Coast design in the Canadian Rockies
Form and Forest is a Canadian boutique studio workshop in Golden, British Columbia run by brothers Ryan and Jeff Jordan who have an innate curiosity of the world around them. Their minimal and modern designs are not only functional, but beautiful and deceptively simple. ...
Into the light – Before and After of a radical renovation
"I bought a bit of a fixer upper that I'd like you to take a look at.", said my client on the phone. We had worked together before and now he wanted me to look at a space in a beautiful, pre war building in the Schöneberg area of Berlin. "Fixer upper" was a bit of an understatement, I thought as ...
