NOT Forkchops // Toronto Design Week Pt III

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

NOT Forkchops was designed around Canadians’ “ability to draw from [a] mélange of cultural sources”. Designers were asked to take inspiration from a “multitude of cultures, without producing another set of ‘forkchops’”. Alexx Boisjoli‘s dishes (above) reference ubiquitous stainless steel lunch containers “often associated with Indian cuisine” but are rendered in porcelain. I’m not sure how the navy glazing ties in.. Perhaps Ivankovic’s edible material could be paired with the lunch container forms to produce a take out set (I’m assuming Boisjoli’s are meant for serving at home). Read more…

Fashion Friday // Manitobah Mukluks

Friday, January 27th, 2012


These boots are stunning, from my personal favorite – the Gatherer Mukluk with the most incredible wheat illustrations running across the toe and ankle to their limited edition Storyboot Project mukluks, I am in love.