The straight razor glides across my skin, severing the stubble under the blanket of shaving foam. Some strokes are long and calculated; others, short and quick, working around the contours of the mouth, nose and jaw. I’m reclined in a barber’s chair at John Allan’s downtown location as the steady hands of its master barber …
London Morgan, the official dealership of the Morgan Motor Company in England’s capital, celebrates one year of handcrafted heritage and carrying on a legacy It’s only been a year since the opening of London Morgan, and despite a market saturated with cookie-cutter vehicles, hunger for the heritage and prestige of Morgan has proven alive and well. …
This past August, a rare 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta sold for US$38,115,000 at the two-day Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction in Carmel, California, to become the most valuable car in history sold at auction. The winning offer, made by an undisclosed bidder, broke the previous record of $30 million held by a 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 …
Raymond Moriyama asks: “Do you want me to go back to the real beginning?” The real beginning? It’s about a week since Moriyama, one of Canada’s most esteemed and decorated architects, announced he was launching a new prize for architecture in conjunction with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), and we’ve met at the …
Qadem Hooks Console by May Khoury Inspired by the wooden agricultural tools of days of old, Qadem Hooks is both a piece of art and a useable console. It’s composed of various green-painted hooks that were used together with the Qadem, an old wooden saddleback used on mules to transport wheat from village to village …
Natasha Koifman’s home has always been “the cool house.” Tucked down an unobtrusive lane in midtown Toronto, her Connie Braemer-designed residence melds the area’s classic sophistication with sharp, contemporary details. The light form of modern furniture combined with the presence of avant-garde photography offsets prominent crown mouldings and deep hardwood floors. Floor-to-ceiling glass windows that …
