It began in 1989, a year when spending sprees and an emphasis on brand names captured the zeitgeist of the era. A freshly minted Boston College graduate thinking that success was to be found in the narthex of corporate margins, Joe Bastianich gravitated to Manhattan like a kid to a lollipop. Wall Street was his …
The hardwood stairs squeak ever so softly as Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden soar up to the bedroom of their rustic industrial Leslieville home. The National Ballet of Canada’s principal pair leap into their king-sized bed, lift the down-filled covers up to their eyes and let out a muffled laugh. Unflinchingly open to this cheeky …
Coming to Toronto from a war-torn Lebanon where my family owned a supper club, my first job was at McDonalds. It was there that I learned the importance of teamwork and consistency. As I matured, my disposition for all things design started to seep its way into all I undertook. I like to make things …
1. SUNSET STRIP: Find your own personal paradise in Los Angeles, the new Florida according to Torontonians. www.benbacal.com 2. BALANCING ACT: The synergy of black on white is anything but boring in this Moda Operandi gown. www.modaoperandi.com 3. MOVES LIKE JAGGER: Model Georgia May Jagger poses with Roberto Cavalli, mastermind behind the wild and intricate …
The impatient, pixilated culture of the 21st century has managed to tug the carpet from beneath the art in-dustry’s feet, leaving artists and their craft in the dust while the world spins on. “It’s certainly a good time to buy art,” says Mario Parga, British artist and executive director of the inaugural World of Art …
Cyrille Gautier-Auriol swirls his tulip-shaped glass, tossing the amber cognac it holds round its bulbous surface, releasing the bouquet into the air. He examines the spirit before raising the glass to his nose, sniffing first with his left nostril, then his right — “with a little bit of distance,” he explains in his dignified French …
