Category Archives: Design Community

Simon Johns: Living Design Through Nature

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Renee

By Laura Goldstein If furniture designer, Simon Johns ever decides to retire, he can convert his rustic home and studio outbuilding near the shores of the picturesque Missisquoi River in Southern Quebec, into a charming B&B (filled with his nature-inspired … Continue reading →

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A Vancouver – Made “Supernatural” Gift For The 92nd Academy Awards Nominees

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Renee

By Laura Goldstein It’s not just an Oscar that the top 25 Nominees at this year’s 92nd Academy Awards may be displaying in their living rooms. Vancouver glass designer, Jaan Andres created his luminous one-of-a-kind Supernatural Bowls, for the coveted … Continue reading →

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Acquiring furniture and other home furnishing items from a local business that supports makers in your community has some important benefits, particularly in this time of climate emergency. It helps the makers develop their talent and keep working in their … Continue reading →

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Renee | Leave a comment

TIMELINES: A New Exhibition At SwitzerCultCreative Traces the Passage of Time In Blown Glass By Jaan Andres and Through the Lens of Vince Hemingson

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Renee

By Laura Goldstein Like icicles dissolving into an imaginary landscape, Jaan Andres’ blown glass Crystal Curios are alive with movement: while ridges of sediment have built up at a glacial pace over eons of time, the patterning in Coded Bowls … Continue reading →

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SkLO Studio: Seeing Sculpture In A New Light

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Renee

By Laura Goldstein As graceful as a multi-tiered necklace, orbs of suspended light compose a chandelier’s planetary system of handblown Czech glass. And in a single lighting pendant, an abstract drop of dew is captured in multiple layers when the … Continue reading →

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ARTISAN: “We Have Known Wood Our Entire Lives, From the Forest We Played In As Children”- Fadil Ćostović, Co-Founder

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Renee

By Laura Goldstein Many entrepreneurial partnerships seem to begin serendipitously. Fadil Ćostović, a craftsman with a well-established family wood production business for over 60 years in Tešanj, Bosnia was constructing furniture and all the wood interiors for a summer house owned … Continue reading →

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ZANAT Goes Back To The Future Producing Contemporary Furniture With Historical Wood Carving Techniques

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Renee

By Laura Goldstein “There’s an emotional appeal to our brand and not just because our family has been producing hand-carved furniture since 1919,” says Orhan Niksic CEO and ZANAT co-founder, from his factory/showroom in Konjic, Bosnia. A former senior economist … Continue reading →

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Meet the Clair End Table from Autonomous Furniture

Posted on August 8, 2019 by jenniferwosk

Introducing ‘Clair’, she’s light and nimble but satisfyingly stable. A bit of edge but capable of handling the daily grind. Oh, and she’s gorgeous. Shown in scrumptious black walnut sporting an acrylic base. Tailored heights available upon request, the Clair … Continue reading →

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CRAFTED VANCOUVER 2019

Posted on June 26, 2019 by jenniferwosk

At SwitzerCultCreative, we are passionate about creating opportunities to come together in community and to support craftspeople locally and around the globe. This year, we were delighted to take part in Crafted Vancouver as an Official Event Partner, hosting two … Continue reading →

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Made From Scraps: When Leftovers Become A Feast For the Eyes

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Renee

By Laura Goldstein The Pacific Northwest is not just a playground for tourists but has become a mecca for makers and artists environmentally attuned to creating without destroying the landscape.  Made From Scraps is a new collection of art and … Continue reading →

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