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Ten impractical picks from this year’s Interior Design Show

Ten impractical picks from this year’s Interior Design Show

Every year, thousands flock to the Interior Design Show to see the latest and greatest offerings in design. While some exhibits...

Ten practical picks from this weekend’s Interior Design Show (seriously, you’ll actually use these things)

Ten practical picks from this weekend’s Interior Design Show (seriously, you’ll actually use these things)

Wandering around the 175,000-square-foot Interior Design Show can be overwhelming and exhausting. Big-name manufacturers tend to...

Four distinct trends from this weekend’s Interior Design Show (including an unexpected resurgence of grey!)

Four distinct trends from this weekend’s Interior Design Show (including an unexpected resurgence of grey!)

This weekend we hit the Interior Design Show and navigated through hundreds of vendors and emerging designers to see if we could...

A time capsule buried in the old Maple Leaf Gardens offers a glimpse into city life circa 1931

A time capsule buried in the old Maple Leaf Gardens offers a glimpse into city life circa 1931

Last fall, a masonry company working on the new Loblaws flagship at Maple Leaf Gardens unearthed a gift for local historians (and...

Our six favourite pieces from Come Up to My Room 2012 (including one we had to get on our hands and knees to see)

Our six favourite pieces from Come Up to My Room 2012 (including one we had to get on our hands and knees to see)

Walking from space to space at the Gladstone’s annual Come Up to My Room event (where the hotel surrenders its accommodations to...

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features the best new restaurants of 2026. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

The Interior Design Show kicks off with The Party (which is a party, except Karim Rashid is the DJ)

The Interior Design Show kicks off with The Party (which is a party, except Karim Rashid is the DJ)

Last night was the kick-off of the Interior Design Show (IDS), and true to form, The Party, its annual splashy affair, was one of...

Calla Haynes meets Melancholia in a freshly launched fashion film series

Calla Haynes meets Melancholia in a freshly launched fashion film series

Canadian expat Calla Haynes has become quite the presence in Paris, but she’s in and out of Canada often enough that we get to...

Still wondering what happened during the G20? Turns out “confusion” is to blame

A new report on the G8 and G20 places the blame for mayhem during the summit squarely on “some confusion.” Apparently, OPP...

Sunny Fong launches Vawkkin (like, akin to Vawk—get it?)

Sunny Fong launches Vawkkin (like, akin to Vawk—get it?)

Sunny Fong, Project Runway Canada alum and designer of Vawk, is expanding his clothing line with a diffusion label called...

The FDCC announces that its fashion week will have a new ridiculous name (that we won’t use)

The FDCC announces that its fashion week will have a new ridiculous name (that we won’t use)

The Fashion Design Council of Canada convened Toronto’s media folk and fashion personalities at the Telus Centre for the...

LAB Consignment moves from Ossington to Avenue Road

LAB Consignment moves from Ossington to Avenue Road

Lauren Baker, owner and curator of LAB Consignment, has decided to move away from her little nook inside Silver Falls Vintage at...

Introducing: Of A Kind, a record store on College that doubles as a clothing shop

Introducing: Of A Kind, a record store on College that doubles as a clothing shop

The place: Of A Kind is the latest in a string of openings on College (Virginia Johnson is opening her stand-alone store nearby in...

Meet Logan, the most adorable fashion pup from Toronto (add to Google Reader now)

Meet Logan, the most adorable fashion pup from Toronto (add to Google Reader now)

If there’s one thing we can say with certainty, it’s that dogs (and cats on Roombas and hand-holding otters) on the Internet...

Brandon Dwyer is out and Wesley Badanjak is in at Basch

Brandon Dwyer is out and Wesley Badanjak is in at Basch

Basch, the clothing line from Eleventh Floor Apparel (with a sort-of eponymous store in Yorkville called Eleven selling all...

The Sun slips up and runs a video of Rob Ford with a salacious headline about drug dealers

The Sun slips up and runs a video of Rob Ford with a salacious headline about drug dealers

News-hungry readers surfing the Toronto Sun ’s website this morning might have been lured by a juicy story about the ongoing...

Law and Order: Toronto edition (wherein five former Toronto drug squad officers stand trial for corruption)

Five former Toronto drug cops go on trial today in what the CBC is calling “the largest case of alleged police corruption in...

The Thompson’s Lobby Bar taps Greta Constantine to design its wait staff’s uniforms

The Thompson’s Lobby Bar taps Greta Constantine to design its wait staff’s uniforms

It was announced today that Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong of Greta Constantine will be designing the new staff uniform for the...

Sixteen fantastic picks from this year’s Wedding Co. Show (and yes, brides-to-be, macarons are still trendy)

Sixteen fantastic picks from this year’s Wedding Co. Show (and yes, brides-to-be, macarons are still trendy)

This past weekend, The Carlu played host to an intimate (albeit overwhelming) boutique-style wedding extravaganza. The 11th annual...

Will Gilt Groupe in Canada survive? Gilt Groupe insists (despite rumours) that its finances are solid

Will Gilt Groupe in Canada survive? Gilt Groupe insists (despite rumours) that its finances are solid

Gilt Groupe , grand poohbah of online designer flash sales and purveyor of Lady Gaga’s Mugler dress, has taken to the Internet...

POLL: Elisha Cuthbert wears Canadian to the People’s Choice Awards, but does she do it justice?

POLL: Elisha Cuthbert wears Canadian to the People’s Choice Awards, but does she do it justice?

Last night was the People’s Choice Awards, and sadly, we were not tapped to be among the people choosing. We did however spot...

Toronto Zoo’s elephants could be guzzling Gatorade on their way to a hot tub party in Cali

Toronto Zoo’s elephants could be guzzling Gatorade on their way to a hot tub party in Cali

With the Toronto Zoo’s three remaining elephants—the all-female trio of Toka, Iringa and Thika —ready to depart for a warmer...

Since Groupon is saving American Apparel, will Dov Charney resume his post as hipster Jesus?

Since Groupon is saving American Apparel, will Dov Charney resume his post as hipster Jesus?

With crippling financial problems, alleged CEO improprieties and leaks about its outrageous hiring policy, it seemed that American...

Apparently, Ezra Levant can speak Spanish—but only the bad words

Apparently, Ezra Levant can speak Spanish—but only the bad words

Noted blowhard Ezra Levant , who never lets facts or good taste get in the way of his opinions, generated some belated buzz on the...

Introducing: Community 54, a Parkdale arcade that sells nostalgia wear too

Introducing: Community 54, a Parkdale arcade that sells nostalgia wear too

The place: On Queen West, right beside Wrongbar and across from the never-without-a-lineup Grand Electric, this menswear import...

Shopping

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

By bridging the gap between digital play and physical bingo halls, Betty is redefining the gaming industry to ensure that local communities always win.

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Enjoy the soccer game anywhere with immersive tech that feels like a win

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

The acclaimed thespian takes us on a tour of her favourite haunts

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

Including an iconic brunch spot, a bespoke burrito and the ultimate sunset-and-skyline vantage

Great Spaces

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Janos Toth began collecting works by Inuk artist Floyd Kuptana last year. He now has 42 on display

Inside painter Janna Watson's minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

Inside painter Janna Watson’s minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

A weathered steel exterior renders the building virtually invisible from the road

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

“I want it to feel like an Old Hollywood actress retired and then went thrifting”

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Turns out the guy from Death From Above 1979 is really good at renovations