| Home – Funky, Toronto |
| Skypad |
| Retro, vintage classic, industrial, mid-century—there are all kinds of influences in this 1,500-square-foot showroom that specializes in imported Scandinavian furniture. Currently, the hottest item is the stackable curved Dock Chair from Denmark’s Globe collection. It looks almost like a lawn chair with a walnut finish and oak and beech sides with stainless- steel legs. “From a side profile, you see light and dark, light and dark—a real sandwich effect,” says general manager Deirdre Jarvis. “We have architects in here wowing over the amazing construction and design.” Last November, Skypad designed and installed 185 cabinets for the boutique Hotel Rouge in Washington, D.C. |
| 416-762-8129 |
| 296 King St. E. |
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| Home – Funky, Toronto |
| Stylegarage |
| Contemporary home furnishings from Canada and the U.S. as well as custom designs by owner David Podsiadlo. Urban chic minimal furnishings include dining tables, upholstered pieces, side tables, cabinets and the like. The most popular sofa is the Club Sofa ($2,650), which features wide arms, three cushions and a stainless-steel base. From the Douglas collection, three planks of oversized, solid Douglas fir beams function beautifully as a dining table ($1,900). |
| 416-534-4343 |
| 938 Queen St. W. |
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| Home – Funky, Toronto |
| Void Interior Furnishings |
| Look here to get contemporary furniture. You know, the really ultramodern stuff. |
| 416-868-6600 |
| 334 King St. E. |
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| www.voidint.com |
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| Home – Funky, Toronto |
| Fluid Living |
| Roy Banse, a former Bay Street banker, founded Fluid Living on the belief that good design can improve the quality of life. His multi-level space contains a mix of goods with names like Johnson Chou and Davide Tonizzo, as well as Banse’s own collection. |
| 416-681-0379 |
| 622 Queen St. W. |
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| Home – Funky, Toronto |
| Kombinaat |
| Very sleek and clean, and in the Danish modern and art deco styles. |
| 416-363-7907 |
| 250 King St. E. |
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| kombinaat.com |
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| Home – Funky, Toronto |
| L.A. Design |
| A full wall of windows welcomes you to L.A. Design’s polished new King Street West location. Beyond the glass, the 4,700-square-foot former button factory is filled with the kind of funky, urban pieces Living Arts Design is known for. Find such items as a handmade 1920s-inspired leather screen ($20,000), a Carrara marble-top table ($6,500) and tufted leather bed complete with nine-foot headboard ($9,500). |
| 416-363-4470 |
| 788 King St. W |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Ten Thousand Villages |
| Spending your hard-earned dollars here on gorgeous garden pots and table-ware will benefit artisans in developing countries who might otherwise be unemployed, unskilled and hungry. |
| 604-323-9233 |
| 5920 Fraser St. and 2150 W. Fourth Ave. |
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| www.tenthousandvillages.com |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Travel Trunk Imports |
| Vibrant lacquers fit perfectly in this Asian home shop set in the Waterfall Building. Customers interested in sponsoring elementary schools in China are joining owner Darci Forman on her next buying trip. |
| 604-739-0686 |
| 1538 W. Second Ave. |
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| www.traveltrunkimports.com |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Mihrab |
| Anything over 100 years old must stay in India, thanks to Ghandi’s law to protect temples. Buyers for Mihrab, who shop in Asia for furniture, accessories and architectural pieces, felt a heavy Buddha influence this fall. |
| 604-879-6105 |
| 2229 Granville St. |
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| www.miharbantiques.com |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Murata |
| A respectable set of authentic Japanese plate-ware from here won’t leave you struggling to put food on the table. |
| 604-874-1777 |
| 529 W. Eighth Ave. |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Sate |
| Everything is from Vietnam—even the French-looking lacquer tables. They’ve made room for art deco lamps and pigskin chairs and ottomans, and huge, real pearls. |
| 604-734-7283 |
| 1520 W. 13th Ave. |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| blue Terra Designs |
| Reclaimed teak is hand-carved in the store’s workshop or imported from Indonesia. Drool over ornate hand-painted wooden doors and frames. |
| 604-253-1711 |
| 1146 Commercial Dr. |
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| www.blueterrahome.com |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Honeycomb Interiors |
| Johanna and David Duprey travel to Northern India, Spain and Morocco to source high-quality, low-priced goods. Solid rosewood coffee tables ($400) are an incredible bargain. |
| 604-648-2844 |
| 104-1111 Homer St. |
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| www.honeycombinteriors.com |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Jacana |
| One-of-a-kind Asian antiques found here are mostly from Northern China. |
| 604-879-9306 |
| 2435 Granville St. |
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| www.jacanagallery.com |
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| Home – Furniture, Vancouver |
| Industrial Artifacts |
| Vancouver’s industrial past comes to life again in original furniture and home accessories designed from reclaimed wood and artifacts. |
| 604-874-7797 |
| 49 Powell St. |
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| www.industrialartifacts.com |
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