Milan: Salone del Mobile 2013

After a few days acclimatising to European time, it was on to Milan and Salone del Mobile 2013.

Emeco presented Konstantin Grcic‘s new chair at Bar Basso

Local Vancouver company bocci showed up in a big and brilliant way.

Cappellini showed off some new stools.

The other Last Supper.

One of the offsite finds at Rossana Orlandi.

Moooi was outstanding in Zona Tortona. Read more about it here.

One of our favourites, AndreuWorld, showed really well at the Salone.

Fontana Arte introduced some real departures. This was the standout.

Go to company for chairs, Emeco.

As guests of Inform Interiors, there were plenty of factory tours to be had. This one (above) at the amazing B&B Italia.

Tom Dixon conducting a tour of Most.

Japan’s Nendo was everywhere.

Though likely never to make it to the Salone, there was some humorous design at some of the many offsite events.

After all that modern design, no trip to Milan would be complete without a visit to the Duomo.

All in all a fantastic experience, with many thanks to Inform Interiors / Inform Contract.

Evoke in Amsterdam

Evoke was recently fortunate to attend the Salone del Mobile 2013 as guests of Inform Interiors.

First up though was a quick stop in Amsterdam:

An early coffee at the Lloyd Hotel Restaurant prior to heading out to walk the city.

Visited the Droog showroom in Old Amsterdam.

Great stair details at Brasserie Harkema.

THE go to Lunch Stop.

Loved the new architecture at the Stedelijk Museum, which almost made up for missing the reopening of the Rijksmuseum by one day!

Another great stair. Yes, Evoke loves stair details!

The fantastic Moooi showroom  in the Jordaan.

ARCAM - Centre for Architecture.

Finally, a reminder that Amsterdam is actually in Holland! This is a great adaptive re-use as a craft brewery.

PRESS: Peak Performance

Our Whistler project for Trevor Linden has received more press. This time in Canadian House & Home magazine. Thanks to Karen Ashbee for the story, and to Janis Nicolay for the beautiful photography.

Read the full article here.

West 9th Residence

Evoke has recently completed this 2200 sq.ft. house in the Point Grey neighbourhood of Vancouver. This is the 3rd house we have designed in this city block over the past 4 years. See also Gilbert Residence.

The open main floor plan seamlessly connects the entertaining areas to the back yard. The custom kitchen millwork runs almost the full length of one wall, making it the central feature of the main floor. The second floor consists of the master bedroom suite and two smaller bedrooms. The master en suite is screened from the sleeping area through custom millwork closets, which helps maintain the sense of openness throughout the house.

For more image visit our web Portfolio.

Photography by Janis Nicolay: All images © 2013 Copyright Janis Nicolay Photography.

 

 

Heirloom Restaurant

Heirloom Vegetarian Restaurant opened late last year and is an all encompassing project for which we were responsible for the interior design, identity branding and custom art work.

Heirloom is located in the Douglas Lodge building (built in 1907) at West 12th and Granville Street. Once dark and introverted, the room has now taken on a light and airy feel through the use of bleached fir, white Vitra Hal Chairs by Jasper Morrison and white-washed brick walls. Repurposed old cabinetry serve as the back bar storage/display, while custom art work brings an element of humour to the room.

For more image visit our web Portfolio.

Photography by Janis Nicolay: All images © 2013 Copyright Janis Nicolay Photography.

PRESS: How Do You Maintain a Unified Brand Identity with a Diverse Portfolio of Work?

“Whether the space is a restaurant or a residence, there’s always some sort of built environment that speaks to the brand… Ideas can come from the spatial design side or the graphic design side. We feed off each other.”
- David Nicolay.

Full article in New American Luxury magazine.

New Restaurant on Robson Street

Our latest restaurant project, located in the former O’Doul’s on Robson Street, is nearing completion and set to open to the public next week.

To get a peak inside the construction, and the evolution, of the restaurant, visit The Next Course.