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Jack Move

September 30, 2010 – 1:00 am

Like an old-school zine. (But smarter. And sexier.) Freshly launched. At the helm, the inimitable Emma Alvarez Gibson. Inside, “a swarm of mad geniuses”. If you’re looking for culture and vision, look no further. I had the distinct pleasure of being invited to contribute to the inaugural issue of Jack Move Magazine. Featuring a special [...]

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Midnight Affair

July 27, 2010 – 1:00 am

So I came across this: And it seduced me into doing this: What seduces you?

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2010 SocialLuxe Awards

June 29, 2010 – 1:00 am

SocialLuxe Lounge. Sounds sexy, doesn’t it? So does a party held here. Held immediately proceeding the NYC BlogHer 2010 conference, SocialLuxe is holding a party at Arena to celebrate women bloggers in a variety of categories. I’ve just had the distinct honour of being nominated for a BlogLuxe award in the category of “Most Provacative” [...]

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I See Music – Green Eyed Love

May 21, 2010 – 1:00 am

{If you’re reading this via email, click the title to watch the video.} As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. I don’t – can’t – won’t – design anything without music. I need a playlist. A theme song. An anthem. I need to feel the rhythms that supercharge your senses, and translate [...]

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I See Music – Worrisome Heart

May 15, 2010 – 1:00 am

{If you’re reading this via email, click the title to watch the video.} As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. I don’t – can’t – won’t – design anything without music. I need a playlist. A theme song. An anthem. I need to feel the rhythms that supercharge your senses, and translate [...]

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What Do You CRAVE?

May 6, 2010 – 1:00 am

The inaugural issue of CRAVE Toronto: The Urban Girl’s Manifesto has officially launched and I am honored to be in the company of some very, very cool women. CRAVE Toronto is a savvy, quality-of-lifestyle book devoted entirely to the best local businesses owned by women. Featuring over 125 women you need to know, CRAVE Toronto [...]

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A Little of Her & A Little of Him

May 5, 2010 – 1:00 am

Bedrooms are tricky. Loaded with innuendo and fraught with undercurrents of sexual tension and personal intimacy, I’m often left to piece together a private language I’m neither invited to learn nor want to share. But how else to understand how to design – mm, no – design well if I’m not offered the chance to [...]

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I See Music – Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing

May 2, 2010 – 1:00 am

{If you’re reading this via email, click the title to watch the video.} As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. I don’t – can’t – won’t – design anything without music. I need a playlist. A theme song. An anthem. I need to feel the rhythms that supercharge your senses, and translate [...]

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I See Music – Do What You Have To Do

April 23, 2010 – 1:00 am

{If you’re reading this via email, click the title to watch the video.} As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. I don’t – can’t – won’t – design anything without music. I need a playlist. A theme song. An anthem. I need to feel the rhythms that supercharge your senses, and translate [...]

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Volcanoes & Creative Juice

April 19, 2010 – 1:00 am

There are some projects that slowly seep into your creative consciousness like a leaking faucet.  Drip… there’s the window treatment… drip… there’s the wall colour… drip… there’s the moulding profile… drip… drip… aaaaaand, project finished. Then there are the, “Dude, what the hell happened to my creative juice?” sort of projects.  Like, crickets.  As in, [...]

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  • Previously:

    • Rock Your Rental ~ The Uphill Climb
    • Rock Your Rental ~ From Frustration to Inspiration
    • Rental Purgatory, You Say?
    • Are You Ready? I’m About to Rock Your Rental
    • Holla. A Little on the Madness that was March. Er, Winter.
    • ‘Decorating’ & Unraveling the Cringe Factor
    • The Dichotomy of Design
    • Jack Move
    • Style vs. Substance
    • I See Music – Kashmir
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