A Luxury Residence Editorial
An environmental portrait + editorial photography for the re-branding project of the Trump Residence Toronto. Anita and I enjoyed the highly collaborative day to craft these images for the vision and storyline!
Art direction by Orangy and Sweet
Co-production with Sensu Communications
Models: James Alofs & Mindy Perez
Makeup: PollyChan Studio
Hair: Spellbound Hair Design
colour your world
The thumbnail view for retail space photography on my site - I am guessing not many people view it this way.
Adidas Originals shop at Exclucity Toronto
Adidas Originals take over second floor space of Exclucity, launched at the NBA all star weekend. You can see more info here. Interiors by JacTy and Designstead.
Adidas Pop-Up for NBA All-Star
A fun little pop-up in celebration of NBA All-Star week in Toronto, at the Foot Locker on Queen Street West.
HANGAR9 at the First Canadian Place
HANGAR9, a high end womens fashion store with a personal shopping studio, interior design by Designstead.
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Nike Office - Downtown T.O.
Nike downtown office designed by Pulsinelli Design. Creative details are in the space, including soccer shoe spikes used as wall art that make up the portrait and quotation of the Nike Co-Founder Bill Bowerman at the reception wall. In the studio space, full size brick pattern was reproduced to make the famous "Just Do It" tagline and swoosh appear as floating halos on the antique brick wall. In the collaboration area, Nike poster collage make up a custom wallpaper to add an edge to the room. The space in this downtown loft truly makes for a fun and energetic work space for the sporty crowd and their clients.
Happy New Year
in rave on
As a look back at the past year, here is a sampling of what I was up to. The year was filled with an interesting mix of captures for varied spaces from epic scale corporate towers to intimate retail and residential spaces. On the portrait side, a couple of fashion editorial environmental portrait projects provided opportunities to play with both space and figures. For fine art, I held a solo exhibition presenting the Day Dream series in the summer.
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Best wishes for 2016 and may the year bring you success and joy abundant! Steve
MAISON BIRKS at Sherway Gardens
Brand new Maison Birks designed by Ædifica featuring Chandelier by Lumenpulse. The bold and clever storefront plays with the diamond motif and incorporates a luxurious angled wood archway that make shoppers do a double-take as they approach. The expanse of circular clear storefront reveals various zones and vendor areas creating an open view compared to the traditionally concealed jewelry stores. Faceted and layered frit pattern on the glazing make the entire store look like a sparkly gem stone.
Inside the archway, customers are greeted with the shimmering chandelier that hovers above the central display atop the custom mosaic patterned tiles. Throughout the store, displays and fixtures juxtapose wood against white and chrome details along with custom wallpaper and frames that convey the BIRKS heritage altogether creating a modernized environment that caters to the new generation.
Adidas Sport Chek Maple Leaf Square
Adidas section at Sport Chek with fixture designs by Jac Ty - blending a mix of textural metal and concrete which perfectly conveys strength and the sporty, urban feel.
NIKEiD at the Nike Loft - custom design shop
Get some sporty customization done to your heart's content with the NIKEiD program. Displays on retractable concealed panels reveal inspirations or newest offerings in this comfortable personal setting where NikeiD staff takes you through this one on one personal shopping experience. The friendly Canadian Nike online shopping is easily accessible where giant touch screens or iPads can be used to browse and order onsite. At the entry, an impressive backlit display with huge cantilevered acrylic ice sheets greets you and inspires the athletic core to get out there and conquer the elements
Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak is a light-filled office designed by figure3 that offers various types of spaces as a modern office. Entry is the welcome area where visitors can see and taste various products on offer. Adjacent is the warm servery + coffee bar flanked by two soft banquette niches as casual meeting areas. A conferencing area is next where collaboration and gathering happens next to 2 small meeting rooms. The CEO's office is next to the main boardroom with a feature divider screen made of compacted Tetra Paks. In the midst of sit-stand workstation areas are two soft rooms where more relaxed or private tasks fit perfectly within. Environmental graphics and branding emphasizes the value and showcases the products of the company clearly - making this an envious place to work in.
A night of luxury
Anita and I crafted a night of magic at the Design Studio designed by figure3.
Great Gulf Design Studio
figure3 designed the Great Gulf Design Studio where owners enjoy a personalized experience where they are inspired by curated settings and can see physical finishes and samples to help visualize and design their own space. What a luxurious journey - where the space for your space matters!
LUMAS toronto opening
in events
LUMAS, a gallery concept from Germany with the mission to make art accessible to everyone, opens the second location in Canada. The Blue Carpet set out on Yorkville Avenue opened the night introducing the LUMAS gallery to Toronto. The event featured SUITS actor and photographer Patrick J. Adams with an exclusive collection of his photographs. To add to the buzz, a selfie in front of LUMAS art in the space provides an opportunity for guests to receive a piece of limited edition cutwork puzzle that make up the Toronto cityscape art. You can see them on instagram with #LUMASCanada or @LUMAS_Canada.
the introvert
toronto at dusk
Our lovely city at dusk - as seen from the 63rd floor of the Shangri-La residence.
winners for the day dream fine art prints contest
in exhibition
The results are in for the #daydreamwithstevetsai fine art print contest.Eric is the lucky winner for the draw and Javier wins the best selfie entry. Congratulations to both of them and thanks to all that entered the contest.
Below is Javier's selfie entitled: "This one caught my eye!!!"
win a fine art print from the day dream series
Good Luck everyone!