NIKEiD Loft was converted into a special hub during the NBA All-Star weekend in Toronto to feature Best of Signature Collection and customization options for Sneaker lovers!You can find more details of the event with the links below.
NIKEiD Best of Signature
NIKEiD turns Sneaker Dreams to Reality
NEAT Bayview Village
neat. space. edited is a contemporary household design store with urban and modern aesthetic. Visit the Bayview village location for some inspiring and fun shopping of your space.
Beach Ball 2016
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Anita and I were the roaming photographers for the Beach Ball event! The design industry's fundraiser for Sunnybrook Cancer Centre. See some highlights below and view the entire gallery here.
Penguin Random House
Book lover's haven - Penguin Random House's new office designed by figure3. See KONTOR's feature here.
Fonelab STC Photography in Magis Contract catalogue
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Jerry - The Wild Bunch stool by Magis as seen in Fonelab STC designed by Designstead.
MINI COOPER 5 DOOR
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Welcome the new horsie to our life as well as my first car photography project!
After driving our super basic Corolla for 14 years this is such a treat, driving is now fun again and this MINI knows how to put a smile on everyone face!
JOE FRESH Queen + Portland
Summer is upon us, visit the fresh and impactful JOE FRESH store at Queen + Portland and get in on the fun!
Leica Ring: Tsai 35mm Summilux
Here is a photography related non-photography entry. My favourite lens is now immortalized permanently as a ring.
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Some behind the scenes design process: it did involve photography with macro reproduction.
I first photographed the lens at varied angles to overcome cylindrical deformation. I then pieced together the artwork into a flat shape in photoshop before taking it into illustrator to vectorize, clean up, create the depth of field lines and compose the final art for the production file.
The ring is made by my talented and creative friend and fellow OCA classmate Shannon at Cynosure Jewelry Design Studio.
tsai - signed at 35mm
Happy Shooting, everyone!
Adidas Headquarter Canada
Adidas HQ Canada showroom + meeting rooms designed by JacTy.
Dream Office REIT
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
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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
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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.