Adidas HQ Canada showroom + meeting rooms designed by 
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.
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.
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!
BMO first canadian place flagship
One of the most major renovations to BMO's flagship branch in Toronto transformed the bank into an open and modern environment for retail banking, making it buzz of the town in the financial district. The project was designed with close collaboration between figure3 and Kearns Mancini Architects along with the BMO Corporate Real Estate Team. Having worked on this project extensively myself, it is extra special for me to see the massive transformation and to photograph it indeed!
massimo dutti yorkdale
The posh Spanish-retailer Massimo Dutti opened their second Canadian flagship at Yorkdale Shopping Centre last fall. The double-storey atrium provides the opportunity to feature architectural façade in an interior environment. The store design features traditional paneling and columns architecturally and a warm rich wood with bronze interior which compliments their classic brand beautifully.
Visit the big brother to Zara when you are at Yorkdale next - they offer design lines to satisfy the inner fashionista and sartorialist instincts indeed!
behind the glass - toronto design offsite
Behind the Glass - presented by figure3 and Haworth, is part of the Toronto Design Offsite Festival 2015. I had the honour and pleasure to be part of the design team for the ideation and installation of this fun project. Come see it this week if you are in Toronto.
Psychic spy - our window seat installation where random thoughts are generated when you sit down in them. Kudos go to Blair Kelly who is the technical whiz that provided hardware and programming solution to make this such a fun interactive installation!
BMO neighbourhood branches
BMO Financial Group has been updating neighbourhood branches to feature unified design and messaging that communicate their identity and positioning of personal, friendly banking with clarity.
As you can see, the impressive new branches transform the customer interaction with a financial institution into a friendly and approachable experience. As a BMO customer myself, I am kind of proud to be one :)
window of opportunity
Had a fun session to capture some exterior and interiors of a Toronto residence featuring window products of Infinity from Marvin.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada customer operations division where dynamic workstyle and collaboration drives the design directive of this energetic workspace. Interior design by figure3.