(^96) Shop Guide
styles – industrial gears, bolts and knurled
knobs by Graff, jewelled fixtures by Rohl, or
wood and stone fittings by Brooklyn’s
Watermark. Also ready for inspection: bath
and shower fixtures and fittings from such
top brands as Kohler, Dornbracht and Toto.
1020 LAWRENCE AVE W 416 785 0224 (ALSO: 3050 VEGA
BLVD, MISSISSAUGA 905 569 1262) TAPSBATH.COM
Trevisana Kitchens & Interiors
This family-operated maker of well-dressed
kitchen systems ships everything (including
kitchens, vanities and closets) from “back
home”: Italy. Their versatile, functional lines
trend modern and use top-quality materials
and hardware. Choose from a variety of
layouts, cabinet types and surfaces; all are
available with soft-closing doors, easy-access
interior corners and lined under-sink storage.
Craft an enviably organized closet with
Trevisana’s smooth sliding door or walk-in
models. 12 DENSLEY AVE 647 748 8874
TREVISANAKITCHENS.COM
Tub s
This temple to kitchen and bath wares has
everything for your project: vanities, faucets,
surface tiles and (of course) tubs, displayed
in over 100 vignettes to help you visualize
the job. Browse rows of fixtures from Vida,
Franke, Toto, Grohe, Riobel and Hansgrohe.
Tubs is currently expanding its collection to
include flooring, fireplaces, closet organizers
and Farrow & Ball paint – truly making it a
one-stop shop. 45 SAMOR RD 416 665 8787 (ALSO:
80 THE EAST MALL, ETOBICOKE 416 640 8827; 7390
WOODBINE AVE, MARKHAM 905 940 8827; 2575 DUNDAS
ST W, UNIT #12, MISSISSAUGA 905 608 8827) TUBS.COM
Yorkville Design Centre
Helmed by architect Thomas Tampold, YDC
is a full-service design firm and exclusive
retailer of artfully crafted Downsview Kitchens.
YDC’s team provides designs that cater to a
wide range of sensibilities – anything from
kitchens to closets to bathrooms to full-home
renos and new builds. Outfit your modern
classic kitchen in marble and ebony veneer
or opt for lacquer with white oak, paired with
Richelieu hardware and Miele appliances. 87
AVENUE RD 416 922 6620 YORKVILLEDESIGNCENTRE.CA
- More kitchens, baths & accessories: Avenue
Road, Bergo, Fisker International, Hopson Grace,
IQliving, italDESIGN, Italinteriors, Molteni & C
| Dada, Montauk, Poliform, Suite 22, Tiles Plus,
Trends & Trades and William Ashley.
Lighting
AM Studio
AM’s versatile custom lighting studio is home to
intricate and imaginative fixtures handmade
in Toronto. The gallery is aglow with Swarovski
crystal, metal and glass fused, blown and
drawn into dramatic sculptural forms. Find
shapely porcelain pendants, linear sconces,
or staggering plate and orb chandeliers
designed in collaboration with glass artist
Karli Sears. The showroom also showcases
ready-made beauties from Bomma, Siemon &
Salazar and Lasvit. 1270 CASTLEFIELD AVE 416
783 4100 AMSTUDIO.CA
Artemide
Artemide’s Distillery shop is dedicated to
the Italian lighting brand, recognized for its
iconic collaborations with renowned designers.
Its sleekly futuristic lineup includes founder
Ernesto Gismondi’s Discovery pendant, a
vertical ring whose transparent interior fills
with soft light. Also on hand: Bjarke Ingels
Group’s wall-mounted Alphabet of Light illumi-
nated letters and numbers in graphic script,
and Atelier Oï’s table lamp, which resembles
a mini Japanese temple. 5 MILL ST 416 628 6718
ARTEMIDE.CA
Casa Di Luce
Among this scrupulous selection of modern
European residential lighting – which brags
classics from Artemide and Luceplan and
contemporary statement-makers from Studio
Italia Design, Foscarini and Vistosi – you’ll
find more outrageous offerings not for the
aesthetically faint of heart. Case in point:
Slamp’s billowy forms and crystal flora in
unconventional materials, and Karman’s
ceramic wall sconces with gorilla or bulldog
heads biting down on bare bulbs. 89 TYCOS DR,
UNIT #102 416 650 9837 CASADILUCE.CA
Dark Tools
The luminaires in DT’s bright and airy
showroom emphasize architectural illumi-
nation systems that can transform any space.
The curated selection gives shoppers the room
to experience how each fixture shapes light.
Lamps from familiar names such as Loupi,
Contardi, WAC Lighting and Viabizzuno are
displayed gallery-style alongside unconven-
tional pieces like BuzziSpace’s bell-shaped
pendant with sound-absorbing properties,
and Karman’s squirrel-chasing-acorn ceramic
pendant. 750 LAKE SHORE BLVD E, UNIT #2 647
725 3275 DARKTOOLS.COM
Eurolite
Homeowners seeking striking European light-
ing head here for such go-to favourites as
Bocci, Ilfari and Ingo Maurer. Eurolite’s new
Riverside showroom features eye-catching
LAMPS TO LIGHT UP
THEIR LITTLE FACES
- Daisy Banana lamp by
Seletti, $450, at Bergo
Designs; 2. Panthella Mini
by Louis Poulsen, $510,
at Klaus; 3. Drago light by
Plust, $500, at Suite 22.
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