Azure – September 2019

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JEFF MARTIN JOINERY, VANCOUVER

At ICFF, where established Canadian brands

Bensen, Molo and ANDlight dominated, Jeff

Martin Joinery brought the quirk. His Cymatic

Lenses series includes the chandelier above,

composed of blown glass and mandrel-bent

steel, and a sconce with a textural hand-carved

and -painted base. His unique aesthetic met

with a positive response. “Hopefully, we’ll be

seeing some of the pieces in New York restau-

rants and hospitality projects next year,”

he says. jeffmartinjoinery.ca

RAINVILLE SANGARÉ, MONTREAL

Lambert Rainville and Nicholas Sangaré exhibited the new Biau stool as

part of WantedDesign Manhattan’s exceptionally strong Quebec design

spotlight. Originally made in metal for Montreal’s Bibiko restaurant, the

stools were reconceptualized in wood, which the designers say “show-

cases the materiality and craftsmanship required to achieve such a simple

form.” They were right: They sold all of the prototypes during the show.

rainville-sangare.com

LALAYA DESIGN, TORONTO
Returning to WantedDesign, where she won the Launch Pad competition for
lighting last year, Hanae Baruchel showed a number of recent works from her
Lalaya label, including the modular Bim Bom bookshelf. Made with hand-cast
concrete pillars and wooden shelves, the ingenious, brutalism-influenced
system can grow or shrink to meet the user’s needs. The win last year was
a milestone for the designer, who in April showed at the Milan furniture fair’s
SaloneSatellite. It turns out Canadian design is hot in Europe, too: “There’s a lot
of potential for my work in Europe – I’m exploring opening a studio there,”
she says. lalayadesign.com

THE CANADIAN PRESENCE WAS STRONG
THROUGHOUT NYCxDESIGN, AS THIS
EXCITING TRIO DEMONSTRATES

WORDS _Elizabeth Pagliacolo

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_NYCxDesign 2019 Best in Show