What do you buy the discerning sort who judges a book by its cover, a cover by its font and a font by the inflection of its serif? Something with serious style credentials, of course, like a statement seat, a signature light fixture or a design buy by a collectible local maker. Or there’s always another pair of eyeglasses. Even the pickiest aesthete with the most pared-down pad can make room for more designer specs.
Style Garage GT rocking chair ($1,250)
AHDI stump table ($375, MADE)
Grasshopper floor lamp ($875, Design Within Reach)
FLUF wool punch pillow ($135)
Cutler & Gross 956 frames in Dark Turtle ($470)
On him: Brooks Brothers cashmere sweater
($425) and dress shirt ($79.50), Philip
Sparks corduroy pants ($250), Happy
Socks ($13, GotStyle) and Fluevog
Flight LGW boots ($279).
Digital studio
Wacom Cintiq 24HD drawing tablet ($2,699, Carbon Computing)
What a watch!
Rado D-Star Chronograph ($1,700, European Jewellers)
Bookish beauty
Marilyn Monroe by Norman Mailer and Bert Stern ($1,200, Indigo)
Gallery get
Stalactitic Pendants by Jennifer Rose Sciarrino ($1,200, Daniel Faria Gallery)
Building blocks
Lego Guggenheim Museum ($60, Holt Renfrew)
Blue bowls
Hermès Bleus d’Ailleurs porcelain bowls ($144 each)
AGO Next Membership
For the under-40, artsy-fartsy and philanthropically inclined, the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Next Membership (ago.net/next) offers access to the institution’s exhibition lineup (including winter’s blockbuster show, Chagall And The Russian Avant-Garde) plus an exclusive program of lectures and mixers with other under-40, artsy-fartsy and philanthropically inclined types. Upcoming events include a talk by AGO CEO Matthew Teitelbaum on the future of the arts in Toronto and a debate on the ongoing relevance (or irrelevance?) of the Group of Seven. $600/individual, $1,000/dual.
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Hair and makeup by Claudine Baltazar for TRESemmé Hair Care/Plutino Group
Fashion assistant: Stefania Yarhi
Additional photography by David Hawe
Models: Sidney Leeder and Simon (Ford)
