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JULY: ANNOUNCEMENTS, GLASS BLOWING FOR ART DAY 13, AND SUMMER!
Art Day 13
The Creative Matters team also learned to make glass last month! For Art Day 13 (the luckiest of Art Days) we ventured out to Gregor Herma's studio in the Junction for a couple lessons in glass production.
JUNE, ALREADY?
So
it's the sixth month of the year. Not to overwhelm you, dear reader, but we have almost reached the half way point of 2013. (As I write this, it is day 155 of the calendar year.)
We've also been experiencing the benefits of seasonal change, with longer days and warmer nights. Summer is edging ever closer, and the good vibes can be felt around Toronto. Although June is the month in the Northern hemisphere with the longest daylight hours, it is the month for the Southern hemisphere that has the shortest days. So, with a global perspective in mind, welcome to summer! And! Welcome to winter! (Depending where you are reading this from.)
HELLO, MAY! HELLO, FLOWERS! HELLO, INSPIRATION!
Flowers have been a clear inspiration for many other artists, designers, and creative people throughout history.
Flowers have also been a clear inspiration for some of our designs over the last 25 years, such as these examples from our Art Day archives.
APRIL: GATEWAY OF SPRING, MONTH OF EXCITEMENT
April is an interesting month.
The thought that
April showers bring May flowers
might make you think that April's purpose is to open the door to the joys of May. But April has its own excitement, that this author feels might often go unnoticed.
HELLO, MARCH!
February was a busy month! After IDS13 we received some great press, and then even more great press, about our wallcoverings. We're happy to have made a splash with our newest venture!
So we've made it to March! It's the time of year when winter finally starts to ease up to spring, holidays with the family abound, and (if the snow's still good) we pack in as much end of season tobogganing as we can.
WE POPPED UP IN THE JUNCTION THIS WEEK
After almost 25 years as designers of custom carpets we decided to have our very first sample sale.
CASCADING WATERFALL STAIRCASE IN ELLE DÉCOR NOVEMBER 2012
ELLE Décors "Luxury Issue" gushes with opulent glamour as it takes the reader on a visual tour of the high life. In the spread “An Eye for Elegance”, William Sofield gives a New York apartment a luxurious face-lift with delicate textures and tasteful embellishments. Amongst the delicate textures are three of CMI’s hand-knotted custom rugs found in the bedroom, the office and the staircase.
CREATIVE MATTERS LAUNCH AT BY KAMY IN SAO PAULO AT DESIGN WEEKEND
During Design Weekend, August 23 - 26, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, CMI launched pieces from the Aerial Collection at the by Kamy showroom. We had the pleasure of exhibiting our work alongside 9 important national designers.
ELLE DECOR FEATURES WISH FROM THE TERRA COLLECTION!
Elle Decor magazine is highly regarded in the interior design world and has a great reputation here in Canada, so when we stumbled upon one of our rugs in an Elle Decor feature, we were thrilled!