Author: Richelle Sibolboro
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Future of Travel Calendar 2021
The future of leisure travel seen through the lens of a series of calendars.
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Villa G01: New Generation Luxury Villa
Villa G01 is a luxury villa design to ensure sustainability of the local architectural materials of Sardinia
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Daan Roosengaarde: Grow is a dreamscape that shows the beauty of light and sustainability
Daan Roosegaarde’s latest artwork GROW is an homage to the beauty of agriculture. In the world film premiere GROW appears as a 20,000m2 luminous dreamscape of red and blue waves of light over an enormous field. GROW is inspired by scientific light recipes which improve plants’ growth and resilience.
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Interview with Deborah Wang, Artistic Director of DesignTO
‘Exchange Piece’ explores collaboration as an act of care through an exchange between 10 early career and senior artists and designers working in pairs to explore how care in the creative process affects the way we relate and position ourselves to what we create.
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ARTECHOUSE presents Celestial – an exploration of 2020 Pantone Color of the Year: Classic Blue
ARTECHOUSE NYC extends Celestial, its Acclaimed Exploration of 2020 Pantone Color of the Year: Classic Blue, due to Popular Demand
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The Aalto House – Helsinki, Finland
Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, Finalnd The exterior If you are ever in Helsinki and love modern design you must visit Alvar Aalto’s Studio and House. They are very close to each other and the Aalto Foundation has planned the tours in such that visitors can do one tour, at one site and then go to the other…
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Interview with Architect Philip Beesley: Meander – Tapestry Hall, Cambridge
An exclusive interview with world renowned architect Philip Beesley about his latest installation Meander, on show at Tapestry Hall in Cambridge.
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Interview with Cool Objects: Dinner with Diaspora, DesignTO
My interview with the artists and curators of Cool Objects who will be taking me through their exhibition Dinner with Diaspora, online at DesignTO.
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Interview with Christine Elson – elsonstudio: Conflated Views, DesignTO
Interview with architect Christine Elson about her latest online exhibition Conflated Views for DesignTO
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How to organize a bookshelf | The Home Edit way
5 easy way to organize your bookshelf into a beautiful color coded rainbow
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Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture Treatment
Watch my video on my recent facial rejuvenation acupuncture treatment!
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Hotel Katajanokka, Helsinki, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
I stayed at a Tribute Hotel, here is my review of Hotel Katajanokka, Helsinki.
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My Helsinki Design & Architecture Travel Guide: Top Ten Must-See Places
My top ten places to visit in Helsinki
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Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Class exhibition at the ROM during COVID
Before the lockdown, the first one, I was able to see the exhibition Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic at the ROM created by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. If you grew up on Disney, as I did, my favourite character was Winnie-the-Pooh. I had almost everything you could have as it relates to the…
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How I bought a house for $50K during COVID
I’ve started to slowly change my mindset about money. One of the books that made me question money and what it possible in my journey to wealth and abundance is Rich Dad, Poor Dad. One of the most important chapters for me was Lesson 5: The Rich Invent Money. The chapter begins with a quote:…
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Traveling to the Extreme
I’ve found my Schitt’s Creek aka Manitouwadge! Last month, I traveled to the extreme North, or 12 hours from where I live, to the other side of Lake Superior. I wanted to know if it was true. Could I buy a house in this town for less than $50K? When I arrived, I learned way…
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Discovering Ontario – Travel tips for going up North
As a Hamiltonian Native who has explored South Western Ontario pretty extensively, I’ve never traveled North of Lake Superior. What sprung this travel to the North, real estate. It is no longer affordable here and when I Googled “Homes for under 50K” an article by Narcity popped up and listed this little town called Manitouwadge…
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Don’t Waste a Good Crisis
The pandemic has made it possible for art media which would traditionally be seen in the context of a gallery or museum to be streamed online from the comfort of your home. It allows the viewer the freedom and flexibility to search and find content that resonates with them. And for someone like myself that…
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Toronto Art Biennial: The Shoreline Dilemma
As Ontario and many other provinces call for a state of emergency in an attempt to slow the COVID-19 pandemic, it is leaving its citizens cooped up in self-isolation subject to hours of binge-watching on Netflix. As an avid lover of the arts, and a board member to a local media arts centre, I too…
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The Museum Is Not Enough
In recent years the museum as an institution has been going through an identity crisis. Questions surrounding its programming offer as well as the audience it is servicing have been at the helm of discussion. Are they here to engage, educate and create experiences? Are they here to serve artists, academics and the greater community.
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St. Isaac’s Cathedral
If you ever visit St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the most dominant building piercing the city’s skyline is the gold dome of St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Built between 1818 and 1858, by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand, it is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that…
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The Master – Mackintosh
I remember, way back in first year interior design, I was sitting in our art history class and our TA who was Scottish had a very thick accent. In one of his lectures he was talking about Glasgow quite a bit. One reason was because he was from there, and loved to talk about his…
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Guinness Storehouse Tour
One of the must-see things to do when you are in Dublin is visiting the Guinness Museum. It was one of the best museum experiences I have ever done. Unlike most traditional museums which present a collection of artifacts, the Storehouse takes you through the brewing process of how this famous beer is made. The…
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V&A Dundee by Kengo Kuma
When I was thinking of traveling to Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow were at the top of my list. But when I heard of the opening of a new V&A museum in Dundee, designed by Kengo Kuma really solidified my decision to go there. It’s quite a distance from Edinburgh, a couple of hours at least. On…
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery is one of the most recognizable buildings in Glasgow. Designed by John W. Simpson and E.J. Milner Allen in 1901, it was originally titled the Palace of Fine Arts. As a designer walking through the space, I’m the type of person who is looking at the context and not necessarily the content.…
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