Lath and plaster and carpets
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 11:02AM While this weekend is going to be bananas, it's also definitely gonna be fun. One thing that I'll for sure be doing on Saturday is checking out all the hot design openings for Do West Design that'll be happening along Dundas West between Bathurst and Grace. One must-see for me will be the collaboration between a couple o' friends of mine, Bev Hisey and Donna Griffith, that'll be happening at R.A.D. 899 Dundas West. Bev has been going through a major home reno and was so inspired by the lath and plaster discovererd during the demolition that not only did Donna capture it on film (take a look at some of the gorgeous pics here), Bev also created carpets with the same look and feel. Click here to get a Do West Design postcard and map.
There's tons more happening in the city for the IDS and the Toronto International Design Festival so I'd suggest a little pre-planning is in order. You can download a TIDF guide and discount passport here, and for more info on off-site design shenanigans (with parties, exhibits, lectures and maps) you can download a Toronto Design Offsite app for your iPhone here.
Reader Comments (3)
Thanks for the piece about Bev's lath and plaster!
I was looking for some examples of 'whats under the skin' in older houses, Donna's shots are perfect for me to link to.
It's certainly a unique carpet design too!
Stay well Arren
Ian
You make me wish I was going to be in Toronto this weekend to take in all the fun. Donna's pictures are great (I love the laths - I have a few at my house too) but I can't see which is the carpet design (or maybe I'm not looking in the right place).
Hi Colour Me Carpet, Donna's shots are the inspiration for Bev's new rug designs (not pictured) that will be debuted this weekend at Do West. You can catch a snippet of one of the rugs in the image on the right in the promo poster for the launch.