Canadian Design Resource

Fur lifejacket, for fabulous shipwrecks

January 18, 2016

Fur lifejacket, for fabulous shipwrecks

I made this fur lifejacket partly in homage to Meret Oppenheim, one of the founders of surrealism and most famous for her “Object in Fur,” a fur teacup and spoon. Oppenheim is yet another woman artist who did not receive the credit or status she was due.

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Designer Tobias Wong at the Museum of Vancouver

September 19, 2012

Designer Tobias Wong at the Museum of Vancouver

A retrospective of the work of Vancouver designer Tobias Wong (1974-2010) opens tonight at the Museum of Vancouver. It’s curated by Todd Falkowsky who, along with his colleagues at the Canadian Design Resource, has perhaps done more to promote Canadian design and designers than anyone else, at least in the last decade. 

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