Who: Marie Dubuc, lamp designer
Where: St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec
What: Using a wide variety of materials ranging from taffeta to wood, Marie Dubuc revamps found lamps into brand-new, beautiful, eye-popping creations.
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Who: Kyla Francis of Kyla Francis Pottery
Where: Halifax
What: Found objects are used to create molds, which are then used to create tableware and figurines with fun silkscreen designs. The flexed arms on the shot glass below come from a mold made from a trophy! Check out the illustrated guide to her creative process under the “zine” link on her home page.
Who: Amanda Spicer of Primped Paperie
Where: Calgary
What: Floating high above the city — powered by pink bubblegum — or picking gingerbread cookies growing on trees, these wide-eyed girls and boys find themselves in scenarios right out of your childhood dreams. The Zodiac girls are especially adorable;”fierce yet gentle” Leo has got to be my favourite.
Who: Kino Guérin
Where: Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, Quebec
What: There is a serenity to his furniture pieces; they make a bold statement but they do so quietly, their uninterrupted curves making them look deceptively simple until you wonder how they were constructed. Architecturally interesting vases and trays follow the same approach of clean design that allows the natural materials to shine.
Who: Sally McCubbin, glass designer and artist
Where: Toronto
What: Her fantastic online gallery is divided into functional (pragmatic why-didn’t-I-think-of-that things), dysfunctional (quirky objects that comment on some of the world’s silliness — that’s a glass gun box, second row) and a series that looks at the “subtle but distinct” parallels between glass and graffiti art. Beautiful and fun.
