I’m not a fan of diner fare, but this place has so much character, it’s worth a visit. And they serve fresh lemonade – just the thing for this +45C weather.

Check out our latest work at Colourphill Graphic Design Studio website
(six images on the home page).

Below are the shots approved by the client, and a couple of my favorite outtakes. You should still see Colourphill’s website for some very nice presentation!

 

Mette Keating is the principal / interior designer at InDeVision Interior Design. She works with business leaders to conquer the “Dead Office Syndrome” and create inspirational and productive work environments with her Office Alive Solution^TM. Mette kindly allowed us to share this from her latest newsletter:

Light in most indoor environments comes mainly from two sources (other than from our mother sun, of course): fluorescent lighting…and incandescent lighting…

The ability to distinguish between contrasts and black-and-white is not as good in fluorescent lighting as it is in incandescent lighting. Your eyes and brain have to put more effort into reading in the low energy lighting rather than the more ‘old fashioned’ type of lighting.

One of the main reasons for this is that there are only nine (!) basic colours in low energy lighting versus 1200 in incandescent lighting. And because we use the colours in the lighting to see depth and sharpness, it naturally gives us a disadvantage — a “sight handicap”.

So when you start feeling that you really can’t see the true colours of the food, your artwork, your colleagues, your own reflection in the mirror, or that you simply think that you have old and tired eyes, it might just be time to change the lighting in your space.

Hmmm, this can also explain why the clothes you buy under fluorescent lights at the store look different at home.

Image © 2009 AR Studio; text © Mette Keating

Doors Open Toronto is on May 29-30 this year (always the last weekend of May).
There’s lots to see. If you’re not going to the cottage for the weekend, it’s a great way to spend the day in the city. Some of the buildings never open to the public, except for this event. You may have to wait in line but most of them are really worth it.

We’re lucky to live and work in the heart of Toronto and frequently visit most of these places. My personal favorites are the Allan Gardens, Toronto’s First Post Office, 401 Richmond, the Design Exchange, Distillery District, Osgoode Hall.

Here are some of our shots from these locations:

 

This year on the agenda: The Drake Hotel, Factory Theatre, Farrow Partnership Architects Offices, Le Méridien King Edward, Levitt Goodman Architects Ltd.