Home and Design preview party
Get the inside track on this falls hottest style, design, renovation and cooking trends at theVancouver Home & Design ShowSummer Getaway preview party, Thursday July 19, 6-8pm atPark Royal. The event will play host to celebrity stylist Janette Ewen as she unveils Design Through the Decades, a unique exhibit celebrating 100 years of fashion and home décor, while offering a sneak peek at the newest attractions lined up for the Vancouver Home & Design Show (Oct. 11-14, 2012 atBC Place Stadium). According to show manager Jill Kivett, the Summer Getaway preview party is a departure from the Vancouver Home & Design Shows summer soirées of years past. Its time to shake things up and try something new, explained Kivett. Its always been a tradition for us to host a summer event for media, partners and exhibitors, but this year we wanted to find a way to include our loyal consumers, too. Enter Park Royal, one of the countrys premier shopping centres. A wide range of Park Royal retailers will join the festivities, providing everything from clothing and accessories for a live-mannequin resort fashion show to sweet treats for party-goers. Combined with summer jams from Girl on Wax DJ Chelsea J, vacation giveaways from Contiki Holidays and a complimentary tasting lounge sponsored by Cupcake Wines, Spicebox Whisky and Fentimans, the Summer Getaway offers more than just an advance look at the popular decor exhibition.The Summer Getaway preview party marks the launch of Vancouver Home & Design Show ticket sales at Park Royal, available at The Guest Services Hub North and South for $10 each (a $5 savings).The Vancouver Home & Design Show (VancouverHomeShow.com) has been a staple in consumers calendars since 1983, attracting more than 40,000 visitors every fall. The show features high-interest exhibits, high-profile industry personalities and the latest home and lifestyle trends.
Win Colour Bug and salon services from Sukis
Commitment free colour with Colour Bug by Kevin Murphy is a fun way to play with the colour blocking and ombre trends. Kevin Murphy was ahead of the curve when he tinted Abbey Lees hair for a Vogue shoot last year, and then he commercially released hair pigments. Color Bug is like shadow for your hair, allowing you to get in on the ombre without regret. From his personal experience working in session styling and his own colour woes Murphy wanted to create a bright and intense temporary colouring agent that would be free of the commitment that comes along with colouring hair. His answer: Color Bug, a temporary hair powder that is wipe-on, wipe-off. Color Bug is available in pink, purple and orange and videos showing how easy it is to use are widely available. Murphy recommends covering shoulders with a towel and applying hair product first, to help the powder stick. Adding a mist of hairspray helps lock it in. Sukis International hair studio (Sukis.com), a Colour Bug retailer, is offering one lucky WE reader a chance to win a Colour Bug plus a complimentary haircut and colour service. Go to Contests at WEVancouver.com.
Vancouver like youve never seen it
Art Beatus (Vancouver) presents an exciting large scale photomontage exhibition by Vancouver-based artist, Ross C. Kelly, entitled Everything Conceals Something Else. The snapshot is a particular kind of photographic record; a unique perspective captured in a moment of opportunity. Hundreds or even thousands of these singular moments are Kellys starting point, elements with which he builds his richly textured compositions. From panoramic skylines to narrow street views, Kellys chosen sites, often in cities, are photographed repeatedly from a single vantage point over the course of several days or weeks, incorporating their many shifts in light, weather, and social use. The individual shots are then reduced in size and manually collaged together to create remarkably layered scenes. Everything Conceals Something Else opens Friday, July 20, 2012 at 3pm with a public reception and artist in attendance. In conjunction with the exhibit at Art Beatus will be a public conceptual art project to Sept. 7, which, starting with Vancouvers Stanley Park Seawall, involves Kelly inscribing temporary thin black lines of latitude, longitude and their numerical coordinates onto segments of the path, essentially converting the terrain into a 1:1 scale map. My practice is concerned with how the idea of location often requires the interpretation of coordinates that are exterior to ourselves, how those coordinates shift, disappear and reappear constantly, how defining who we are, where we are and what our culture means is often possible only through positioning ourselves relative to other things and how and why this has never been more true than it is today, says the artist, in a statement. Kelly hails from Dublin, Ireland, but art and photography studies brought him to Vancouver.Kellys works have been exhibited both locally and internationally and he is the recipient of a number of awards. Everything Conceals Something Else runs to Sept. 14 at Art Beatus (Vancouver) 808 Nelson St. For more information, visit Artbeatus.com. Pictured, right: Ross C. Kelly, Vancouver #7, 2012; 800+ C-Prints On Board
Express opens
Leading US retailer Express just opened its first store in BC, at Vancouvers Pacific Centre. Express offers sophisticated, versatile fashions for the 20 to 30-year-old.
Fresh Paint a colourful display
Elissa Cristall Gallery (2239 Granville) presents Fresh Paint, a summer group exhibition on until Aug. 31. The exhibit will rotate throughout the months of July and August to showcase a mix of work by talented emerging and gallery artists such as Eric Deis, Gavin Lynch and Amanda Reeves. Exhibit preview at CristallGallery.com. Pictured: Anda Kubis, Verdant, oil on panel, 36" x 48"
Visit the rooftop at the VAG
Start your week off with former CBC radio personality and photographer David Wisdom, in an evening of art and music on the Vancouver Art Gallerys 4th floor rooftop pavilion (750 Hornby). Sunday, July 22 at 7pm, Wisdom presents one of his legendary slide shows, featuring a number of local artists, including Neil Wedman, Lyse Lemieux, Matt Savage and Eden Vaudry. The event is free for members or with regular Gallery admission and there will be a cash bar available. VanArtGallery.bc.ca
Home décor anniversary discount
Örling & Wu are celebrating their 2nd anniversary with a July customer appreciation month. Customers can enjoy 12 per cent off on all regularly priced purchases until July 31 (some conditions apply). All you need to do is to visit their Gastown store at 28 Water St., shop and mention Happy Anniversary at checkout to receive your discount.
West Elm coming soon
Home furnishings retailer West Elm will open its first store in Vancouver this September. The store will be located at 2947 Granville and is scheduled to open on Sept. 13. This will mark the brands second Canadian location and the 13,000-sq.ft. store will house the brands diverse mix of furniture, home décor, gifts and artist collaborations.
Dress for Success with JAC
Celebrated local designer Jacqueline Conoir (JAC) is holding a Dress for Success suit drive July 18 - 21. Bring in a gently worn suit at receive a $25 credit towards your Fall 12 purchase. The Jacqueline Conoir Boutique is located at 164 W. 5th. JacquelineConoir.com
Converge on Main
On July 19 from 6-9pm, Main Street shops between 16th and 29th Avenue are opening their doors late into the evening for Converge on Main. Discover one of the coolest shopping neighbourhoods in Vancouver, known for its independent and sustainable Canadian fashion, through 20 participating stores and restaurants. Twigg&Hottie, Beansprouts, Arts off Main, Soap Dispensary, Vancouver Special, Slickety Jims, and more have teamed up to turn a summer evening into a live version of Groupon, as participating businesses offer anywhere from 10 to 70 per cent off. Browse kids clothes, mens and womens wear, food, body care products, books, and jewelry. Visit ConvergeOnMain.com.
