West Elm opens first Market
Home furnishings retailer West Elm will open its first West Elm Market store in Canada on Dec. 20. Following the opening of West Elm Markets inaugural store in Brooklyn, this second store is slated for 2915 Granville Street, in the same block as the brands décor store. The Market will focus on functional design with a collection of household goods, offering customers a total home toolkit in kitchen, garden, care and repair and personal care. The store will feature a café in collaboration with neo-traditional coffee roasters La Colombe Torrefaction and there will be community-driven events and classes held at a communal table in the centre of the store. The Vancouver assortment will include regionally-sourced products from the West Coast and Canada, including tool bags and belts by Heritage Leather; soaps, room sprays and incense crafted by Juniper Ridge; organic blended heirloom tomato sauces from Balkian Farms; and artisan-crafted items from Mikuni Wild Harvest and Noble Handcrafted.
One-stop artisan shopping
For over 30 years, Oh Brothers has been bringing the work of Canadian artisans to the West Coast. The shop moved from their original Kerrisdale location to 2575 W. Broadway in 2010, and, with its spacious, friendly, gallery-style environment, created the Granville Island of Kitsilano embracing art and art-lovers of all shapes and sizes. Playfully dubbed art that works, the pieces are curated to provide a unique yet functional addition to any décor. Get to know a new Canadian artist this holiday season, with upwards of 75 glass artists, jewelers, leatherworkers, metalworkers, painters, potters, printers, textile workers and woodworkers awaiting discovery.
