Bold Steps
The Creator The sisters behind Montreal-based footwear brand Maguire are rewriting the rules of how to make and sell shoes, one pair at a time.
Block Magazine
Creativity has its place
Fall/Winter 2022 (Issue 25)
Tues. August 30 9:18 A.M.
The Moment Washed by rain and foraged by a team of four—ingredients for an Ontario cidery.
Stacks
My Space At the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Jim Shedden publishes catalogues and curates exhibitions (notably the recent I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces).
Free Entry
Fashion We spoke to Darby Lee Young—one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, a Top 25 Women of Influence recipient and the namesake of a Fluevog shoe—about her vision for inclusive environments.
Timeless (and Timely) Architecture
The Interior Patriarche creates contemporary spaces—using a multi-disciplinary, human-centred approach—that function as an extension of the user.
An Iconic Stopover
Work-In-Progress Gander Airport’s International Lounge—and its proud history—is now accessible to the non-travelling public.
Beyond Code
The Conversation Starting in 1985, B.C.-born activist Rick Hansen rolled across 34 countries—40,000 kilometres in total—in his wheelchair, raising awareness about people with disabilities and their potential.
Uvagut by Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona
Made The wall hanging commissioned by Canada Goose titled Uvagut, which means “all of us” in Inuktitut, is Kabloona’s monochromatic take on the medium and only her second wall hanging ever.
Gather by Karen Kraven
Artist’s Block Karen Kraven’s block is made with offcuts (100% cotton fleece with 95% cotton and 5% spandex rib) sourced from Montreal’s Chabanel Garment District. “These scraps drift in the periphery, alongside the body, shifting between form and function,” says the artist.
Eyes Open
Make room for the arts Fans may recognize Shepard Fairey’s distinctive socially minded, colour-blocked art from Barack Obama’s presidential campaign poster (with one word, “HOPE,” emblazoned at the bottom) or from his iconic clothing line OBEY’s logo.
Leading the Herd
Now & Then Built on beef, Calgary’s historic Burns Building embodies the entrepreneurial spirit that shaped the West.
Running
Rethink “I want to become a person who runs,” said Norah
Angelo Dolojan
Fill In The Blank Each Issue, We Ask an Artist: What Would You Do With Your Own Urban Infill?
Contributors
ILLUSTRATIONS BY KAGAN MCLEOD
Gabrielle Drolet (Rethink, p. 49) is a Montreal-based writer and cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Globe and Mail and elsewhere.
Isa Tousignant is a Montreal creative who loves a good story, whether it’s from celebrity chefs, gemologists, arena rockers or shoe-designing sisters (The Creator, p. 26).
Karen Kraven is an artist of Eastern European, Jewish and Dutch descent whose work (Artist’s Block, p. 18) explores the body and family folklore in the textile and garment industry.
Curtiss Randolph constructs tableaux and faux documentary scenes, merging realism, surrealism and gonzo journalism, and draws inspiration from theatre and stage productions (My Space, p. 15).
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Kristina Ljubanovic
CREATIVE DIRECTORS
Yasemin Emory, Whitney Geller, Jacqueline Lane
MANAGING EDITOR
Claire Reis
COMMISSIONING EDITOR
Mélanie Ritchot
PHOTO & ILLUSTRATION EDITOR
Catherine Dean
ASSISTANT PHOTO & ILLUSTRATION EDITOR
Michael Nyarkoh
DESIGNERS
Julie MacKinnon, Laura Weatherston
TRANSLATOR
Catherine Connes
COPY EDITORS - PROOFREADERS
Suzanne Aubin, Jane Fielding, Lesley Fraser
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