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MONTECRISTO Magazine: Rob Gilette's Neon Lights

Design

Rob Gillette’s Neon Signs

The last light bender.

One of Vancouver’s last remaining independent tube benders, Rob Gillette demonstrates how he manipulates glass to create bright neon lights.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Gluten-Free Baking

Food and Drink

Gluten-Free Baking

Wheat ease.

Baking is viewed as frustrating by some, yet hypnotic and meditative by others. Throw the limitations of gluten-free ingredients into the mix, and the alchemic balance changes completely, creating an entirely new set of challenges.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Jason Wu

Style

Jason Wu

A silk road.

Even with all the awards and accolades, Jason Wu’s passion and dedication to create beautiful lines and soft details has never waned. He’d still rather be behind the scenes in the workroom, sewing or draping garments, than be at a dinner party (though he is effortlessly charming even when he has to be at one).

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Niels Bendtsen, Bensen

Design

Designer Niels Bendtsen of Bensen

Left brain, right design.

There is nothing superfluous about Niels Bendtsen, and by extension nothing superfluous about his designs. To put it another way, if his sofas or chairs were crafted like stories, he’s a Hemingway—minimalist and understated.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Aga Khan Development Network

Impact

The Aga Khan Development Network

A musical bridge.

The Aga Khan Music Initiative’s purpose is to foster musical and cultural dialogue and artistic exchange, by bringing the traditional music of Central Asia together with contemporary Western sounds to make music that is tradition-inspired but not tradition-limited.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Michael Audain

Impact

Philanthropist Michael Audain

Cityscapes, landscapes.

As chairman of Vancouver development company Polygon Homes, and an important philanthropist to numerous Canadian arts organizations, Michael Audain is a long-time builder of spaces big and financial successes bigger, and his fingerprints are scattered across many facets of the city he calls home.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: In Stasis, men's spring fashion

Style

In Stasis

A men’s fashion editorial featuring ready-to-wear items from the season’s collections.

MONTECRISTO: The Sheepdogs

Arts

Ewan Currie and the Sheepdogs

What is a Sheepdog?

The Sheepdogs, on record at least, are a rootsy band with some melodic prowess. Live, they are, yes, a different animal.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Academie Duello

Community

Academie Duello

Modern warriors.

Devon Boorman is a Renaissance man, in every sense of the word. He is a musician, historian, and consultant, but perhaps most significantly, he is a maestro d’armi and the director of Academie Duello, the largest centre of Western martial arts in the world, where people of all ages come together to study the knightly arts.