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Design

HMPL Design

Renew.

Meet Matt Churchill and Scott Schneider: two tattooed, bearded hipsters who like to sew.

Arts

Salish Weavers Janice George and Buddy Joseph

Heritage lives.

To date, George and Joseph, along with their students, have taught more than 2,500 people to weave.

MONTECRISTO: Alder Bay Boat Company

Transportation

Alder Bay Boat Company

Crafts man.

David Bradford builds custom rowboats, sailboats, and motorboats at the Alder Bay Boat Company using the traditional methods he’s learned over years of practice.

MONTECRISTO: Super 7 Cars

Transportation

Super 7 Cars

A (very) quick lesson in craftsmanship.

Chemainus, B.C., is home to Canada’s only factory-authorized bespoke Caterham manufacturer, Super 7 Cars.

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: Watchmaker Jean-Jacques Maurer

Style

Watchmaker Jean-Jacques Maurer

Only time will tell.

To be a great watchmaker, one must possess two qualities: patience and precision. Jean-Jacques Maurer is characterized by these two traits, not only in the mastery of his craft, but also in his demeanour.

MONTECRISTO: Joseph Wu Origami

Arts

The Origami of Joseph Wu

Paper perfect.

Joseph Wu, a local origami artist well-known on the international origami scene, makes his living in this paper-folding world.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: MacAusland’s Woolen Mills Blanket

Wishlist

MacAusland’s Woolen Mills

The blanket.

In the realm of Canadiana home décor, there is one particular striped blanket that gets all the glory. This is not that blanket.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Woodworking, Francis Lemieux, Neil Wedman

Design

Francis Lemieux Wood Joinery

Custom framing.

Francis Lemieux is rarely credited on museum labels, but he is an integral contribution to the artistic process. The custom joiner and furniture maker has collaborated with a number of Vancouver artists to make frames, presentation boxes for limited edition sets, and even studio furniture.