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Design

Redrafting the Vancouver Special

How lessons from the past can save the future of Vancouver home design.

Design

The “Monster Homes” That Met Vancouver’s Need for Affordable Housing

Now iconic, the two-storey stucco Vancouver Special often housed large extended families.

Design

The History of the Vancouver Special

Not a monster.

When affordable housing was Special.

Arts

Kevin Lanthier’s “The Special”

Vancouver specials.

The city’s housing identity in pictures.

Design in Vancouver

Design

Design in Vancouver

Inside and out.

Recently Vancouver was a hub of design frenzy—Vancouver Design Week and Interior Design Show West brought the best of architecture, graphics, interiors, and industrial design.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Lighten Up

Design

Lighten Up

Table lamps have it made in the shade.

In the world of table lamps, the trend has been to move toward a sleeker, detail-oriented aesthetic and away from the pleated, inverted cones of yesteryear.