King Living expands its reach to Vancouver
Credit to Author: Mary Beth Roberts| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 13:08:03 +0000
Award-winning Australian furniture retailer King Living opened its South Granville showroom in mid-July, making Vancouver its launching point into the North American market. The two-storey space spans more than 10,000 square feet, allowing ample room to show off the company’s signature steel-framed modular sofas, storage beds and other furniture. King Living’s collections also encompass dining room sets, outdoor furniture, home office options and soft goods like rugs, cushions and ottomans.
The pieces are designed with the demands of modern life in mind, and nowhere is that more evident than in the line of add-ons available surrounding the sofas. Smart Pockets™ can be placed on the arms or backs of sofas, providing handy places to tuck away a tablet, magazine or remote control. Reading lights and tables can swivel in and out of place. A side table allows for wireless recharging of electronic devices. And speaker brackets can be installed for perfectly positioned surround sound.
The Vancouver King Living location is the fifth international showroom for the Aussie company, joining others in Malaysia, Shanghai, Singapore and New Zealand.
KARE introduces a Pop Art sensibility at INspiration Furniture.
Steen Skaaning is branching out slightly from the sleek Scandinavian contemporary offerings at his Kitsilano INspiration Furniture store by bringing in a KARE franchise on a lower floor. The German-originated chain has more than 200 locations worldwide that sell furniture, lighting and home accessories with pronounced Pop Art sensibilities. The collections draw inspiration from a dizzying array of locations and eras, dispersed through a 5,000-strong product catalogue. It’s updated multiple times in a year, with another 1,000 or so items rotated in.
The Blue Cabin welcomes local artists aboard in False Creek.
For the next year, five artists will anchor the Blue Cabin, a floating structure moored off the Plaza of Nations in Vancouver’s False Creek. They are taking part in an inaugural floating artist residency program called Skeins: Weaving on the Foreshore, which opens on August 25. Woven into the artworks are stories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish peoples, including past and present battles to preserve language and culture. Opening artist Vicki Couzens hails from Australia and will provide a global perspective on the antipodean Indigenous experience and weaving practices. She will be followed by local artists Angela George, Willard “Buddy” Joseph, Janice George and Debra Sparrow. The Blue Cabin studio will also host workshops, classes and presentations.