Design links to love

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It's a guy with an eye tradition to feature a link roundup now and then, to keep you up to date on the best design writing out there. So, here are five share-worthy articles that crossed my path recently:

Furnish your home locally

If you're like me, you're paying more attention to where the goods you purchase come from, striving to buy Canadian. For a handy starting point in applying this principle to your home, check out this article:

Made in Canada Furniture Guide

Support domestic craftsmanship with our roundup of made in Canada furniture and lifestyle brands that embrace quality design.

Designlines MagazineDesignlines

Steal some small-space ideas

There's no shortage of articles on small-space living, but this one stands out for two reasons. One, the spaces shown are truly small, while being full of clever solutions. Two, there's a love story entwined with the design story:

How an architect and an antiques dealer fell in love … and completely redesigned a tiny flat

With a little inspiration from Lieutenant Columbo, the challenging transformation of the bijou modernist apartment is now complete

The GuardianCharlotte Luxford

Explore the logic of collecting

The magpie-like urges of the collector are most vivid when applied to something others would overlook. This profile of a Canadian-born artist is an entertaining glimpse of what happens when you get fascinated with something offbeat:

Celebrate a Canadian design legend

Late last year, we lost a pioneer in the world of furniture design, Klaus Nienkämper. Find out why he was so influential:

In Memoriam: Klaus Nienkämper, Champion of Modern Canadian Design

The founder of Nienkamper, a Canadian design brand renowned for its quality and craftsmanship, has died at the age of 84.

Azure MagazineElizabeth Pagliacolo

Learn winter's design lessons

Noting the uniqueness of each snowflake is a commonplace, but through the lens of a microphotographer it becomes a breathtaking reality. As usual, we're always playing catch-up with the beauty of nature:

The Man Who Captured the Unique Beauty of Snowflakes

The microphotographic innovator Wilson Bentley believed that “every crystal was a masterpiece of design.”

The New YorkerChris Wiley

Until next Wednesday, stay warm and stay inspired!

Thank you for reading.