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☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec FoF ☆ Tech & Toys

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: Porsche Now Richmond Debuts the Taycan Turbo S EV

Folio.YVR StaffDecember 14, 2019December 30, 2024

The future of Porsche is right here in Metro Vancouver. At the first-of-its-kind Porsche pop-up store, Porsche NOW, the all-new all-electric Porsche Taycan was the star of the show. Two...

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: Daisuke Nishida Launches at Leisure Center

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 14, 2019February 7, 2025

Daisuke Nishida is the kind of person who does not leave anything up for interpretation when talking about what inspires him. Speaking through a translator at Leisure Center Vancouver only...

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: Cate Brown: Recycled Fashion & Reimagined Luxury

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 14, 2019September 12, 2024

You may never have met Coco Chanel, but now you can sit next to her. That is the tagline favoured by Cate Brown, an interior designer and founder of her...

☆ Issue #06 - September

Folio.YVR Issue #6: Manuel Bernaschek: Of Lessons Learned & Living Well

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 13, 2019

Having the courage to build the best life for your family is something that Manuel Bernaschek holds in his heart. From humble beginnings, he is a man who has been...

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: Natalia Vetrova: Classically Trained and Capturing Passion

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 12, 2019September 4, 2024

To sit in observance of Natalia Vetrova painting is to sit in wonder of a creator so singularly devoted to precision that it makes everything on the periphery fade away....

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: ‘Frankie We Salute You’ Launches in Kelowna

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 8, 2019October 15, 2023

It was during a 3-day getaway to the Okanagan Valley that we were introduced to Frankie, We Salute You (FWSY). A primarily plantbased restaurant launched by Brian and Christina Skinner....

☆ Issue #04/05 - July/Aug

Folio.YVR Issue #4/5: 17-year-old Student Carson Guo Buys Supreme Collection for $1.1M

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 1, 2019February 4, 2020

Over the course of two weeks this past January, 17-year old Carson Guo diligently tracked a Sotheby’s online auction. The world’s largest brokers of art, jewelry, and real estate had...

☆ Issue #04/05 - July/Aug

Folio.YVR Issue #4/5: Andy Dixon: From Versace Home to Runway

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 30, 2019December 18, 2019

The Versace Men’s Spring-Summer 2020 collection is a celebration of contemporary masculinity. Iconic house codes, colorful prints, and ironic nuances are combined with new tailoring silhouettes in signature Versace style....

☆ Issue #07 - October

Folio.YVR Issue #7: $1.4M C. Bechstein Piano for Sale in Vancouver

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 30, 2019February 7, 2025

It has been 133 years since the first time that the world saw the C. Bechstein original of the Sphinx Grand Piano, a marvel of craftsmanship and opulence showcased at...

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: France Lefebvre Creates Comfort in the Okanagan

Helen SiwakNovember 30, 2019December 18, 2019

From the moment you enter Kelowna’s Lakestone community, it is apparent that the development is a work-in-progress, but for the families that have taken up residence amidst the construction, life...