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Paradise Events Bring the Amalfi Coast to YE Golf Tournaments [PHOTOS]

Liting Chan of Paradise Events Inc. transformed the terrace into a sun-drenched Amalfi reverie. Cobalt and gold tilework framed archways dripping with citrus and golden roses, while a stone fountain overflowed with lemons. A honeyed bicycle, woven baskets, and live jazz completed a scene glowing with Mediterranean radiance and effortless summer luminosity. Credits: Décor: Liting...

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Beyond the Track: A Season of Glenfiddich in Montreal

The past couple of months have given Canadian whisky fans plenty to celebrate, and as a team that tracks every Glenfiddich activation closely, we can say this season stood out. In May, Glenfiddich and Aston Martin Formula One™ Team returned to Montreal for a second year of partnership at the Formula 1 Lenovo Grand Prix...

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Ferrari Luce: A Different Definition of What Luxury Drives

Luxury has spent the past several years redefining what it means to be noticed. The loudest signals of wealth, chrome, badges, horsepower boasted for its own sake, have given way to something more considered. Materials chosen for permanence rather than display. Engineering measured by responsibility as much as by speed. Ferrari, a marque built on...

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Brazilian Jewelry House ART’G Finds Inspiration in Canada’s Natural Majesty

Art’G, the Rio de Janeiro house behind the Velvet Gold finish, has wrapped a design expedition across Western Canada, closing its journey in Vancouver after stops in Toronto and Montreal. Led by designer Márcio Granatowicz and commercial director Henrique Cristiano, the expedition set out to translate over four decades of Brazilian goldsmithing into a collection...

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Girls’ Night Out Raises $260,000 for QMUNITY’s Next Generation

Eighty of Vancouver’s most engaged community leaders and philanthropists recently gathered for the inaugural Girls’ Night Out, an evening that raised an extraordinary $260,000 in support of QMUNITY‘s new purpose-built home at 981 Davie Street. Rather than following the format of a traditional gala, the evening unfolded across three curated acts, each one designed to...

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Helen Siwak – Issue #42 – Publisher’s Message

For seven years, Folio.YVR has celebrated the West Coast through its destinations, its objects, and its most coveted experiences. Our Summer issue turns that celebration toward the people themselves, and I will admit it plainly: putting these pages together brought me real joy. Curating the photo collages from each event, watching a room come back...

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For the Person Who Tracks Time as Closely as They Track Value: Rolex Joins Oakridge Park

Oakridge Park has a new anchor, and it wears green and gold. Global Watch Company has opened its second Rolex boutique in western Canada, a 390 square metre space built for a city that has long understood the value of quiet luxury done with confidence rather than volume. For the person who tracks their collection...

Meet the Voices Taking the IDS Vancouver 2026 Keynote Stage

Each autumn, the interior design and architecture community turns its attention to IDS Vancouver, the West Coast’s foremost gathering for the industry’s practitioners, product specifiers, and design-minded public alike. This year, the Keynote Stage, presented by Vicostone, assembles a roster built for those who follow the discipline closely: an interiors veteran who has shaped Vancouver’s...

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Splash Returns: 100 Original Works, One Unmissable September

Arts Umbrella’s Splash Art Auction returns for its 44th year on October 3, bringing together art, culture, and philanthropy for one of Canada’s most anticipated charitable art events. This fall, the public is invited inside Splash through a free, month-long exhibition at the Pendulum Gallery, offering a rare, up-close opportunity to view the collection before...

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Against the Grain: Zubkova & Lovink Bring Wood to Life at Kostuik Gallery

Kostuik Gallery, located on the cusp of Yaletown, kicks off its fall exhibition season this month with Against the Grain, a duo show featuring gallery artists Katja Zubkova and Marianne Lovink. The exhibition opens September 17 and runs through October 11, and brings together two sculptors working in the same material — wood — but...