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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Current Taxi 100% Sustainable Tesla Fleet

When tasting our way along the Okanagan Wine Trails, we love getting about in a sustainable style, so arranging for Current Taxi to meet us at the airport was an easy decision! Our adventures began with a visit to the recently opened Mt Boucherie winery. For transportation, we used the Current Taxi app and requested...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Guo Pei: Couture Beyond to Suburban Dream

There was a moment in late 2018 when the Vancouver Art Gallery stole the luxury fashion spotlight from Alberni Street with the immensely popular and still talked about Guo Pei: Beyond Couture exhibition. Guo Pei is China’s most renowned couturier and relatively unknown in the western world for over 20 years, but it only...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Casa Maggiore: Major Interiors x Versace Home

First impressions can sometimes be deceiving. As we slowly rolled past an impressive array of homes in a quiet tree-lined Richmond neighbourhood, it was impossible to pinpoint which of these homes was our destination, but then, through a window, a glint of gold, caught my eye. This Versace home appeared no different from others outside,...

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EcoLuxLiving: 3 Subscription Boxes That Will Improve Your Cooking & Cleaning!

Getting tired of the same old snacks and sandwiches in front of the television? Worried that another season of comfort food is going to give your waistline a run for its money? This week, I want to share three awesome eco-friendly subscription boxes that are on our radar for their great Canadian products, ethical stance...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Crystal Bonnet: Compassionate Chef & Raw Dessert Guru

If given a choice, how many of us would begin each meal with a beautifully luscious dessert? Or, forsake the whole meal altogether, and luxuriate in the entire cake? Picture devouring spoon after spoon of tastebud tantalizing flavours that make your brain explode. We imagine everyone would so know that when dining with raw vegan...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Andrew Gn: ‘May there be light’ Offers Illumination

In the spring of 2018, the brilliance of Paris-based couture designer Andrew Gn overwhelmed the cold expanse of Yaletown’s Leisure Center. In Vancouver, for a private and very exclusive Trunk Show, Gn arrived with over 150 pieces from his 2018 Collections including Spring/Summer, Pre-Fall, Fall/Winter, and once the scene had been set, he relaxed with...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Josh Mario John: Caregiver, Entrepreneur & Insta-Renegade

At first glance, the man behind the Instagram account @spizoiky might seem to be just another pseudo-Viking whose penchant for leather jackets and motorcycles make him a suitable ambassador for beard oil companies. But Josh Mario John is different. The distressed jacket on his back is from his brand that he started with two close...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Laurin David Rockets from Hockey Rink to Runway

With the final runways of Paris Fashion Week fading fast in the rear-view mirror, the fashion industry has emerged hopeful for having pulled off an event thought to be lost forever to a pandemic. From behind facemasks and a renewed vigour to save runways from a virtual existence, the fashion houses rallied and shouted to...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Chanel High Jewellery Coromandel Collection

Allow us to take a journey to the mystical faraway lands of mythical China, Imperial Cathay, and the Coromandel coast of East India, where a storied art form of lacquered screens originated. At Holt Renfrew, the Chanel Boutique welcomed The Coromandel Legend collection with its fifty-nine pieces of fine jewelry meant for the lavish and...

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Iconic Int’l Danish Furniture Brand BoConcept Wins Luxury Award

The name of the lifestyle brand BoConcept carries the deep philosophy that has made the company world famous. The Danish word bo translates as living, alluding to the brand’s desire to help clients live an extraordinary life through self-expression. They achieve this through its concept of highly-customizable furniture for every room; and a comprehensive Interior...

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Folio.YVR Issue #12: Current Taxi 100% Sustainable Tesla Fleet

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Guo Pei: Couture Beyond to Suburban Dream

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Casa Maggiore: Major Interiors x Versace Home

EcoLuxLiving: 3 Subscription Boxes That Will Improve Your Cooking & Cleaning!

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Crystal Bonnet: Compassionate Chef & Raw Dessert Guru

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Andrew Gn: ‘May there be light’ Offers Illumination

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Josh Mario John: Caregiver, Entrepreneur & Insta-Renegade

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Laurin David Rockets from Hockey Rink to Runway

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Chanel High Jewellery Coromandel Collection

Iconic Int’l Danish Furniture Brand BoConcept Wins Luxury Award

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