FOLIO.YVR

☆ Issue #13 - Winter 2020/21

Folio.YVR ☆ Issue 13 ☆ Ann Goldberg: A Cake is a Cake is a Cake

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJanuary 5, 2021January 19, 2021

The world of artist Ann Goldberg is up-close and personal. Through the most refined strokes, she turns everyday items into a hyper-realistic masterpiece. Pieces so convincing that you may find...

☆ Issue #12 - October 2020

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

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 27, 2020February 7, 2025

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...

FoF ☆ Fashion & Lifestyle Folio.YVR Friends The Contour Concierge

Folio.YVR Friends: HBC’s ‘The Room’ Relaunches with Cool Concept & Sparkling Style

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 9, 2020September 16, 2024

Luxury fashion fans are invited to explore the relaunched 'The Room' in the historic Hudson's Bay Company downtown. Riding the escalator up to the second floor has never been so...

☆ Issue #10 - January Top 10

Folio.YVR 2019 / Top 10 Read: #5 Miriam Aroeste Celebrates the Ethereal HUMO

Folio.YVR StaffFebruary 5, 2020April 20, 2020

Bold, bright, and full of meaning. The works of Miriam Aroeste invoke powerful emotions with unidentifiable shapes and bursts of colour. In her latest collection, Humo, the colours seem to...

☆ Issue #02 - May

Folio.YVR Issue #2: Christopher Bates: Canadian Designer

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 18, 2019

It all started with a ‘kiss on a collar’ that solidified the name ‘Christopher Bates’ into the Canadian consciousness. This cheeky design catapulted Bates from novice to expert and launched...

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: Chanel L’Esprit du Lion High Jewellery

Folio.YVR StaffDecember 15, 2019January 13, 2020

For Gabrielle Chanel, the mighty lion was steeped in symbolism. The magnificent beast served as inspiration in her work and her spirit, touching many aspects of her life. Chanel was...

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: TO’s Fashion Santa Slays this Holiday Season

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 29, 2019September 12, 2024

Paul Mason lights up in a way only someone dubbed the Fashion Santa can. With an encompassing embrace in the lobby of the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Vancouver,...