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Knotwerk by Ritchie Po: The Ostrich Knot and the Art of Dressing with Intention

Knotwerk by Ritchie PoJanuary 30, 2025December 18, 2024

When it comes to men’s fashion, clichés abound. They say men prefer to bury their heads in the sand, oblivious to what they wear. In Vancouver, that often manifests as...

☆ Issue #23 - February 2024 ☆ Issue #30 - Special Edition - The Changemakers

This Top-Ranking Team is Passionate About Real Estate & Community

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 27, 2024December 29, 2024

The Sid + Jacqueline Real Estate Group is a Vancouver-based team of award-winning real estate agents serving downtown Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and other areas throughout Greater Vancouver. Founded...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Dawn Chubai is Taking the World of E-Commerce by Storm with Live Selling

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 20, 2024September 16, 2024

Dawn Chubai has worked in the broadcasting industry nationally on television screens for the last 23 years. In 2017, she took those on-camera hosting skills and actively immersed herself in the...

☆ Issue #20 - September 2023

3D Artist Julia Koerner’s HY Mini by JK3D is a Fall Must-Have!

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 15, 2023December 30, 2024

For those in the know, the Vancouver Art Gallery Gift Shop is a jewel among one of the finest collections of art in the world. For those passionate about handbags,...

☆ Issue #20 - September 2023 FoF ☆ VIP Events Folio.YVR Friends

Vancouver Art Gallery Launches ‘Poets, Locks, Cages’ by Parviz Tanavoli

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverOctober 15, 2023December 30, 2024

A landmark exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery marks the first major presentation of works by Iranian-born, Vancouver-based artist Parviz Tanavoli in Canada. Renowned for his unique ability to merge...

☆ Issue #18 - Spring 2023

Lyle XOX: I. THEY. MINE. YOURS… Gallery Jones Exhibition

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 12, 2023July 1, 2023

Consumerist culture is filled with superfluous objects, many of which are passed the point of use. For Lyle Reimer, aka Lyle XOX, these discarded objects are more than their materials—they...

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The Magic of Mendoza’s Susana Balbo Wines

A partnership between Folio.YVR & Luxury Lifestyle AwardsAugust 3, 2021August 1, 2025

Terroir is the sought-after and distinguishing factor when it comes to crafting wines of complex and memorable character. Even more so, when paired with a skilled winemaker with a penchant...

☆ Issue #11 - February 2020

FolioYVR Issue #11: Ladurée by Matthew Kenney is a Vegan Pastry Paradise

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 6, 2020April 20, 2020

Having been tempted by Ladurée on Robson Street too many times to count, and having to endure meetings where my companions gorged on their famous French Toast, it was with...

☆ Issue #11 - February 2020

Folio.YVR Issue #11: Laurence & Chico: Love & Legacy of Largess

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverFebruary 26, 2020April 20, 2020

To many, the Laurence & Chico Café off Robson Street was their first invitation into the insane world that Laurence Li and Chico Wang created for themselves. Rubber ducks proliferate...

☆ Issue #03 - June

Folio.YVR Issue #3: Maison Vacheron Constantin Launches in YVR

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 20, 2019December 25, 2019

At the pinnacle of high horology and understated elegance, the Maison Vacheron Constantin creates timepieces with unique technical and aesthetic signatures and an extremely high level of finishing touches. The...