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Chatelaine Gift Guide
The Best Made-In-Canada Gifts For Everyone On Your List
By: Andréanne Dion
Q&A: Coolican & Co.
We love the simple, exquisitely crafted, handmade wood furniture designed and built by Peter Coolican and Company and we aren't alone in that opinion! Peter tells us how joy shows up in his practice.
Q&A: Tasso Baking
Tasso Baking is a tiny bakeshop located in Cabbagetown, Toronto, specializing in handmade croissants using simple ingredients and a great deal of time. They are open three mornings a week and typically sell out in two hours. Mike and Olyana Tasso shared with us how they bring joy into their days working and being together.
Q&A: Spare Label
Sabine Spare incorporates the hand-marbled technique into each of her pieces: hand-marbled works on paper and textiles, each piece is a monotype so no two pieces ever look quite alike. Her patterns often resemble water and stone.
Randi Bergman on Writing Toronto Makes
Randi Bergman wrote Toronto Makes and shares a bit about her experience authoring the stories of over fifty of the city’s makers.
Toronto Life x Toronto Makes
In her new coffee table book, Toronto Makes, fashion journalist Randi Bergman has written a bible for the city’s flourishing artisan scene, profiling 50 creatives (including a few on this list) and their lovingly crafted goods beside fetish-inducing photos. It’s locally grown, artfully packaged catnip for locavores.
Bay Street Bull x ATTIC Gold
See what Bay Street Bull has to say about ATTIC Gold in their article, Environmentally-Aware ATTIC Gold is a Jewellery Brand with Ethics
S Magazine x Toronto Makes
Toronto Makes was features in S/ Magazine in September 2019
Bay Street Bull x Coolican & Co.
See what Bay Street Bull has to say about Coolican & Co. in their article, Eco-Conscious Furniture Brand Coolican & Co. Celebrates Ontario’s History
Q&A: F.Miller
F.Miller is a collection of botanical-based and nutrient-rich skincare essentials all made in Toronto from the highest quality organic ingredients. Fran tells us how joy arrives for her.
Bay Street Bull x Sloane Tea
See what Bay Street Bull has to say about Sloane Tea in their article, Hoda Paripoush, Founder of Sloane Tea, on Sustainable Practices and Having Affection For What you do
makejoy x OOAK: Matter Company
Toronto-based Denise Williams founded Matter Company, a luxe range of all-natural skincare products, in 1996.
After pursuing environmental studies, and inspired by a profound interest in the natural world, Williams turned her attention to the traditional practices of herbalism. She apprenticed with a renowned herbalist and learned firsthand about growing, harvesting and wild-crafting herbs and plants, earning a certification as a Therapeutic Herbalist.
makejoy x OOAK: Rekindle
Devin Schaffner, founder of Rekindle says home is where we enjoy the most cherished moments with the people we love. Rekindle supports these meaningful experiences through refined design.
makejoy x OOAK: ATTIC
Susan Shaw and Melissa Gobeil are the co-founders of ATTIC, a Toronto based fine jewellery company that believes in simple, timeless design. Their fine jewellery collections are created with great care, and are meant to be worn everyday for years.
makejoy x OOAK: Soul Chocolate
Kyle and Katie are chocolate-lovers, who also happen to be chocolate-makers. They source quality ingredients that make them happy and work with those who excite them and drive them to do better. They want to share more chocolate with you!
Q&A: Contrabotanic
Amanda Perumal was studying textiles at OCAD University when she came across needle-felting, a technique for wool manipulation. Her final project was a felted terrarium — an interesting idea that she expanded into a business.
Toronto Makes Cover Star
Whether it’s handmade or mass produced, expensive or cheap, a tremendous amount of energy and resources are consumed in the production of furniture. When you buy it once, you leave more of those resources where they belong.
