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COVER LOVERS

Our love of illustrated books goes deep; we find ourselves obsessively frequenting Toronto gem Page & Panel, giddy at the prospect of a new addition to the Sanna Annukka series of fairytale books, and generally being giant kids-at-heart in all of our design pursuits.

Fresh off big love for Christian Robinson‘s take on Josephine, we bow down with a boundless admiration for illustrators and love owning their takes on the stories of others – or sometimes their own – that can truly be judged by their covers…

Maya Hanisch MAMIFEROS PREHISTORICOS DE CHILE / Aurelie Guillerey LA PETITE SIRENE A L’HUILE / Lesley Barnes JILL & DRAGON / Sanna Annukka THE SNOW QUEEN / Peter Brown MR. TIGER GOES WILD / Carson Ellis WILDWOOD CHRONICLES / Paul Rand SPARKLE AND SPIN

Tags: Aurelie Guillerey, Carson Ellis, children's books, covers, illustration, JILL & DRAGON, LA PETITE SIRENE A L'HUILE, Lesley Barnes, MAMIFEROS PREHISTORICOS DE CHILE, Maya Hanisch, MR. TIGER GOES WILD, Paul Rand, Peter Brown, Sanna Annukka, SPARKLE AND SPIN, THE SNOW QUEEN, WILDWOOD CHRONICLES Category love'it&covet, paper&ink |

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DANCING OFF THE PAGES OF HISTORY

A spectacular story perfectly crafted into bite-sized nuggets of groundbreaking historical importance and illustrated with the heart and grace that truly befits the subject. Yes please!

It started, as many lovely things do, with a pin. This pin:

And from there we rabbit-holed it through to the playful work of Christian Robinson and his illustrations for Josephine – The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker.

Robinson unabashedly tapped into the soul of the most gifted preschooler that ever put wax to paper to illustrate this story, spectacularly-told by Patricia Hruby Powell.

We struggle to think of a child or adult who wouldn’t read this incarnation of the Josephine Baker story and not want to know so much more (if they didn’t already) about the Queen of the Harlem Renaissance.

The glorious illustrations are further brought to life in this animated trailer for the book. Simply divine.

We couldn’t resist. And it takes pride of place both on-show and in our hearts here at Social nesting HQ.

Josephine – The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, from Chronicle Books, written by Patricia Hruby Powell and illustrated by Christian Robinson.

Tags: book, Christian Robinson, Chronicle Books, illustrated, illustration, Josephine, Patricia Hruby Powell, The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker Category love'it&covet, paper&ink |

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LET THERE BE LIGHTMAKERS

The Toronto Interior Design Show was impressive on so many levels, but none more so than the championioning of truly great Canadian design.

And we were thrilled to encounter such truly local treasures, one of which with the brilliant Toronto-based Lightmaker Studio.

Their collection on show was a gasp-worthy mix of chic and contemporary ceiling and wall lights with the occasional nod to mid-century style via conical and orbist forms, hand-blown glass and maximum polish.

The one piece that made our chests pound the hardest was the Zig-Zag wall light…

Brilliantly styled against a mahogany panel, the display commanded we channel our inner-moth as we were uncontrollably drawn to the brass and glass form.

The details are stunning: the cross connectors and tubing, the brass, the bulbs…

This is high on the covet list for Social Nesting HQ as we are imagining a pair flanking every piece of furniture and objet in our midst. Can you blame us?

See everything gorgeous by Lightmaker Studio at lightmakerstudio.com.

Tags: Canadian design, interior design show, lighting, Lightmaker Studio, Toronto IDS 2017, Wall light, Zig-Zag wall light Category love'it&covet |

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TORONTO IDS 2017

The Toronto Interior Design Show 2017 was packed with genius. Not only did the standards we count on to help bring our homes to next-level greatness shine, but there was a stand-out showcase of new ideas and innovations we soon won’t be able to live without.

It was big-time back-to-nature with materials and colours plucked right from the earth and beautifully transformed into covetable interiors and accessories.

Wood was certainly the star of the show; from the amazing cubic-block ceiling at the AyA Kitchen stand to the Ontario Wood exhibition space, it was undoubtably all about going with the grain…

Here are a few of our favourite things…

from top: hanging ceiling over the AyA kitchen space / Brothers Dressler branch lights / Joshua Siebert origami bundt cake pan / Lightmaker Studio ceiling light / Hamilton Holmes bench / Djuna Day furniture

Tags: AyA, branch lights, Brothers Dressler, Djuna Day, furniture, Hamilton Holmes bench, IDS Toronto 2017, interior design show, Joshua Siebert, light, Lightmaker Studio, origami bundt cake pan Category love'it&covet |

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WARMING WINTER ICE CREAM

Oxymoronic but so right, we have taken a lot of pleasure in developing an ice cream flavour that is just right for the colder months and just perfect as a last-minute Christmas dessert.

We never stop eating ice cream, no matter the weather, but we do acknowledge that certain flavours really suit the seasons. So save the mango for summer, the pumpkin for fall and make this wintriest and most festive of ice creams in the form of this…

Masala Chai No-Churn Ice Cream

1 ½ Tbsp loose leaf Masala Chai tea*
500ml whipping cream
300ml sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla
mini chocolate chips (optional)
chopped roasted unsalted almonds (optional)

Steep the loose tea in the whipping cream and refrigerate for 8 to 12 hours.
Beat the cream to stiff peaks, add the condensed milk and vanilla and continue to beat.

Add as much or as little of the chocolate chips, almonds, or any other complementary crunchiness. We discovered that the element of crunch really adds to the ice cream experience.

Freeze for at least 8 hours and enjoy!

*we have only ever made this with the genius of Canadian tea company Sloane Tea’s Masala Chai Classic loose leaf tea.

Tags: masala chai ice cream, no churn ice cream, recipe, Sloane tea Category bowl&spoon |

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COVER LOVERS

DANCING OFF THE PAGES OF HISTORY

LET THERE BE LIGHTMAKERS

TORONTO IDS 2017

WARMING WINTER ICE CREAM

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