Bouquet Face-Off For Rethink Breast Cancer

Bachelors vs Husbands - Whose Bouquet is Best?

Mansouri Living is excited to announce our partnership with Rethink Breast Cancer and Toronto's hottest bachelors and husbands. Eight bouquets have been personally designed by Bachelors: Braden Rosner, Peter Saltsman, Rober Weir, James Braithwaite, and Husbands: Allen Chan, John Belknap, Robert Faissal and Dr Trevor Born. 

Starting February 12th, make your Valentines bouquet count by purchasing any one of these designs from Kay & Young's Florist, the iconic flower shop at Avenue & Davenport. Bouquets will be available for purchase throughout the entire month of February with proceeds going to Rethink Breast Cancer. Stay tuned for bouquet photos.

Braden Rosner, Editor/Writer

Peter Saltsman, Associate Editor at Toronto Life

Robert Weir, Celebrity Makeup Artist 

James Braithwaite, Physiotherapist

Allen Chan, Principal at The Design Agency

John Belknap, Owner of John & Sons Oyster House

Dr. Trevor Born, Plastic Surgeon in Toronto and New York

Review of IDS 13

We enjoyed browsing through the 2013 Interior Design Show last week. 

It felt a little more raw and relaxed than previous years, with the usual suspects merged with some fantastic work by young new designers. 

A few clips below of what caught our eye this year.

Nendo's coffee table installation for Caesarstone - are they taking orders yet?

Reznick Carpets, "Homage to Picasso", inspired by one of his paintings titled, Grand Passion.

This simple and beautiful set of stacked bowels and plates by Designlump, hand made in Montreal.

We love the subtlety of the colour gradation. We see olives in the first one, guacamole in the second, maybe a set of chocolate truffles in the third......

 Tat Chao's carefully crafted assemblies of crystal glassware - transformed into chandeliers, candle holders and tables - could not resist and purchased a pair of candle holders on the spot. 

All of his work was masterful. No two pieces are the same!

 Fun and quirky, as well as nicely assembled and finished: Gilbert VandenHeuvel's chair, made from recycled bicycle parts, see more at www.therecycler.ca - he also has a side table made from gears!

 Kentwood's chevron floor, here in natural brushed oak - a finish we are pleased to be offering at 

The Perry, as seen in most of our project interiors

A new discovery for us: Caviar20 - loved the tagline, "Delicacies for your home", especially a fan of this wall table, appreciate the contrast between the raw wood top and the simple classical legs.

Until next year!