executive editor Kimberley brown shares three unexpected design destinations.
Now that I’ve had some time to catch my breath after the whirlwind that is Toronto design week (January 16-22, 2017), I find my thoughts wandering back to one show in particular, presented by Toronto design Offsite. The idea itself is so fun, I wish I’d thought of it. Called outside The Box, it tasks a correspondent from select cities to choose products that offer a snapshot of the design scene there. The catch: everything has to fit into a banker’s box that is then shipped to the show’s location. This year, 11 cities participated, including style hubs such as Los Angeles, new York, Toronto and Montreal. but it was three less expected spots that stood out to me, proving once again that terrific style can be found anywhere. Click through to discover the unexpected places that made my list.

The Blue Ridge mountains that form the backdrop of this picturesque city are probably best known for offering the forest scenery in The Hunger games film trilogy, but they also inspire the talented creatives of this town’s growing makers market.

Photographer: Courtesy of Asheville

This color palette — so pretty! Asheville correspondent Marilyn Zapf is the assistant director at The center for Craft, creativity and Design. She pulled together items that attract you to pick them up and take a closer look. how much do I love those ceramic plates by east Fork Pottery? let me count the ways.

Photographer: Courtesy of outside The Box

I was all eyes for the everyone welcome mug. I think we’ll see much more activist design like this in 2017. This example was developed by Lindsay Rogers Ceramics for The democratic Cup, a collaborative initiative that aims to “stimulate dialogue, energize individual voices and raise money for progressive causes through the sale of handcrafted cups.” Hear, hear!

Photographer: Courtesy of outside The Box

If jewelry is art for your outfit, these are the Richard Serra of earrings: minimal, industrial, perfect.

Photographer: Courtesy of outside The Box

Marilyn’s guidance for things to see and do in Asheville include a drive along the Black Balsam Knob, a winding road with jaw-dropping views of the Pisgah national Forest, and a check out to OWL Bakery for coffee and sweets.

Here is the full list of designers Marilyn chose to represent Asheville:

7 lot Co.
Anna Johnson Jewelry
A little Weather
East Fork Pottery
Emily Maija Rogstad
FEHLŌ
Lav larm
The bright Angle featuring The democratic Cup
OUTRA
Shelter in collaboration with Jacob Brault
Sketchbook Crafts

Photographer: Courtesy of OWL Bakery through Instagram

This small town is home to a 150-acre historic Clay district that once offered Canada with over 75% of its ceramics. Today, the old factories are being turned into a cultural meca that includes a museum, gallery and education center. medicine Hat also has the world’s tallest tepee! originally created for the Calgary Olympics in 1988, the Saamis Tepee was moved in 1991 and stands 215 feet tall (the height of a 20-story building).

Photographer: Courtesy of medicine Hat

Given medicine Hat’s clay-steeped history, it’s only natural that correspondent Jenna Stanton focused on ceramics. She’s a ceramicist herself, and included her porcelain Tally decanter (center) and tumbler in her round-up.

Photographer: Jenna Stanton CeramicsDu bliver nødt til at bruge din fantasi til denne, da der ikke var nogen måde at tage et foto af effekten: Hvis du tager et par 3D-briller, bliver billedet på blomsterpladen af ​​Jenn Demke-Lange fra Mikind 3D også.

Fotograf: Med tilladelse fra Victoria Chin gennem Instagram

Chancerne er, hvis du er canadisk, har du stødt på en af ​​disse i nogens hjem eller en antik butik. De er et ikon.

Fotograf: Kimberley Brown

Jenna bekræfter, at en tur til medalta -museet er et must. Både reproduktioner og keramik udviklet af kunstnerne i bopæl, der sælges i gavebutikken.

Her er den fulde liste over designere, Jenna valgte at repræsentere medicinhat:

Jenna Stanton
Aaron Nelson
Jenn Demke Lange
Noriko Masuda
Adam Lefebvre

Fotograf: Med tilladelse fra Elfshot

Når det vedrører design, der ikke er relateret til UI og Gigabyte, har San Francisco en tendens til at blive overskygget af L.A., men det er lige så fortjener opmærksomhed. Områdets blanding af kulturer og række af industrier – fra bæredygtige vingårde til de tekniske imperier i Silicon Valley – er en inspirerende blanding. Nævnte jeg den betagende geografi? Også det.

Fotograf: Med tilladelse fra World Home Journal

Jeg kunne godt lide den jordiske materialer og farver, som korrespondent Melanie Abrantes valgte til showet. Melani er en kunstner i Bay Area, der arbejder med Wood og Cork. Hendes Cork -plantemaskiner er bare det, der skal op for dit saftige spil.

Fotograf: Med tilladelse fra Out of the Box

Små rumbeboere overalt fejrer en håndkost, der er god nok til ikke at skulle trække sig væk. Hannah Quinn fremstiller også kost i fuld størrelse og støvpander og andre nyttige husholdningsprodukter, der typisk overses for, hvordan de ser ud.

Fotograf: Hannah Beatrice Quinn

Jeg er især glad for varer, der har meget mere end én brug. Disse læder- og merino uldbukser efter materialer + proces er også nyttige som en musepude.

Fotograf: Med tilladelse fra materialer og proces

Før du tager ud for en vandretur blandt de røde trætræer i Muir Woods, skal du fylde det bedste brød, du nogensinde har haft på Tartine Bakery i missionen.

Her er den fulde liste over designere, Melanie valgte at repræsentere Bay -området:

Adrian Clutario
Alice Tacheny
Fire Road
Hannah Quinn
Heather Palmer 
Materials + Process
Melanie Abrantes 
Most Modest 
Silvia Song

Photographer: Courtesy of Tartine Bakery through Instagram