Peter Sobchak

1 month ago | canadianinteriors.com | Matthew Hague |Peter Sobchak

These days, retailers face a tough challenge: how to convince consumers to part with their hard-earned money. Tariff threats, inflation, and an uncertain economy have everyone safeguarding their credit cards. But in this landscape, some brands are meeting the moment by offering affordable alternatives to luxury: high-quality products at reasonable prices. It’s the kind of value that shoppers are increasingly seeking.

1 month ago | canadianinteriors.com | David Lasker |Peter Sobchak

With affordability such a hot topic these days, how are designers navigating their clients’ desires for luxury retail? A look at two recent projects, Château d’Ivoire in Montréal by Archi-, and The Modern Bride in Guelph, Ont. by Urbanus Interiors, demonstrates that the eternal rules of retail merchandising still apply. The first rule is counterintuitive: a high construction budget is not a prerequisite for luxury retail design. Extravagant materials per se don’t convey luxury.

1 month ago | canadianinteriors.com | Martha Uniacke Breen |Peter Sobchak

Nowhere is the idea of luxury more mutable than in the communal spaces of condo projects. The raison d’être of these spaces is not just to provide additional square footage facilities for the building’s inhabitants, but increasingly these days, to impart an air of elegance and aspiration. This is true whether it’s an entry-level tower near the waterfront, or a luxury building in the city’s most exclusive neighbourhoods.

1 month ago | canadianinteriors.com | Martha Uniacke Breen |Peter Sobchak

How, exactly, do you define luxury? You might be pretty confident you know what the word means; but when you get down to specifics, it’s actually a fairly elusive concept. To one person, it means the finest hotels, clothes, automobiles, jewellery, cuisine. But to another, it might simply be the security of a safe place to stay, a warm bed and clean sheets.

1 month ago | canadianinteriors.com | Daphné Gosselin |Peter Sobchak

Shape N.5 Cabinet | Adorno DesignDesigned by Anna Bera, this hand-carved nightstand is entirely made of sycamore and inspired by how animals adapt trees to their needs. This piece redefines function through its hollow, organic form, and due to being hand-carved carved stands as a one-of-a-kind artwork. Amo  | MarberaThe burl wood construction and rounded corners contrast nicely with an integrated marble block top, available in a variety of types from Calacatta to pink marble.