Simon Lewsen

2 weeks ago | designlinesmagazine.com | Simon Lewsen

All Culture Is Niche Culture—Even the Movies 1 / 8 A striking landmark on Bloor Street, the restored Paradise Theatre brings Art Deco grandeur back to the city’s west end. All Culture Is Niche Culture—Even the Movies 2 / 8 Photography courtesy of Entuitive—the engineering consultant of the theatre’s structural restoration. All Culture Is Niche Culture—Even the Movies 3 / 8 The Paradise Theatre lobby bar designed by Solid Design Creative. Photography courtesy of Heritage Toronto.

3 weeks ago | theglobeandmail.com | Simon Lewsen

Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountNot that many months ago, seemingly everyone in corporate Canada was talking about diversity, equity and inclusion. The country’s blue-chip class never tired of touting all the programs they’d launched to diversify their ranks and the C-level execs they’d appointed to make the changes happen—all while spawning a robust industry of consultants, facilitators and racial-equity assessors to help.

1 month ago | macleans.ca | Simon Lewsen

If you live in a riding with a shot of going Conservative in the federal election, there’s a chance Jenni Byrne has knocked on your door. If so, she was probably dressed sensibly, in comfortable shoes and an inexpensive jacket. She introduced herself as a member of the Conservative Party and asked how you plan to vote. She wasn’t fazed if you said you support the Liberals. But she wanted to know why.

1 month ago | lawandstyle.ca | Simon Lewsen

For much of his life, Brian Studniberg, a partner at the litigation boutique Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP, knew he was different. He just didn’t know why. Socially, he has always been at ease in small groups and quiet settings. But parties? Restaurants? Crowded bars? Bustling places—the kind that make other people come alive—are confounding to him. Conversation becomes impossible to follow. “I’ve been told that I often have a vacant expression,” he says.

2 months ago | designlinesmagazine.com | Simon Lewsen

How Toronto Lost Its Most Striking Public Art 1 / 9 Portrait of artist Rita Letendre. How Toronto Lost Its Most Striking Public Art 2 / 9 Sunrise, Mural for the Neill-Wycik building, Toronto, 1971 (Photo courtesy Rita Letendre). How Toronto Lost Its Most Striking Public Art 3 / 9 Urtu, Mural for Stanley Hurowitz’s Law Office, Toronto, 1972 (Photo Rita Letendre).