Edmonton-born
designer Trish Puckett had one clear idea in mind with her most recent endeavour:
fill a niche in Victoria’s market by creating a furniture-and-accessory
shop that reigns supreme with functional, thoughtfully sourced objects. The end
result is Place: Design and
Function, a showroom that’s chock-a-block full of design finds. A curved
Kartell bookshelf lines the wall alongside quirky colour-by-number photo art clocks,
while Molo fanning paper stools (yes, this is coiled paper strong enough to sit
on!) and a selection of up-and-coming cult favourites— little plastic Unipo
toys—round out the collection. Enter through the back door and you’ll
be greeted by another surprise: an in-house art gallery that showcases local artists.—Katie
Nanton |
