Gold Winner Retrospekt Silver Winner KEW Bronze Winner 31 Westgate Hall of fame Attica Furnishings Take one scroll through Retrospetkt’s Instagram and you’ll see how specialized its business is: The shop sells a finely curated collection of mid-century modern furniture, objects and light fixtures. Co-owners Mark Schaay and Val Palvan have been in the biz […]
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Go Local: Agricola
Halifax’s coolest strip is a thriving mix of independent shops and boutiques (the only chains are bands and the province’s booze store), making Agricola the unofficial Main Street of the local Shop Local movement. Finer Things Antiques 2797 Agricola Street, 456-1412 Proprietor Jack Craft “urges you to peruse your attic, basement, outbuildings cubby holes and […]
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31 Westgate opens
“We wanted to bring [lighting] lines not represented to Halifax,” says Colin Blanchard, who with partner Ken McRobbie, have decades of combined experience in interior design consulting and lighting. Their new place, 31 Westgate (2698 Agricola Street, 457-3131, at the corner of May) joins two other recently opened north end interior design and retail studios, Nelson & Co (5881 Almon Street, 444-6050) and Kevin Muise Interiors (2063 Gottingen Street, 405-8455). Besides a continued consulting service, Blanchard and McRobbie’s 31 Westgate will offer a variety of exclusive lighting design options, from brands including Ralph Lauren Lighting, Barbara Barry and Thom Filicia.