the october issue

For those in fashion, it's Vogue's September Issue. For Martha Fans it's her Christmas Issue. For Canadian designers like me, it's House & Home's October Issue - better known as the Fall Issue. There's a familiarity every year in this issue, the brown, taupe, orange and red [with subtle hits of blue and gray], the kitchen feature [there's always 4 of them], the succulant food section [always rustic comfort food] and the glorious warmth and rich colours of fall decorating. By mid-September I have these issues memorized, I use them as reference time and time again with clients and down right shock them with my skill of pinpointing an exact image or an exact product within seconds. This year's issue doesn't disappoint. My favourites:
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The VP Globe Light [by Verpan] that was featured in Kate Zeidler's Mod-Trad Mix kitchen feature on page 156. [I'll post the full kitchen as soon as H&H publishes it online for those of you who don't have access to the mag, it's a fab kitchen!]
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The grand mid-century modern home featured on page 168 designed by Abramson Teiger Architects. Stunning.
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This William Garvey Tub that was featured in the above home on page 172.
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And the work of photographer Barbara Cole. Her work has been featured previously in the mag before, but I believe this is the first time she's been spotlighted in Artist File. Her underwater work is simply breathtaking.
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