FIND WELLNESS ON 4TH STREET FOURTH STREET, WELLNESS January 12, 2017 / By kait / January is a great time to reset and re-evaluate your personal needs. Beyond the many health practitioners from massage therapists to doctors to psychologists that hold their practice on 4th Street, there are some really unique businesses that focus on wellness and health. Experts at each of these businesses can help you come with a […] GLUTEN-FREE EATS ON 4TH STREET EAT HERE, FOURTH STREETI’ve been gluten-free for about sixteen years now so my trials with finding great gluten-free food while out and about have been lengthy. Luckily, for anyone with Celiac or an intolerance to gluten, the restaurant or grab-and-go options around Calgary have improved immensely. 4th Street in particular has an incredible selection of Celiac-friendly spots where […] January 5, 2017 / By kait / HAPPY NEW YEAR CARDS FROM MINTED DESIGN, LIFESTYLEI am a firm believer that New Year’s cards are the best kind of holiday cards to send.
Sure, if you are organized sending Christmas cards is a very nice thing to do – but for me with it being an incredibly busy and hectic month I never end up getting around to it. December 29, 2016 / By kait / TELUS CONNECTED EXPERIENCE + GIVEAWAY I HEART YYC, TECH + GEARIt is no secret that I am a sucker for tech gadgets. I am always certain that the latest product is certain to change my life whether it a better camera or something to help track my fitness. When I heard that TELUS was opening the first Connected Experience store in Calgary right downtown at […] December 9, 2016 / By kait / 10 Comments HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FROM 4TH STREET FOURTH STREET, I HEART YYC, SHOPSThe Christmas shopping season has officially kicked off! Well, maybe it kicked off for you a long time ago but for everyone whose December is flying by, it is definitely time to get shopping. I was on Breakfast TV here in Calgary this past Monday morning chatting about great gift ideas from 4th Street. Even though I […]
December 8, 2016 / By kait / LONDON DRUGS AT SAGE HILL + BLACK FRIDAY SHOPS, TECH + GEARCan you believe it is already the end of November? How this has happened I have no idea but I’m excited to start getting settled down for the holidays. The Gilmore Girls revival season launches on Netflix – seems like the perfect timing to pick a new smart tv or computer to binge-watch the full […] November 24, 2016 / By kait / BE PICTURE PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAYS: MODERN HALF-UP DO BEAUTY, LIFESTYLEThis post was sponsored by Dove, Nexxus, TRESemmé and Shoppers Drug Mart. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, who is a paid influencer, and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Dove, Nexxus, TRESemmé and Shoppers Drug Mart. Anyone else ridiculously excited for the holidays to kick off? November 11, 2016 / By kait / THYME-INFUSED CHERRY TEA MAI TAI WITH NOXX & DUNN RUM DRINKS, EATS + DRINKSIt is barely November and I’m already getting into the holiday spirit – dreaming up menus for holiday parties and coming up with delicious cocktail recipes to share with friends.
I was recently introduced to a new-to-Alberta rum called Noxx & Dunn so I immediately started thinking about rum, specifically rum cocktails. After digging through […] November 1, 2016 / By kait / BLENDED: A HOLIDAY POP-UP BABY + KIDS, I HEART YYC, SHOPSDo you love beautiful and quirky children’s clothing, locally made goods and eye-popping floral arrangements? I sure do so I can’t wait to spread the word about blended: a holiday pop-up happening this weekend at The Commons Commodore Room in Ramsay! Bring the whole family down on November 5 & 6 from 10am-5pm to enjoy a curated holiday […] October 30, 2016 / By kait / I ♥ YYC: HAYDEN BLOCK SMOKE & WHISKEY EAT HERE, EATS + DRINKS, I HEART YYCIf there was ever a doubt that meat and good cocktails didn’t go together, that idea was certainly quashed when Hayden Block set up shop here in Calgary. Located in the heart of Kensington, this deliciously smokey eaterie is where meat-filled dreams are born. I popped in for lunch a couple of weeks ago with […]
October 27, 2016 / By kait /Kansas City Chiefs News The Best And The Worst With His Dirkness The Chiefs Defense With KaloPhoenix Posterized By Chris SembowerCharles, 1907 – 1978 / Ray, 1912-1988 The prolific body of work of Charles and Ray Eames, which spanned from 1941 to 1978, extended well beyond their major achievements in furniture design, graphic design, architecture and film. Their influence on the aesthetic and social aspects of design made them two of the greatest industrial designers of our time. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Charles Eames grew up in America’s industrial heartland. As a young man he worked for engineers and manufacturers, anticipating his lifelong interest in mechanics and the complex working of things. Ray Kaiser, born in Sacramento, California, spent her formative years in New York’s modern art movements and participated in the first wave of American-born abstract artists. They met at the Cranbrook Academy of Art near Detroit in 1940.
Cranbrook’s creed of better living through better design shaped their sensibilities and their shared agenda. They married in 1941 and moved to Los Angeles as the city was gearing up for World War II. Wartime experiments with new materials and technologies inspired the Eames’ low-cost furniture for Herman Miller and expanded ways for designers to work with industry. In LA, they conducted plywood experiments in their apartment. The US Navy order enabled the Eames to rent an office on Santa Monica Boulevard in 1942 and to gather a group of collaborators including Harry Bertoia. They produced sculpture, chairs, screens, and tables in plywood. Herman Miller, the US furniture group, was persuaded to put some of these pieces into production by George Nelson, its head of design. All the Eames’ plywood furniture combined an elegant organic aesthetic with a love of materials and technical ingenuity. After the success of the plywood pieces, the Eames focused on other materials, creating furniture in fiberglass, plastic, aluminum and, for the 1956 lounge chair, leather and rosewood.