I want to ride my bicycle … i want to ride my bike … I want to ride my bicycle …

Queen is right. I do want to ride my bicycle, but the snow falling in Victoria is not helping me out in this department. My hat is tipped to those die hard riders that I have seen over the past few days persevering through the slush and ice. What has inspired my cycle craze? Well… this:

Custom bike by Troy Woodburn, Pro City Cycle

When I arrived to work this week, this beauty had appeared in the showroom. It’s a beautiful bike from afar, but up close, it’s exquisite.

Custom built by Troy Woodburn of Pro City Cycle, this bike is really more “art” than a bicycle … there are several hand made wooden parts including the seat post and the handlebars (and many others that I won’t pretend to know the name of!).

The bike has our name on it, so I hope this means that it’s here to stay – I think it fits in well with our Cassina Nest sofa and the Corbusier LC1 chairs.

If you would like to see this work of art in person, drop by our showroom at 589 Bay Street, and if you’d like to meet the creator, find him at Pro City Cycle at 338 Catherine Street.

Visit Pro City Cycle’s website, here.
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Imagine this happy little guy keeping you company while you scrub up after dinner.

Pino funnel by Stefano Giovannoni & Miriam Mirri, 1998

Designed by Stefano Giovannoni & Miriam Mirri, 1998, for Alessi, Pino is great for transferring liquids flawlessly and inspiring warm fuzzy feelings while you do it.  You absolutely cannot help but smile back when you meet this fun and playful kitchen accessory.

Featured on our gift ideas page, this cutie is only $22.00 and would make a great stocking stuffer**

**beware of nose protrusions while stuffing

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Google announced that Street View has been extended to our Victoria, the location of our showroom, Nanaimo, B.C., Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Sudbury, Ont., London, Ont., Sherbrooke, Que., and St. John’s, N.L. We join larger cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.