At Home with Kim Vallee

COOKING tools, DINING | August 26, 2009

Better Ways to Prepare, Measure, Store and Serve Food with Royal VKB

I love the ingenuity of the design behind every Royal VKB products. Their motto, Thought for Food says it all. This Dutch housewares company always succeed to grab my attention. If only, I could find a Canadian retailer who carries the entire range of Royal VKB. A new product, Table Bin would appreciate by students who live with [...]

DINING, LINENS | July 22, 2009

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Five Favorite Things at Anthropologie

Since I will be in Boston this August to attend PodCamp Boston 4, I started a shopping list. I scheduled visits to stores that we do not have here in Montreal. I will go to Lekker naturally. Another store that I affection is Anthropologie. Their vintage, granny, Bohemian chic look is really distinctive. I am a [...]

COOKING tools, DINING | February 3, 2008

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Kitchenware by Jamie Oliver to be introduced at Ambiente Fair

I learned that the multidisciplinary design studio Ontwerpwerk created a new line of kitchenware for the Jamie Oliver brand. This is a black and white collection made of melamine, synthetic resin, bamboo or polyethylene. And they delivered some innovations. It is more hygienic to use different surface to cut meal and vegetables. [...]

DINING, TABLEWARE | November 1, 2007

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My spin on drinkware and tableware by Miam.Miam

The minute I laid my eyes on the Orbit bowl while reading All That and A, I knew that we are galaxy away from the same old dish. These Jetson inspired bowls erupted from the collective minds of the Miam.Miam team. The orbit bowl is versatile. You eat your morning cereals in it as well as [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | October 29, 2007

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Colorful tableware objects are the best sellers at MOMA

I talked to you earlier about the trends towards colors and baroque inspired motifs. Manufacturers and designers are pushing the looks they want us to adopt. But do people embark? So as a follow-up story to this week 3 blogs and a mood board, I went to verify if the cool crowd is really into colors [...]

COOKING tools, DINING, ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY entertaining | September 10, 2007

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Double duty serving ware by Willem Noyons

Original and clever serving dishes make a last impression when you are entertaining. Cucumber, melon and Tomato dish series designed by Willem Noyons clearly qualifies as distinctive pieces. Let’s examine the versatility of the tomato dish. The pictures tell the story. The cover preserves the freshness of the cut vegetables or [...]

COOKING tools, DINING, ENTERTAINING, FOOD + drinks, TABLESCAPE | August 16, 2007

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An exercise in mixing and matching patterns with Anthropologie

This exercise started with one of the gorgeous aprons available at Anthropologie. I spoke before about the art of mix and match. I decided to put my rules in action starting with the sky blue and red Bird-In-Hand Apron. By simply coordinating patterns I created an inspiration board for a bridal shower, [...]