{"id":16040,"date":"2019-04-26T13:41:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T17:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/?p=16040"},"modified":"2019-09-18T17:45:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T21:45:58","slug":"the-city-edit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kaly Ryan and Bram Sawatzky of Willow & Stump Design Co., have been cleverly marrying form and function since 2014 \u2014 all with an ethos of sustainability. Their multidisciplinary studio in East Vancouver has garnered national attention, thanks to the duo\u2019s steam-bending and 3D fabrication techniques, seen on smart, stylish items like the canoe-inspired Fluyt bench that doubles as a storage unit, and the Corian chair, which incorporates thermoformed curves and complex patterns carved into the seat and back.<\/p>\n

Ryan and Sawatzky met while studying industrial design at the University of Alberta, later independently deciding to move to Vancouver to explore more design opportunities. \u201cVancouver is kind of a magical city and we really wanted to live here. Having the mountains and the ocean less than half an hour from our front doors was a huge draw for both of us in terms of quality of life,\u201d says Ryan. \u201cThen we started discovering the cool emerging design scene.\u201d Excited by the possibilities, the two teamed up to start a design business.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

Willow & Stump began with the desire to create furniture for small urban spaces. The piece that catapulted them into the spotlight was the Ballast nightstand. Innovatively multifunctional, the modular walnut Ballast has storage attachments adjustable to different bed frames, and two optional Corian legs that convert it into a freestanding unit. \u201cWe wanted furniture that would adapt [to] you throughout your life,\u201d says Sawatzky. The Ballast prototype design earned them a People\u2019s Choice Award in 2014 at IDSwest (now IDS Vancouver), setting the tone for the rest of their work and providing the boost they needed to move from their garage-cum-studio to a proper workshop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

Thanks to their unique mix of modern technology, woodworking and tinkering with interesting materials, their pieces continue to snag industry nods. Last year, they were given Western Living<\/em>\u2019s Furniture Designers of the Year Award. \u201cIt was really exciting to be recognized for our work and it really motivates us to keep doing what we\u2019re doing,\u201d says Sawatzky.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

01  Willow & Stump Design Co.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Formerly an old transmission shop, Ryan and Sawatzky\u2019s 2,700-square-foot studio in Vancouver\u2019s East End is brimming with all kinds of equipment, machinery and wood, which they describe as \u201corganized chaos.\u201d They split the by-appointment-only workshop studio with fellow designers and woodworkers \u2014 a setup that allows them to share both equipment and rent. \u201cWe all own our separate businesses, but it has a bit of that collective vibe,\u201d Sawatzky explains. Case in point: A myriad of ideas have come to life, including the whimsical Traverse ash furniture collection, a collaboration with a friend \u2014 prints and patterns designer Annie Chen of home accessories label Lemonni. 1295 Frances Street, Vancouver, B.C.; willowandstump.com<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n
\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>
<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

02 <\/strong>Piet Hein Eek<\/strong><\/p>\n

The HQ of renowned green Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek in the city of Eindhoven used to be a factory building. Now a cavernous, light-filled gorgeous space, it is home to Eek\u2019s workshop, showroom, gallery and store, where he sells his own work alongside other artists. There\u2019s even a restaurant on-site, replete with his signature one-of-a-kind upcycled furniture, including the colourful bar fashioned from stacked old steel pipes. The Willow & Stump duo explored Eindhoven and dropped by Eek\u2019s studio during Dutch Design Week 2018 \u2014 a visit that was, recalls Ryan, \u201cvery inspiring.\u201d Halvemaanstraat 30, Eindhoven, Netherlands; +31 (0) 40-2856610; <\/em>pietheineek.nl<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

03 <\/strong>Ironwood Australia <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to resist the lure of Ironwood, especially when you\u2019re \u201cinto reclaimed wood and nerdy like us,\u201d says Ryan, who discovered the showroom while travelling in Australia. The family-owned business, located in a suburb in Sydney, is the country\u2019s leading supplier of reclaimed, recycled Australian hardwood timber, everyone\u2019s wood of choice, from architects and interior designers to hoteliers and restaurateurs. \u201cI\u2019d never seen so much reclaimed wood in one place,\u201d she notes. Stand-out finds include massive reclaimed beams and hard-to-come-by grey gum, a tree species native to Australia. 21 Unwins Bridge Road, St. Peters, New South Wales, Australia; <\/em>+61 2 9818 1166; ironwood.com.au<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

04 <\/strong>Muji<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Japanese household goods store known for its quiet, understated minimalism is a designer favourite. From portable diffusers to ceramic bowls, Muji\u2019s signature elegance and simplicity permeate every item. \u201cThe quality is just innately in the product and that\u2019s how they\u2019ve built their company,\u201d says Sawatzky. The Robson location is a frequent haunt of theirs, and for Ryan, especially the notebooks. \u201cSo many size options,\u201d she enthuses, \u201cperfect for sketching!\u201d 1125 Robson Street, Vancouver, B.C.;<\/em>604-628-9526<\/em><\/a>;<\/em> muji.com.ca<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/div>\n

05 <\/strong>Apparatus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walking into the Manhattan showroom of buzzy design studio Apparatus is an immersive experience. Designers reverently describe the space as temple-like \u2014 stone, high-end metalwork, dazzling light fixtures. \u201cEverything is elevated to another level. They pay attention to the smallest detail,\u201d says Sawatzky. \u201cIt\u2019s almost overwhelmingly detailed.\u201d Plus, carefully crafted, curated and, of course, perfectly lit. 124 West 30th Street, 4th floor, New York, N.Y.;<\/em> 646-527-9732; apparatusstudio.com<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n
\n

By Mishal Cazmi<\/span> – *This article originally appeared in INSIGHT: The Art of Living | Spring 2019<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Photography courtesy of: Brenda Liu<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kaly Ryan and Bram Sawatzky of Willow & Stump Design Co., have been cleverly marrying form and function since 2014 \u2014 all with an ethos of sustainability. Their multidisciplinary studio in East Vancouver has garnered national attention, thanks to the duo\u2019s steam-bending and 3D fabrication techniques, seen on smart, stylish items like the canoe-inspired Fluyt bench that doubles as a storage unit, and the Corian chair, which incorporates thermoformed curves and complex patterns carved into the seat and back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":16054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[394],"tags":[1210,1211,1212,1213,1214,371,409,423,935,938,1152,1208,1209],"class_list":["post-16040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insight-magazine","tag-ironwood-australia","tag-piet-hein-eek","tag-willow-stump-design-co","tag-bram-sawatzky","tag-kaly-ryan","tag-sothebys-international-realty-canada","tag-insight-magazine","tag-insight","tag-canadian-designers","tag-canadian-interior-design","tag-insight-spring-2019","tag-apparatus-studio","tag-muji"],"yoast_head":"\nModern Edge - Sotheby's International Realty Canada - INSIGHT BLOG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Industrial designers Kaly Ryan and Bram Sawatzky, the duo behind Willow & Stump, share their global hotspots.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Modern Edge - Sotheby's International Realty Canada - INSIGHT BLOG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Industrial designers Kaly Ryan and Bram Sawatzky, the duo behind Willow & Stump, share their global hotspots.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16040\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sotheby's International Realty Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-26T17:41:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-09-18T21:45:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cover.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"570\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"SIRC\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"SIRC\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Modern Edge - Sotheby's International Realty Canada - INSIGHT BLOG","description":"Industrial designers Kaly Ryan and Bram Sawatzky, the duo behind Willow & Stump, share their global hotspots.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Modern Edge - Sotheby's International Realty Canada - INSIGHT BLOG","og_description":"Industrial designers Kaly Ryan and Bram Sawatzky, the duo behind Willow & Stump, share their global hotspots.","og_url":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16040","og_site_name":"Sotheby's International Realty Canada","article_published_time":"2019-04-26T17:41:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-09-18T21:45:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1440,"height":570,"url":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cover.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"SIRC","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"SIRC","Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/"},"author":{"name":"SIRC","@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/23efd124483948cf5ddb8b3ca55812a2"},"headline":"Modern Edge","datePublished":"2019-04-26T17:41:43+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-18T21:45:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/"},"wordCount":860,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cover.jpg","keywords":["ironwood australia","Piet Hein Eek","Willow & Stump Design Co","Bram Sawatzky","Kaly Ryan","Sotheby's International Realty Canada","Insight Magazine","INSIGHT","Canadian Designers","Canadian Interior Design","Insight Spring 2019","apparatus studio","muji"],"articleSection":["Insight Magazine"],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/","url":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/","name":"Modern Edge - Sotheby's International Realty Canada - INSIGHT BLOG","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cover.jpg","datePublished":"2019-04-26T17:41:43+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-18T21:45:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/23efd124483948cf5ddb8b3ca55812a2"},"description":"Industrial designers Kaly Ryan and Bram Sawatzky, the duo behind Willow & Stump, share their global hotspots.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":[["https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/"]]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cover.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cover.jpg","width":1440,"height":570},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/2019\/04\/26\/the-city-edit\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Modern Edge"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/","name":"Sotheby's International Realty Canada","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/23efd124483948cf5ddb8b3ca55812a2","name":"SIRC","url":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/author\/sirc\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16040"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16052,"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16040\/revisions\/16052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sothebysrealty.ca\/insightblog\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}