Playing on Canada’s down-to-earth appeal, WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie was founded back in 2006 in response to the lack of elegant leather accessories available on the Montreal Market.
Twin design Duo, Dexter and Byron Peart, have taken the duplicitous design values of the French Canadian metropolis as their cue, with self-assured functionality and well-crafted elegance leading the way.
Whilst past collections have produced signature burnt sienna and black leather pieces for the urbane world traveler, this season sees the WANT innovators moving onto dizzy new heights, with a series of unisex accessories. Featuring an iPod case and laptop portfolio, the range is crafted in buttery Norwegian leather in colours ranging from red to blue and back to Cognac.
The key piece this season comes in the form of a white leather hold-all designed in celebration of 2010’s winter Olympics. Complete with interchangeable handles in all the colours of the Olympic rainbow, the bag is available in a limited run of 47 (the number of games since proceedings began back in 1896), and in an appropriate nod to WANT’s Franco-extraction the bag will be named the ‘DeGaulle’, after Charles himself.
The Bombardier Learjet
Interior of the Learjet
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The Bombardier Learjet
The Staircase House by Cindy Rendely, Toronto
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The Staircase House by Cindy Rendely, Toronto

The Staircase House by Cindy Rendely, Toronto

The Staircase House by Cindy Rendely, Toronto

The Staircase House by Cindy Rendely, Toronto
Coast restaurant, Vancouver
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Coast restaurant, Vancouver

Coast restaurant, Vancouver
Coast restaurant, Vancouver

Coast restaurant, Vancouver

Coast restaurant, Vancouver

Coast restaurant, Vancouver

Coast restaurant, Vancouver
Coast restaurant, Vancouver

Coast restaurant, Vancouver
Supernova by Douglas Coupland
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Talking sticks by Douglas Coupland

Penguin Pretty Vacant by Douglas Coupland
Coyote by Douglas Coupland
Patricide by Douglas Coupland
Penguin Cumshot by Douglas Coupland
Penguin Clash by Douglas Coupland
Matricide Silver Skate by Douglas Coupland
Matricide Beer by Douglas Coupland
Drip Maple Syrup
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Drip Maple Syrup
Form & Forest by D’Arcy Jones Design
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Form & Forest by D’Arcy Jones Design
Form & Forest by D’Arcy Jones Design
Form & Forest by D’Arcy Jones Design
Form & Forest by D’Arcy Jones Design
Form & Forest by D’Arcy Jones Design
The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver
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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver
The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver
The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver
The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver
The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver
Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects
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Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects

Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects

Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects
Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design
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Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design
Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design

Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design

Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design
Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design

Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design
Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design
Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design

Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design
Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design
Territory table and chairs by Samare Design, Montreal
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Territory lounger by Samare design
Territory desk and chair by Samare design
R-Mountie bench and throw by Samare design

Still House by Level Design, Vancouver
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Still House by Level Design, Vancouver
Still House by Level Design, Vancouver
Still House by Level Design, Vancouver
Sunset Cabin by Taylor_Smyth Architects, Toronto
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Sunset Cabin by Taylor_Smyth Architects, Toronto
Sunset Cabin by Taylor_Smyth Architects, Toronto
Sunset Cabin by Taylor_Smyth Architects, Toronto

Sunset Cabin by Taylor_Smyth Architects, Toronto

Sunset Cabin by Taylor_Smyth Architects, Toronto

40R_Laneway House by Süperkul, Toronto
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SHIFT Cottage by Süperkul
The Trans Canada Trail
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The Trans Canada Trail

Nylon Haneda by WANT luggage
WANT luggage, Montreal
Newberry White by WANT luggage

Nylon Haneda by WANT luggage

Dumont black by WANT luggage
Carl Phare’s wooden rollercoaster, designed in 1958, Vancouver
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Carl Phare’s wooden rollercoaster, Vancouver
Fashion by Ying Gao
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Fashion by Ying Gao, Montreal

Fashion by Ying Gao, Montreal