By Jack Moss
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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.

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The Bombardier Learjet

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Jet plane inside a bunker


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White seats inside private jet


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Interior of the Learjet

Private jet in the sky

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The Staircase House by Cindy Rendely, Toronto 

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Black spiral staircase

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Exterior of a white and grey house

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Wooden stair case

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Wooden stair bannister

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White and grey building

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Coast restaurant, Vancouver

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Bar area with stools

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Blue walls with white table and blue chairs

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Coast restaurant with table, chairs and a waiter walking

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Coast restaurant seating area and table

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Orange seating area

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Restaurant with white tables and blue chairs

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Orange seating area with stairs up to second floor

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Blue seating area with dangling lights

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Seating area with shelf full of wine

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Restaurant seating area

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Supernova by Douglas Coupland

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Pole with white objects sticking out

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Talking sticks by Douglas Coupland

Six sticks with words on

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Penguin Pretty Vacant by Douglas Coupland

Pretty Vacant sign

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Coyote by Douglas Coupland

Table with a variety of objects on including a fox

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Patricide by Douglas Coupland

Gold photo frame with fur inside

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Penguin Cumshot by Douglas Coupland

Cumshot picture made out of cut out letters


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Penguin Clash by Douglas Coupland

Clash picture made from cut out letters

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Matricide Silver Skate by Douglas Coupland

Face made out of stickers

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Matricide Beer by Douglas Coupland

Face made out of place matts

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Drip Maple Syrup

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Three bottles of drip maple syrup stood next to each other with white labels

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Pipette with maple syrup in

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Form & Forest by D'Arcy Jones Design

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Exterior of house with large glass doors

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Exterior of Form & Forest house

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Side exterior view of Form & Forest house

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Picture of Form & Forest house with large glass doors and outdoor seating area

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Exterior of house with large glass sliding doors

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Exterior of Form & Forest house with sliding shutters across glass doors

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The Keefer Hotel, Vancouver

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Exterior of The Keefer Hotel

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Guest room at The Keefer Hotel with double bed and white chair

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Bar shelf with a variety of alcohol bottles

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Black velvet sofa with wooden table and large plant pot

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Large black material lounger next to swimming pool

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Stack of brief cases in size order on top of each other

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Laneway House, Toronto, by Kohn Shnier architects

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Seating area with white chairs and foot stool and kitchen area in the background

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Exterior of Laneway House

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Exterior of Laneway House with black car in the garage

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Outside area with white fence and lighting

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Richmond Olympic Oval by Cannon Design

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Exterior of Richmond Olympic Oval with glass walls

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Large hall with gym equipment inside

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Ice track inside big hall

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Exterior of Richmond Olympic Oval

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Structure of Richmond Olympic Oval

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Exterior of Richmond Olympic Oval

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Man skating on ice rink

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Black staircase with glass railings

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Exterior of Richmond Olympic Oval

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Exterior of Richmond Olympic Oval

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Exterior of Richmond Olympic Oval

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Territory table and chairs by Samare Design, Montreal

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Territory table and chairs

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Brown lounger

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Territory lounger by Samare design

Territory desk and chair

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Territory desk and chair by Samare design

Blue bench with throw on

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R-Mountie bench and throw by Samare design

Still House by Level Design, Vancouver

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Exterior of Still House with wood panelling

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Exterior of Still House with green walls

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Exterior of Still House with white doors and wooden slacks as wall

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Wooden framework of Still House

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Sunset Cabin by Taylor_Smyth Architects, Toronto

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Sunset cabin bedroom with double bed and view of water through glass windows

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Bedroom of Sunset cabin through glass window

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Sunset cabin bedroom with view of water through glass windows

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Exterior of Sunset cabin with lake in the background

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Exterior of Sunset cabin at night time

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Sunset Cabin made from wood

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40R_Laneway House by Süperkul, Toronto

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Exterior of Laneway House

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SHIFT Cottage by Süperkul

Exterior of Shift Cottage with wooden walls and glass windows

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The Trans Canada Trail

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The Trans Canada Trail sign with with path in the background

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Map of The Trans Canada Trail

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Nylon Haneda by WANT luggage

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Red laptop bag

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White phone case with phone inside

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Newberry White by WANT luggage

Green laptop bag

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Nylon Haneda by WANT luggage

Black duffle bag

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Dumont black by WANT luggage

Carl Phare's wooden rollercoaster, designed in 1958, Vancouver

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Carl Phare's wooden rollercoaster

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Carl Phare's wooden rollercoaster

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Fashion by Ying Gao

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Split picture of black shirt on the left and white shirt on the right

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Split picture of two dresses

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Grey dress on mannequin

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Jack Moss
Fashion Features Editor

Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*. Having previously held roles at 10, 10 Men and AnOther magazines, he joined the team in 2022. His work has a particular focus on the moments where fashion and style intersect with other creative disciplines – among them art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and profiling the industry’s leading figures and brands. 

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