NUVO Magazine

08/26/2024

Have you heard of Brazilian modernism? Paris-based gallery Brazil Modernist is making its debut at PAD London this year with a mission to spread the word.

The movement, which started in the 1950s, was born out of a culture that didn’t have the same access to industrialization and manufacturing as those in the West.

Meet Brazil Modernist—a Paris-based gallery making its debut at PAD London this year and spreading the word about Brazilian modernism.

08/26/2024

Swatt + Partners design a modern structure for productivity and creativity in the heart of California.

Swatt + Partner's design of the striking home office elevates both the functionality and aesthetic of the California residence.

08/25/2024

Caine Heintzman, Lukas Peet, and Matt Davis bring unique contributions to their Vancouver-based lighting design studio.

Caine Heintzman, Lukas Peet, and Matt Davis bring unique contributions to their Vancouver-based lighting design studio A-N-D.

08/24/2024

Haven opened its first Vancouver location in 2009 (followed by Toronto in 2012), right when the city, along with nearby Seattle, was experiencing a fashion renaissance.

After the financial crisis of 2008, consumers were concerned with stretching their dollars further than they had in decades, and clothing was expected to be equally flexible.

Arthur and Daniel Chmielewski are the brothers and founders of the in-demand clothing line, Haven, intended for true menswear nerds.

08/23/2024

The idea wasn’t complicated: a footstool that could be tucked away at the end of the day. It seemed so obvious that designers Tanja Breadner and Lauren Bugliarisi, of the Vancouver-based design studio Marrimor, couldn’t believe it hadn’t been done.

Vancouver-based design studio Marrimor provides a solution to a simple issue: a footstool that could be tucked away at the end of the day.

08/22/2024

Stephen J was founded by Stephen James in Calgary in 2019 with the goal of changing how people think about plant-based hair products.

08/22/2024

If the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park location is the old-world grand dame, then this is the sleeker, chicer little sibling, shying away from the public eye.

The Mandarin Oriental Mayfair is the latest addition from the well respected hotel brand, with 50 rooms and 77 residences.

08/21/2024

The Blancpain Bathyscaphe collection continues its evolution with the introduction of new materials and redesigned dials. This year, it’s all about ceramic.

The swiss watchmaker has released three black-on-black ceramic models of the Fifty Fathoms dive watch first introduced in the 1950s.

08/21/2024

Meet our Autumn 2024, Issue 102 cover star, Filipino Canadian actor Manny Jacinto.

Jacinto stars in The Acolyte, Disney’s newest Star Wars series about the final days of the High Republic era, and lately he’s felt the galaxy’s watchful eyes on him. He's on a mission to inspire a new generation of Asian actors while defying the Dark Side of the Star Wars fandom.

The star of The Acolyte is on a mission to inspire a new generation of Asian actors while defying the Dark Side of the Star Wars fandom.

08/20/2024

We are thrilled to introduce the latest edition of NUVO, Autumn 2024, Issue 102. Can you guess who our cover star is?

An introduction to the new edition of NUVO, from editor Claudia Cusano.

08/19/2024

With a possible Anthony Bourdain biopic in the works, we take a look back at our conversation with the American chef, author and world traveller.

“Everyone lies in cookbooks. That’s why they’re generally so frustrating.”

Anthony Bourdain has built a reputation on his willingness to try every food at least once. His latest cookbook, Appetites, is unsurprisingly laden with f-bombs as he holds forth on the basics of home cooking.

08/19/2024

We’ve put together a list of special albums to soundtrack the rest of your summer. Listen to them one by one all the way through or add your favourite tracks (we’ve recommended a few below).

These 5 albums will keep you going until the clocks change, with LPs from MGMT, Charlotte Cardin, and The Beaches.

08/19/2024

“I wanted to communicate something magically fantastical—either through science or art,” says Taras Yoom, the Siberia-born, Thailand-based designer behind Yoomoota who initially trained to become a doctor. “The path of science felt very lonely, so I chose art because I didn’t want to be alone.”

Taras Yoom makes his debut at PAD London this year with an exhibition that features biomorphic, surrealist, and whimsical objects.

08/18/2024

In an 8,000-square-foot 19th-century Tribeca loft, In Common With’s new concept store and community gathering space, serves as showroom, shop, and gallery for the stylish lighting and design studio. The space is washed in warm colours and balancing contemporary with vintage.

In an 8,000-square-foot 19th-century Tribeca loft, Quarters, In Common With’s new concept store serves as a showroom, shop, and gallery.

08/16/2024

Pepperoni pizza is about as classic as it gets. It’s hard to believe that this century-old staple—a usual suspect at bowling alleys, baseball games and lazy Friday nights—could ever be considered trendy. But somehow, we’ve done it: the Roni Cup Trend is real.

It’s hard to believe that Pepperoni pizza could ever be considered trendy. But somehow, we’ve done it: the Roni Cup Trend is real.

08/15/2024

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08/15/2024

A decade on, the Drake Devonshire remains one of the finest Prince Edward County properties for city-weary Torontonians and Montrealers to decamp and destress at.

Back when the hotel opened in 2014, The County, as it has come to be known, was still a vacation destination on the rise.

A decade on, the Drake Devonshire remains one of the finest Prince Edward County properties for city-weary Torontonians and Montrealers.

08/14/2024

One environmental disaster is challenging enough. But in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, three disasters in three years was disheartening.

One business hit especially hard was the Reo Rafting, Glamping and Yoga Resort in Boston Bar, which reopened for its 42nd season last month after eight gruelling months of rebuilding.

Reo Rafting, Glamping and Yoga Resort in the Fraser Valley is an oasis that has enticed international visitors since the early 1980s.

08/13/2024

From its home address on Rue de Valois, facing the magnificently manicured lawns of the Jardin du Palais-Royal, the Parisian maison d’edition brings 11 artists to its debut showing at PAD London.

Theoreme Editions co-founders David Giroire and Jérôme Bazzocchi brings 11 artists to its debut showing at PAD London.

08/13/2024

On the volcanic island of Jeju, 100 kilometres off the mainland of South Korea, generations of women dive deep below the ocean’s surface in search of sea urchins, abalone, and other sea life.

These women, freedive up to 20 metres down without the use of oxygen masks to spear their prey, often serving as the primary breadwinners in the semi-matriarchical society.

Peter Ash Lee’s photographic collection, The Last Mermaid (the book by the same name released earlier this year) is on display in New York.

08/12/2024

On a secluded strip of rocky beach near Twillingate on Newfoundland’s central coast, chef Crystal Anstey of Wild Island Kitchen is busy arranging the necessary ingredients for a fireside beach boil al fresco, Newfoundland style.

Chef Crystal Anstey and her small team are advocates for sustainable sea-to-beachside-table cuisine in Canada’s easternmost province.

08/11/2024

Charlie Milner, who grew up surrounded by cameras and hobbyists his whole life, was inspired by his storytelling uncle to take up photography for a living.

His profession took him to different corners of the world, framing moments that seem to be aiming not for the imposed settings of a travel postcard but to be a keepsake of the seconds leading up to the photograph or perhaps a reward for attuned timing.

Charlie Milner, who grew up surrounded by cameras his whole life, was inspired by his storytelling uncle to take up photography for a living.

08/10/2024

In southern Quebec, a few kilometres from the Vermont border, Montrealer Simon Desmarais set out to create a place that would serve as not only a residence with a vegetable garden but also a work studio, workshop, and community centre.

Maison Melba, in Quebec's Eastern Townships, infuses modern and sustainable architecture into a garage from the 1970s.

08/09/2024

Whether you are getting splashed amid gasps and cheers, paddling furiously beneath the 90-metre-high Park Bridge, or spotting mountain goats on canyon slopes, this outing offers an exciting way to cool off on a hot afternoon in British Columbia.

A Kootenay Rockies summer road trip gives you a scenic adventure quickly followed by a culinary celebration.

08/09/2024

The Toronto-based interior design firm has taken on the inside of the yacht Entourage, its first water based project.

Burifilek, an interior design firm based in Toronto, has taken on the interiors of the yacht Entourage, its first water based project.

08/08/2024

Read here on how co-founders Sarah Lee and Christine Chang built their K-Beauty-inspired, award-winning skincare brand.

Glow Recipe, inspired by Korean beauty products, is the brainchild of founders Sarah Lee and Christine Chang.

08/07/2024

Listening bars are having a moment in Toronto. Known as jazz kissa in Japan, where they originated, these venues where music lovers can listen to vinyl records via hi-fi sound systems first began to crop up before the Second World War and reached their peak popularity in the 1950s.

Toronto listening bars, inspired by their Japanese predecessors, give audiophiles in the city a place to relax and take in the music.

08/07/2024

There are the existential challenges facing wineries in already warm regions, where rising temperatures will make conditions too hot to grow quality grapes.

Ampersand Estates has launched a campaign to draw attention to the effects of climate change on wine with its “Tomorrow’s Vintage” campaign.

08/06/2024

Peter Layton, a pioneering figure in the British studio glass movement that saw glassblowing elevated to an art form, will highlight Londoners Tim Rawlinson and Louis Thompson.

Peter Layton - London Glassblowing, is the first gallery dedicated to glassblowing to be featured at PAD London.