Q&A Amongst Falken Reynolds
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| Colourful Condo Project | Photography Lucas Finlay |
Today we're excited to percentage amongst you lot a picayune Q & H5N1 amongst Republic of Chad Falkenberg too Kelly Reynolds, the duo behind the pattern studio, Falken Reynolds hither inward Vancouver. Republic of Chad too Kelly but got dorsum from Milan Design Week where they did an amazing chore roofing the demo for too IDSwest (see all their posts here) too so nosotros idea it was fourth dimension for an interview hither on the blog.
First off, a HUGE give cheers you lot for the most amazing coverage you lot did for us from the iSaloni '14. You guys actually covered but about ground! What was your overall impression of the demo this twelvemonth too what stood out to you lot every bit you lot go frontwards amongst your work?
It’s exciting to see the success of manufactures that are making good designed too good priced products - most of them are from Scandinavia too northern Europe. Companies similar Hay, Muuto, Norman Copenhagen are all tapping into a marketplace position that grew upwards on Ikea but is similar a shot searching for character products that volition final a long time. And it’s non but the masses who are taking note; Hay had a massive pop-up store inward the centre of the metropolis where nosotros spotted industrial pattern heavy weight Jasper Morrison checking out their novel products.
The 2 large visual trends guide identify to hold out warm metals & apartment pastels. Copper too brushed brass are beingness used on reissued pieces from large names similar Dornbracht too Vitra too to a greater extent than sophisticated companies similar B&B Italian Republic were showing upholstery inward muted pale yellows, greens too pinks. We honey how the warmth too lightness of this tendency is making high pattern appear a combat to a greater extent than carefree too accessible.
We intend it's ever interesting to teach a picayune background too how people evolve. Where did you lot both prepare or report too how did Falken Reynolds form?
We honey this question! The biggest constituent of what informs how nosotros pattern is our history. Before jumping into a pattern career Kelly had been a soldier inward the Canadian Navy, an officeholder inward the Vancouver Police Department, a flying attendant too a hotel manager. Republic of Chad grew upwards on a farm on the prairies too spent summers on Equus caballus ranches inward Texas too Arizona, got a grade inward finance, taught at a University inward Republic of Lithuania followed yesteryear an international marketing job. We met inward 2006 when nosotros were both transitioning into a pattern career - Kelly was starting his preparation at BCIT too Republic of Chad went off to schoolhouse inward Barcelona. H5N1 usual friend knew our stories too knew nosotros had to meet. We had split pattern careers for v years - Kelly had his ain firms too Republic of Chad worked for Robert Bailey - earlier launching Falken Reynolds 2 years agone inward 2012.
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| Mainland St. Bachelor Pad | Photography Republic of Chad Falkenberg too Lucas Finlay |
We honey your "one aesthetic doesn't tally all approach" too how the interiors you lot pattern evolve from infinite to space. How practise you lot pattern a infinite too ensure it's authentic for each client?
I intend it actually stems from a curiosity close people - what makes them tick, what gets them excited. On our travels we’ve been invited into people’s homes (in places every bit varied every bit London, Cairo or Vladivostock) - too it’s made us appreciate that everyone wants their abode to experience exceptional too unique. Rather than giving all our clients the same await nosotros experience our chore is to create a infinite that industrial plant commencement inward an intelligent means amongst cast too function, but instant inward an inspiring way, that lets the unique grapheme of each customer smoothen through. I’m certain it helps that nosotros uncovering beauty inward a pretty wide make or styles - every bit long every bit they are done actually good too amongst authenticity.
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| Mainland St. Bachelor Pad | Photography Republic of Chad Falkenberg too Lucas Finlay |
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| Mainland St. Bachelor Pad | Photography Republic of Chad Falkenberg too Lucas Finlay |
What's your favourite space(s) you've designed thence far?
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| Colourful Condo Project | Photography Lucas Finlay |
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| Colourful Condo Project | Photography Lucas Finlay |
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| Colourful Condo Project | Photography Lucas Finlay |
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| Colourful Condo Project | Photography Lucas Finlay |
Where are your favourite places to store locally for your clients?
Our go-to shops are all owned too run yesteryear people who honey pattern every bit much every bit nosotros do: Inform Interiors, Litchfield, Roden Gray, Provide Home, Espace D
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| Selkirk St. Estate Project | Photography Josh Dunford |
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| Selkirk St. Estate Project | Photography Josh Dunford |
Where practise you lot attempt inspiration for your work?
Nothing beats travelling too getting to pass fourth dimension inward amazing spaces - this twelvemonth nosotros spent 2 nights inward Paris on the means to Milan too stayed at the Philippe Starck designed hotel Mama Shelter too had dinner at what could but hold out the perfect dining room, Monseiur Bleu designed yesteryear architect Joseph Dirand. In Vancouver nosotros pass a lot of fourth dimension beingness active exterior - too sometimes the best medicine for finding a pattern solution is a alter inward perspective - things await a combat dissimilar running on the bounding main wall or riding a bike.
What designers/makers/architects, etc practise you lot await upwards to, are influenced yesteryear or inspire you?
Joseph Dirand
Patricia Urquiola
Jamie Hayon
Neils Bendtsen
Minus
Soren Rose
Guilherme Torres
Robert Bailey
Edward Barber & Jay Osberby
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
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How would you lot explicate your personal tastes amongst honour to interiors. Eg - your abode (any pics?).
We’re a combat eclectic, somewhere betwixt minimal too what Jaime Hayon has coined “digital baroque.” (We’ll bring photos every bit presently every bit nosotros complete our renovation:)
We honey your Decorate Gastown installations each twelvemonth during the holidays (in fact that is how nosotros discovered you). Will you lot hold out doing a 2014 version too how did that all begin?
Definitely! We alive too piece of work inward Gastown too honey the neighbourhood for the amazing architecture too all of the entrepreneurs who create the street aeroplane so interesting too vibrant. We pattern opor-garai installations for shops that piece of work amongst each infinite too create so the store owners tin terminate focus on all the preparations for their busiest season. In 2013 nosotros had 40 volunteers assist create too install items for x shops. We’ve teach slap-up friends amongst a lot of people through it too it’s the feel of community that makes it so rewarding.
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| Covered Deck Project |
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| Covered Deck Project |
Any sneak peeks or plans you lot tin terminate percentage of novel or futurity things on the go?
We bring a household unit of measurement opor-garai abode on Blackcomb Mountain that volition hold out inward the Spring 2014 lawsuit of Condo Magazine too Janis Nicolay but shot but about other Whistler projection for us on Aspen Drive inward Creekside. We bring a lot of projects nether structure correct similar a shot likewise - we’re connecting 2 lofts into a 2,500 sf 1 bedroom, renovating a 100 twelvemonth one-time Tudor style townhouse amongst a modern/minimal interior, edifice a novel theatre for 1 of our favourite contractors Moosehead Contracting too our commencement eating theatre that volition opened upwards this autumn inward Chinatown. We’re documenting progress on Instagram, it’s a lot of fun to lookout adult man them go from concept into construction.
Thank you lot Republic of Chad too Kelly! Follow Falken Reynolds online:
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