Vancouver Special » Uncategorized http://vanspecial.com Vancouver Special offers a carefully curated range of contemporary furniture, sofas, design objects, household accessories, and art and architecture books. 3612 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5V3N5, Canada. Phone 604-568-3673 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:45:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 NEW VS SHIRTS http://vanspecial.com/new-vs-shirts/ http://vanspecial.com/new-vs-shirts/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:50:20 +0000 vancouver special http://vanspecial.com/?p=3492 We now have a limited number of new Vancouver Special t-shirts for sale at the store! The original type-effect was designed by our friend, the talented filmmaker/musician/east-LA Vancouver transplant Aaron Beckum. Printed on ultra-soft 50/50 American Apparel black shirts. $28 each. Get one before they’re gone!

]]> http://vanspecial.com/new-vs-shirts/feed/ 0 UBC Architecture Lecture Series http://vanspecial.com/ubc-architecture-lecture-series/ http://vanspecial.com/ubc-architecture-lecture-series/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:14:20 +0000 vancouver special http://vanspecial.com/?p=3483 There are some excellent architecture lectures coming up this spring… most exciting is the return of Bjarke Ingels to Vancouver, which is not to be missed! Check out the Danish wunderkind’s work at his website: www.big.dk !

 

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]]> http://vanspecial.com/boxing-week-sale-2/feed/ 0 HOLIDAY CARDS BY MK http://vanspecial.com/holiday-cards-by-mk/ http://vanspecial.com/holiday-cards-by-mk/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:17:47 +0000 vancouver special http://vanspecial.com/?p=3426 We have some beautiful new holiday cards designed excusively for us by the very talented Melanie Kwan.

Printed on 140lb. cold press watercolour paper, hand-cut and hand-folded. There are 2 designs (Well actually 3 because we added the text “have a very cozy christmas” to the one with the houses), they are packaged individually with craft envelopes for $5 each.

Send one to someone you love.

xo VS

]]> http://vanspecial.com/holiday-cards-by-mk/feed/ 0 BEST OF VANCOUVER http://vanspecial.com/best-of-vancouver/ http://vanspecial.com/best-of-vancouver/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:38:32 +0000 vancouver special http://www.vanspecial.com/?p=2591 We are pleased to announce we have been recognized in three categories in the 2011 Georgia Straight Best of Vancouver issue! We won 3rd place for best furniture store (independent), best specialty furniture store, and best wedding registry! Thanks so much to all our amazing customers who voted for us and for your loyal support. You’ve made us proud!

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]]> http://vanspecial.com/best-of-vancouver/feed/ 0 PARTY FOR ARCHITECTS PHOTOS http://vanspecial.com/party-for-architects-photos/ http://vanspecial.com/party-for-architects-photos/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:10:07 +0000 vancouver special http://www.vanspecial.com/?p=2564 Photos from the Party for Architects on August 25th are now up on the P4A facebook page. Thanks everyone who came out for the event. Also thank you to Juan Castaneda for your continued photographic services and to Omer Arbel for speaking. Next one  is coming up in November!

]]> http://vanspecial.com/party-for-architects-photos/feed/ 0 VANCOUVER SPECIAL HOUSE TOUR 2011 http://vanspecial.com/vancouver-special-house-tour-2011/ http://vanspecial.com/vancouver-special-house-tour-2011/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:23:01 +0000 vancouver special http://www.vanspecial.com/?p=2457 It’s that time of year again! Time to get your tickets for the 2011 Vancouver Special House Tour!
It’s presented by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, and will take place on Saturday, September 24th.
More information and tickets available here.

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P4A #6 FINAL

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Our friends at Coast Modern are having a fundraiser this weekend to help raise money to complete their documentary on west coast modern architecture. A very deserving project indeed. And with oysters, booze and a sweet space, and this party looks like it’s going to be a blast!

More info here.

]]> http://vanspecial.com/coast-modern-fundraiser/feed/ 0 MAGAZINES! http://vanspecial.com/magazines/ http://vanspecial.com/magazines/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 00:58:51 +0000 vancouver special http://www.vanspecial.com/?p=2397 magazinesNEW MAGAZINES HAVE ARRIVED!

We got our first shipment and now have issues of Uppercase, It’s nice that, Monocle, Sleek (from berlin!), Canadian Architect, ‘Scape, Architectural Review, Architectural Record, and Landscape Architecture magazine in store now. Still coming: Log, Meatpaper, Gastronomica, Fillip, Modernism, and some other goodies! If you have any favourites you’d like us to carry, just send us an email and let us know.

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