The Maison Ave Courcelette project – Montreal
The main intention of the Maison Ave Courcelette project, located in the Outremont borough, was to improve the relationship of the interior spaces with…
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St. Marie Art & Design create a soft palette for FLOURIST Bakery + Cafe
Many are likely familiar with the Quakers, a religious Christian group traditionally known for its passivism, plain dress, teetotalism, and belief in universal equality….
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ROAD TRIPPING…..The new era of travel.
We all know with the current climate of COVID19 travel has been limited and altogether restricted at times. Yet taking a trip is one…
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INTERVIEW with Vancouver based designer Sahra Samnani
Vancouver-based designer Sahra Samnani approaches design with an eye for much, much more than aesthetics. Equally as important as the simple, clean lines of…
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Safe eyes save lives: Bosch re-engineers the 95-year-old sun visor
Bosch is rethinking driver safety and comfort, bringing one of the most overlooked interior components into the spotlight, the sun visor. The sun causes…
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SKY HOUSE – A net zero lakeside home.
Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster are all about the unexpected. According to the Canadian designers, who have been collaborating since 2003, they seek to…
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JARVISH – The revolutionary motorcycle helmet, designed for today’s fast pace.
In the video game world, a Heads-Up Display, also known as a status bar, is a means of relaying vital information to the player….
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Hand craftsmanship Transforms 80’s Bungalow into Family Coastal Retreat
Palm Beach House project is the transformation of an existing waterfront holiday villa in Palm Beach, Sydney. The project is a restrained approach to…
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High-Tech Devices for an At-Home Spa Experience
With salons and spas slowly opening up around us… unfortunately most are still very cautious that the appropriate measures are being taken to keep…
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Colourful Hospitality on the Gold Coast
Alexander & Co., a team of architects, interior designers, and furniture makers, is one of our favourite firms operating Down Under. The Sydney-based firm…
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A Contemporary Oasis in Toronto’s Lawrence Park
Founded in the early 20th century as one of Toronto’s first planned garden suburbs, Lawrence Park has, over a century later, become one of…
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Must have Sunscreens for Summer
The nation is slowly re-opening—and just in time for summer. The combination of a long winter and a (seemingly) longer quarantine probably means that…
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NexOptic – The Binoculars of the future.
“You’ll never see your world the same way again,” promises one Vancouver-based tech company. Judging from the splash made by its latest product at…
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Savio Volpe: Italian Farmhouse Modern in Vancouver
Four years ago, the editorial team of KHACHILIFE landed in Vancouver for a brief stay in the bustling seaport city—one that is known for…
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The JAYBIRD Yoga studio
Picture a meditation space, a yoga studio, a spa. Chances are, when we conjure up images of interiors designed to promote physical and mental…
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ARMCHAIR TRAVELS – Art Lovers
One of the hardest things about life in quarantine is the sheer monotony of day-to-day life. It’s hard to feel stimulated in a fixed…
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Fired Up for the Future
There have been plenty of vehicles, over the years, that have graced the silver screen as beacons of a technologically advanced future –– bastions…
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STEREOSCOPE Coffee Shop
Newport Beach is one of those cities with a name that seems to drip wealth. The coastal haven, located in Orange County, California, boasts…
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Google’s Visual Assistant
In 1879, a British photographer named Eadweard Muybridge conceived of a device that would project chronophotographic pictures in motion. By January of 1880, he…
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Centre Est-Nord-Est
Located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, the tiny village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli is well known for its impressive number of artisans…
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ARM CHAIR TRAVELS – Going South
You know the drill. International travel remains at a standstill, and so once again we’re pouring a drink, relaxing in a comfy chair, and…
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Luxury and Colour in Toronto’s Little Italy
We appreciate a minimalist, streamlined interior. We love the serenity they offer, the space they provide for moving and thinking, the gentle relief they…
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Hugging the Edge: Residence Dans l’Escarpement
Much like tiny flowers that sprout between cracks in the asphalt or tuckamore trees that manage to grow on the most windswept coastal landscapes,…
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Techie Trips: Smart Devices for your Wanderlust Needs
The year 1970 marked a monumental shift in the travel industry. Bernard D. Sadow was travelling with his family in the Caribbean, attempting to…
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Armchair Travels: 5 Countries in a Day
Around the World in 80 Days was originally published in 1872. In the classic novel, the protagonist takes a combination of trains and boats…
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ESSENTIAL HOME SURVIVAL BUYER’S GUIDE
These long weeks at home have forced many of us to view our personal dwelling places in a new light. We have nothing but…
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La Dolce Vita: Inside the Home of One of Canada’s Leading Plastic Surgeons
We have, as a society, something one might call an inscrutable curiosity about the homes of others. It’s an interest the entertainment industry has…
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The Finest BMW Art Cars
In 1975, French race car driver and auctioneer Hervé Poulain had an idea. What if the finest vehicles in the world, he thought, could…
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Tasty Savoury Pork Filled Wontons
Wontons are a satisfying staple at our house. They are yummy parcels of flavour for the taste buds, and although their size and delicacy…
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Casa Burés: Old World Glamour in Barcelona
The iconic curvature and ornamentation of the works of Antoni Gaudí are deeply embedded in Spain’s cultural identity. Seven of the Catalan architect’s projects…
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High-Tech Rides for Urban Commuters
Attention, thrill seekers and speed junkies. Once self-isolation ends, are you ready to make your daily commute a little more interesting? Tearing down the…
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Armchair Travels: Mind & Body
Two weeks ago, we brought you an itinerary for a virtual luxury weekend adventure. From prestigious online tours to an interactive design-your-own Tesla experience…
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Fresh Cuts from Home: Men’s Grooming Tools
Gentlemen, it’s likely been a while since you were able to sit in a barber’s chair and walk away feeling freshly groomed. And while…
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The Art of Isolation: A Quiet Cottage in the Laurentians
We’ve been talking a lot about loneliness in its myriad forms this year. “Self-isolation” and “social distancing” are the directives of the day, and…
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At Home: Making Crusty Artisanal Bread
If social media is any indication, bread shortages and boredom seem to have absolutely everyone experimenting with homemade bread these days. If you’ve mastered…
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Forest Hill House
Readers, we’ll admit it: we love a beautiful staircase. This utilitarian element of a home or public space is prime opportunity for design ingenuity;…
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Writing Tools for the Authors of Tomorrow
Over two thousand years have passed since the Rosetta Stone was inscribed on a piece of granodiorite; roughly one thousand years have passed since…
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Armchair Travels: You Virtual Weekend Guide
Everything is closed. You’re working from home. Your spring vacation is cancelled. You’ve just about exhausted Netflix. You’ve attempted the fanciest sourdough recipes. And…
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The Science of Skincare: Atolla Quietly Changes the Faces of the Future
Skincare and machine learning. How does that sound for a cutting-edge combo? For one Brooklyn-based company, dermatology has become one seriously high-tech pursuit. Atolla…
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[STRANG]: Environmental Modernism Meets Tropical Beauty
“Environmental modernism.” Care to take a stab at the definition? It’s perhaps not as new a concept as you might think. [STRANG], for one…
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Smoked Juniper Mezcal Margarita
We don’t know about you, but we’re itching for a vacation — even if that vacation must be, for obvious reasons these days, of…
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April Buying Guide: KHACHILIFE Keeps it Clean
With the COVID-19 outbreak drawing attention to the importance of hand washing, we’ve rounded up soaps designed to upgrade the cleansing experience. According to the Centers for Disease…
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Oceanfront Beauty: The Solaz Los Cabos
The coastline of Baja California Sur, a finger-like peninsula that stretches down the west coast of Mexico and separates the Gulf of California from…
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The ASKA Drive & Fly
Ever find yourself idling in gridlock, a string of traffic stretching long before you, vehicles boxing you in on either side, and think: If…
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Tranquility at the Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden
Palma, situated on the south coast of Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands, is a coveted tourist destination. The balmy Mediterranean climate; the pale, sandy…
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March Buyer’s Guide
Aquamarine, the birthstone of March, has a rich colour and has long been a symbol of youth, health, and hope. Its mesmerizing hue ranges…
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Maison de la littérature
Walking through the Historic District of Old Quebec City, it can be jarring to see pedestrians wearing Canada Goose jackets or checking their cell…
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MARCUS at the Four Seasons Montreal
The Four Seasons Montreal has truly become an ideal haunt for lovers of fine design. Not long ago we were captivated by a soaring…
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The Luxury Watch Winders Inspired by Airplane Engines, Time Capsules, and the Future
In 1898, a twenty-year-old Londoner named Maurice A. Rapport set about making his first timepiece. The acclaim he received for the finished product was…
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Beauty & Decay: An Interview with Artist Juliette Losq
Artist Juliette Losq has an eye for juxtaposition. Her work explores the friction between the natural world and the human-made structures that overtake them—and…
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The Après-Ski Oasis of Cabin A
Ah, the Charlevoix region. Perched on the St. Lawrence River on the southern fringes of Quebec, not far from the border of Maine, it’s…
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Vinessa Antoine on Raising the Stakes in Diggstown
The CBC (psst, for our readers outside of Canada: those initials stand for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) has been killing it in the comedy department…
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Jonathan Adler’s Dreamland
Here in North America, we’re about to spring forward. While Daylight Savings Time goes into effect on Sunday and will mean longer light in…
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From Hollywood to the Sky: the Planes of Edward Sotto
Master designer Edward Sotto received a unique education. Born in Hollywood, he was mentored by the likes of production designers and Disney’s original artists….
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California Dreaming: Noe Valley Residence
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it also seems like the longest. And it doesn’t end today; 2020 being a…
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California Dreaming: Portola Valley Residence
Located on the San Francisco Peninsula, Portola Valley is a small town nestled between wooded hills. It sits astride the San Andreas Fault and…
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Sculptural Sound: The Unusual Speakers of Bang & Olufsen
In 1925, two engineers in Struer, Denmark were hard at work, reinventing the radio. Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen envisioned a set that would…
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Exploring the Patek Philippe Museum
There are few names in the world of watchmaking that bear quite the same prestige as Patek Philippe. The Swiss luxury watch company, founded…
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California Dreaming: A Coastal Retreat
We’re combatting the February doldrums with some pure California eye candy. This month, we’re bringing you four projects by San Francisco-based Malcolm Davis Architecture….
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Valentine’s Day Buyer’s Guide
February for us in North America is either about frigid weather or Valentine’s Day, so it seems fitting to cozy up and discuss the…
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California Dreaming: Camp Baird
Blame it on the bitter coldness of this Canadian winter, but we’re feeling absolutely smitten with the Northern California residences of Malcolm Davis Architecture….
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TROVA: Security Goes Stylishly Undercover
Aruliden is an international design agency that prides itself on an “ability to think big while being small.” Founded by Rinat Aruh and Johan…
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Massive, Moving Art: Banksy’s Turbo Zone Truck
As 1999 drew to a close, an emerging artist who had been cutting his teeth in the Bristol underground scene was invited to southern…
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A Year-Round Retreat on a Scenic Precipice
When it comes to luxurious, rustic-chic retreats, the township of Potton is becoming something of a hub. The southern Quebec region is dotted with…
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MiniFalcon: The “First Packable High-Performance Electric Scooter”
Our avid readers will know that we’ve been keeping a finger firmly on the pulse of electric vehicles lately, combing the industry for the…
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Maison Atelier: A “Natural Evolution”
The office of yh2 Architects is the sort of space a person walks into and immediately thinks, “I want to hire this firm.” The…
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Everything You Need to Know About the Maldives’ First Solar-Powered Resort
Escapism is an art, one that Kudadoo Maldives Private Island Resort specializes in. The Maldives has quickly risen to become the travel destination of…
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MaskiD™, the World’s First 3D-Printed Face Masks
In the 1980s, when the first 3D printing machines emerged in all their primitive-yet-promising glory, it was hard to predict with accuracy just how…
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Watermark House: Reconfiguring for Light
New York-based firm BAAO Architects first caught our eye with its work on a classic brownstone in Crown Heights, transforming the interiors into a…
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Smart Savasana: Three Fitness Devices for Yogis
2020 marks not just the start of a new year, but the dawn of a new decade. The ordinary conversations surrounding resolutions at the…
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January Buying Guide: Amazing Products Made from Recycled Materials
According to Zero Waste Canada, a Vancouver-based advocacy group, an estimated 540,000 tonnes of waste are generated from gift-wrapping and shopping bags each holiday…
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Playing With Light in Lucknow: 18 Screens
Located in northern India, the multicultural city of Lucknow has long been a hotbed of arts and culture. The region is also rich with…
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Celebrity Secrets: Canadian Destinations of the Rich and Famous
Plenty of famous A-listers hail from north of the 49th parallel — Ryan Gosling, Justin Bieber, Rachel McAdams, Sandra Oh, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen,…
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Highlights from the Winner’s Circle: The World Architecture Festival
The World Architecture Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious events in the field, was founded in 2008 to celebrate architectural excellence around the…
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The Serif 4K Smart TV
Readers, you know we love a good Samsung TV. In 2018, we were enamoured with the QLED, a television capable of blending in with…
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The Red Dot Design Awards: Best of the Best
Arching into the sky in the city of Essen is a curious architectural wonder. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex was established in the west…
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Introducing the Hottest AI Bartenders for your New Year’s Cocktail Parties
Located in northwest Italy, Torino is a bustling city on the banks of the Po River, hemmed in by the Alps to the north…
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SHOESHINE KITS: From Luxury to On-the-Go
Oxfords, brogues, derbies, loafers, sneakers. Readers, we love a well-made pair of men’s shoes, from the formal dress boots made from fine Italian leather…
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Exposing History Near Atwater Market: Loft Duvernay
Atwater Market in Montreal, Canada is the crown jewel of the city’s historic Saint-Henri neighbourhood. This market hall, located a stone’s throw from the…
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Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts that Give Back
In 2012, Cyber Monday — the annual online shopping bonanza that takes place the day after American Thanksgiving — was followed by a new…
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Reviving Barn House Style at Cap St-Martin
Quebec City-based architecture firm Bourgeois/Lechasseur recently caught our attention for its work on a sophisticated eco retreat in the Petite-Rivière-Saint-François region. Nestled in lush…
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At Home with Alicia Keys
Its sleek, contemporary lines and commanding views over the Pacific Ocean have graced the pages of cutting-edge magazines and websites around the world, in…
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Dômes Charlevoix: Luxury in Nature
When it comes to the Dômes Charlevoix, “glamping” does not quite feel like the correct portmanteau. The marriage of the words “glamour” and “camping”…
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Is This 3-Wheel Car Poised to Drive Us Into the Future?
We’re seeing plenty of innovation in the EV race these days, but perhaps no electric vehicle is challenging form quite like the Nobe 100GT….
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History and Views in a Gastown Penthouse
There are few cooler neighbourhoods in Canada — indeed, in all of North America — than Gastown, Vancouver. The area has a rich history,…
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November Buying Guide: Tech for the Holidays
The calendar is about to roll over to December, and while you’ve likely been hearing carols and spying seasonal holiday window displays for weeks…
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Top Winners of the Architecture Masterprize 2019
Founded in 1985, the Farmani Group is a leading organization with a mission of promoting, discovering, and celebrating achievements in the world of design….
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Millo, The High-Tech Blender Inspired By Music Boxes
Our editorial team gets excited about a lot of cutting-edge tech devices here at KHACHILIFE, but we can’t say that one of the products…
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The World’s Greatest Fashion Museums
For fashion lovers, there are many annual, not-to-be-missed dates and destinations for couture. The “Big Four” fashion weeks alone mean an international whirlwind tour…
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A Grandiose Space: The Award-Winning Jérôme Ferrer’s Europea in Montreal
The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards are a prestigious achievement in the hospitality world. This year, competition in the ‘Americas Restaurant’ category was particularly…
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Underground Art: The Beautiful Stations of the Stockholm Metro
The underground rapid transit system in the Swedish capital of Stockholm is relatively new, by international standards. With its first line having opened in…
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Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera
Alexander & Co, a multidisciplinary design firm based in New South Wales, Australia, recently captured our attention for its work on the iconic Imperial…
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The Science of Resting Easy: The SmartSleep Deep Sleep Headband
Remember when the simple task of brewing morning coffee required one to groggily crawl out of bed, fumble to the kitchen, fill the water…
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A Tiny Holiday Home in the Netherlands
i29 interior architects, an award-winning studio based in Ouder-Amstel, the Netherlands, places a special emphasis on brick and mortar experiences within the context of…
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A New Era for the Iconic Imperial Hotel Erskineville
In 1993, the cast and crew of a low-budget feature rolled into the Imperial Hotel Erskineville in Sydney, Australia. The structure, originally built in…
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October Buying Guide: All About Design
As our avid readers will know, KHACHILIFE is a publication dedicated to the art of living well — and that means navigating this world…
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Crown Heights: A Modern Twist on a Classic Brownstone
Think of the words “New York brownstone” and real estate dollar signs no doubt swirl through the mind. The architectural style earns its name…
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VAND: A Sophisticated, Game-Changing Shower System
We wake in the morning. We groggily turn on the shower. We check the temperature. Warm enough? Good. Aside from our brief thermal assessment,…
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Archetypes and Existentialism: The Works of Jeff Chester
Jeff Chester is a Winnipeg-based painter with a career path that could be considered quite unusual. A former educator with both a background in…
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Bond’s New Rides: A First Look
In 1962, James Bond drove into the cultural fabric of western cinema (and society) in a lake blue Sunbeam Alpine Series II. That first…
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