
Today I'm excited to announce that the Junction House Sales Gallery has just received a Best of Canada Award (2019) from Canadian Interiors. Link, here. Shout-out to Dialogue 38, Vanderbrand, Unique Urban Homes, Superkul, and the rest of the team for making it happen. We are fortunate to have had such a cool space to work with. It was previously occupied by the art studio, Moss & Lam. And so from the very beginning the idea was always to find the right balance between old and new, raw and unpolished, playful and luxurious.
Some of you may also not be aware that before we converted the above studio into a condo showroom, we donated it to a number of creative groups who were looking for space, but maybe didn't have a lot of (or any) money. Lost & Gone used it to host an immersive rendition of Romeo & Juliet (video of the performance, here). DJ and designer Steve Aoki used it to launch one of his Dim Mak collections (okay, he has a lot of money). And Secret Walls used it for a live art battle. In fact, Secret Wall's markings are still present within the Gallery if you look up toward the ceiling.
Before we came along, the space was used as an art studio. That's an important part of the Junction House story and we wanted to commemorate that in the build out of the Sales Gallery (the "Gallery" part is meant to reference this past use). It is also one of the reasons why we partnered with Ben Johnston for this "Forever" mural on the outside of the building (yes, we see the irony); why we created a place for artists to showcase their work (currently Leeay Aikawa); and why we commissioned a celebrated local artist (Thrush Holmes) to create a custom piece for the future lobby of Junction House.
Art matters.
Okay, I promise that after this post I will stop talking about the Forever mural that Ben Johnston recently completed at Junction House – at least for a little while.
I admittedly don’t know Emma and Justin, but I would like to congratulate them on their recent engagement at Junction House.
Emma thought they were going to take anniversary photos, but instead Justin proposed in front of Forever. If you can’t see the embedded photo below, click here.
A post shared by Emma V Steele (@emmavsteele) on Dec 2, 2018 at 8:00am PST
Forever certainly feels like the right message to me. Congratulations Emma and Justin.
P.S. Junction House was in the National Post over the weekend. Link.
Ben Johnston completed his “Forever” mural at Junction House last week. More photos on his Instagram.
If you would like to see it in person (worth it), stop by 2720 Dundas Street West in Toronto’s Junction neighborhood. Here is a before photo of the wall (along with some directions).
If any of you have any blank walls in need of art, I would encourage you to give Ben a shout. The wall certainly doesn’t need to be in Toronto.
Thank you once again Ben. We really appreciate you collaborating with us.
Image: Ben

Today I'm excited to announce that the Junction House Sales Gallery has just received a Best of Canada Award (2019) from Canadian Interiors. Link, here. Shout-out to Dialogue 38, Vanderbrand, Unique Urban Homes, Superkul, and the rest of the team for making it happen. We are fortunate to have had such a cool space to work with. It was previously occupied by the art studio, Moss & Lam. And so from the very beginning the idea was always to find the right balance between old and new, raw and unpolished, playful and luxurious.
Some of you may also not be aware that before we converted the above studio into a condo showroom, we donated it to a number of creative groups who were looking for space, but maybe didn't have a lot of (or any) money. Lost & Gone used it to host an immersive rendition of Romeo & Juliet (video of the performance, here). DJ and designer Steve Aoki used it to launch one of his Dim Mak collections (okay, he has a lot of money). And Secret Walls used it for a live art battle. In fact, Secret Wall's markings are still present within the Gallery if you look up toward the ceiling.
Before we came along, the space was used as an art studio. That's an important part of the Junction House story and we wanted to commemorate that in the build out of the Sales Gallery (the "Gallery" part is meant to reference this past use). It is also one of the reasons why we partnered with Ben Johnston for this "Forever" mural on the outside of the building (yes, we see the irony); why we created a place for artists to showcase their work (currently Leeay Aikawa); and why we commissioned a celebrated local artist (Thrush Holmes) to create a custom piece for the future lobby of Junction House.
Art matters.
Okay, I promise that after this post I will stop talking about the Forever mural that Ben Johnston recently completed at Junction House – at least for a little while.
I admittedly don’t know Emma and Justin, but I would like to congratulate them on their recent engagement at Junction House.
Emma thought they were going to take anniversary photos, but instead Justin proposed in front of Forever. If you can’t see the embedded photo below, click here.
A post shared by Emma V Steele (@emmavsteele) on Dec 2, 2018 at 8:00am PST
Forever certainly feels like the right message to me. Congratulations Emma and Justin.
P.S. Junction House was in the National Post over the weekend. Link.
Ben Johnston completed his “Forever” mural at Junction House last week. More photos on his Instagram.
If you would like to see it in person (worth it), stop by 2720 Dundas Street West in Toronto’s Junction neighborhood. Here is a before photo of the wall (along with some directions).
If any of you have any blank walls in need of art, I would encourage you to give Ben a shout. The wall certainly doesn’t need to be in Toronto.
Thank you once again Ben. We really appreciate you collaborating with us.
Image: Ben
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