Sharon Azrieli

Sharon Azrieli

Queen of Colour

Queen of Colour

Photography: Donna Griffith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zITY9ORNpHo&t=4s It was a grey and blustery day in February, and I was thrilled that I was able to walk up the stairs to Tiffany Pratt’s Toronto apartment. My broken knee had barely healed, and...

An Icon For Our Time

An Icon For Our Time

Photography: James Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58olvq62_WU Using the most innovative building materials as his paint brushes, and unusual cladding as his brush strokes, Frank Gehry is changing the building landscapes of our world. He is redefining the way we conceive...

A Painter for All Ages

A Painter for All Ages

Photography: Drew Hadley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTnrdu8IH-k&t=30s At 94, Montreal artist Rita Briansky is still as loving and fearless in her art as she has been in her life. Her paintings are in more than 60 permanent collections across Canada, including...

The Future Is Karim

The Future Is Karim

Photography: Jeffrey Hornstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdAqVqfEY3o&t=244s Publisher Sharon Azrieli's video interview with Karim Rashid Authentic collection by Riva 1920 The man is a tall drink of clear water.  Lithe and long, all in white, as is his wont, he floats into...

Mr “Make it Right” Man

Mr “Make it Right” Man

Photography: Donna Griffith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBkDGuI3N24&t=675s My meeting with Mike Holmes was every bit as exciting as I had dreamed. Very few celebrities can live up to the impression that they create on screen; how can one person who looks...

Saving The World One Garden At a Time

PHOTOGRAPHY: JOYELLE WEST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUIg_M_qjS0 Canadian by Design Series: Internationally acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie discusses his career – from Expo ’67 to Jewel Changi Airport – and the philosophy that guides him. With a holistic vision for architecture that...

A Portrait Of The Artist

A Portrait Of The Artist

PHOTOGRAPHY: JEAN BLAIS Wry humour. A romantic and penetrating mind. An indomitable spirit.  He experienced humble beginnings, the ups and downs of being a creative soul, being an artist in an uncertain world, a child during the Holocaust...