Since the last Dessert Tasting Tour I have ventured out and sampled some more patisseries and cafes in the North York, Toronto area… this time, with a friend!
I won’t post them all at once, so be sure to check back and see where we headed!

First stop:

French Quarter-1967 Avenue Road, North York, Toronto, Ontario.
Opened not too long ago, the French Quarter is known to be more of a boulangerie than a patisserie, with items on the menu ranging from freshly baked quiches to beef bourgignon to crepes and cassoulet. After much indecisiveness, we finally decided on an apple croissant ($2), an apple tart ($3.50), the house cassoulet ($2.29/100g), a tomato & zucchini quiche ($6.50/slice) and two glasses of freshly squeezed lemonade.

After ordering at the counter, we proceeded to seat ourselves as our food arrived.

Starting from the left we have the famous Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator… Can you name the rest?

The crafty population are just full of clever ideas. Last time, we came across a full range of food pillows suited for the kitchen (we guess…) from various types of pasta to breakfast foods & meat, here we have ones that will sit perfectly in your home office! These colourful pillows are designed especially for our web/graphic design readers who have always envisioned their adobe desktop icons on their sofas. These crafty creations can be purchased online at MySuiteStuff.

The biking revolution has gained much momentum over the years mainly due to eco and health conscious trends. Although many cities are promoting cycling to lower CO2 emissions and other environmental concerns, municipal governments aren’t actively creating biking lanes for streets in cities as installation costs as much as $5,000 to $50,000 per mile. Bikers are still constantly faced with the danger of being hit by cars that they share the roads with, especially at night. Alex Tee and Evan Grant from Altitude have come up with a concept gadget which projects a laser onto the streets creating a virtual bike lane on the pavement. This was done in hopes of allowing cyclists to ride with more confidence at night. Hopefully if it’s put into production, it will be cost effective enough for the average cyclist to afford.

Via Dustbowl

Inspired by the One and Three Chairs by American contemporary artist Joseph Kosuth, Eric Ku has designed the CHAIR/CHAIR based on the alphabets of the word… ‘chair’. So how exactly do you sit on this?

With t-shirt season (finally) approaching, TypeTees decided to hold a Summer Heatwave Sale until next Monday. Some of their ‘sizzling hot’ t-shirts are on sale for only $5! Every TypeTee began as a slogan submitted and rated by members of the Threadless community. Two winning slogans are selected each week, and with an artistic touch, a new TypeTee is born.

Can you guess what that is?

It’s a Metamorphosis Lighting Fixture by Sukmo Koo and Young Taek Oh

At this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) held in New York, the busiest and most eco-friendly booth was themed ‘Design for a Dollar’ which showcased very cost effective and original designs created by industrial design students from the Pratt Institute.