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Rustic chic
Winner of an Editor's Award at the 2011 International Contemporary Furniture Fair, acclaimed Dutch designner Piet Hein Eek's digitally printed Scrapwood wallpaper gives the illusion of a distressed wooden plank surface. Transform any wall in your home to give it a contemporary rustic feel. Availalbe in eight distinctive patterns, the paper is made from a double-layered non-woven material. Paste is applied directly to the wall rather than the paper, removing the usual fuss of wallpapering. You could also use this eccentric paper to transform a dull armoire or another piece of tired furniture!
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It's becoming a thing here at CO -- we love trophy heads -- but not the stuffed-head-on-the-wall version. That doesn't work for us. The good news is, we keep coming across trophy heads that represent the hunter's prize, which combine great design and sustainable materials. The deer, big horn ram, and rhino in Si Studio's collection of playful origami heads offer stylized paper alternatives. With the added element of illumination, these beasts offer whimsical, contemporary lighting to brighten up any room, banishing any dusty ostentation associated with traditional trophy heads to smoky. dark rooms where they belong.
Special savings: January 27, 28 and 29
10% off everything in the store and an additional 10% on all sale items!
January 27, 28 and 29 only.
On-line shoppers enter the code: 10WEB
New arrival: the world's first designer energy saving light bulb!
Take a look. It's a thing of beauty featuring two swerving lines that mirror each other to create a symmetrical look. Developed by product design company, Hulger, in conjunction with designer Samuel Wilkinson, the Plumen 001 aims to show off the unique coil of a compact fluorescent bulb, rather than to hide it.
The Plumen 001 was the overall winner at the prestigious 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards. According to Stephen Bayley, the 2011 jury chair, "the Plument lightbulb is a good example of the ordinary thing done extraordinarily well, bringing a small measure of delight to an everyday product."
January sale
Visit our sale section for savings of between 15% and 50% on selected objects.
The sale ends 31 January 2012.
CO's 12 days of Christmas food drive
Between December 12 and December 24 enter for a chance to win a $200 shopping spree at CO with the presentation of a donation to the CO food drive.
Technically in the Christian calendar, the First Day of Christmas is actually Boxing Day (Dec. 26) and in olden times, began a period of celebration and consumption that lasted up to the Twelfth Night (Jan. 5). Customs dictated that the Twelfth Day was the last day for decorations to be taken down and it was thought to be bad luck to leave decorations up after this date.
However, this traditional timetable has been usurped by more secular traditions involving Santa Claus and the celebrations surrounding the New Year. Some now refer to the 12 days of Christmas as those leading up to the 25th of December.
On that note, and in light of the wiggle room afforded by the confusion surrounding the concept of the 12 days, we declare that CO's 12 days of Christmas run from December 12 to December 24.
During this period CO will host a food drive to collect non-perishable food items for the local Food Bank. We encourage you to bring in donations, and as a thank you we will enter you in a draw to win a $200 shopping spree at CO.
We will draw a name on 3 January 2012 and contact the lucky winner by e-mail!
Extended holiday hours and shipping deadlines for on-line shopping
To help make your holiday shopping as convenient as possible in December we are extending our hours. For the month of December CO will be:
- Open on Mondays (10 am - 6 pm);
- Open late on Thursdays and Fridays (10:00 am - 7:00 pm).
Please not the following changes to our regular hours over Christmas and the New Year:
- Close at 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 24;
- Closed December 25, 26 and 27;
- Close at 4:00 pm on Saturday, December 31;
- Closed January 1, 2 and 3.
On-line and telephone orders
We are happy to gift wrap items and include a personalised card. To ensure delivery by December 24 please place telephone or on-line orders by the following dates:
- For Canada: Monday, December 19 at 3:00 pm (EST)
- For the United States: Thursday, December 15 at 3:00 pm (EST).
For orders placed after these dates, please call us at (514) 277-3131 to discuss priority shipping options.
We wish all of our friends and customers a very happy holiday and a safe, healthy and sustainable New Year!
Holiday shopping now on-line!
The Holiday section is now on-line. Check it out to view a great selection of seasonal items -- from ornaments to decorations to beautiful table linens to a new line of cardboard trees -- some new, and some from the designers you have already grown to love at CO.
To try and help you find the perfect piece for your home, or gift for friends or loved ones, we have put together a carefully selected collection of superb items in various price ranges, starting with "sustainable stocking stuffers" and gifts under $25 and going up to "spoil them rotten" ($250+) with a whole range in between.
Keep checking back in as new pieces are arriving all the time.
Engaging electronics...
Following on from interest in our superb "Magno" line of radios, and building on customers' wishes for high-quality, design-oriented radios and MP3 players for the home, office, and for travel, CO has added a small selection of new electronic products to the boutique. We feel that they offer the best balance of performance, style and sustainability. They are beautifully designed, well-made, simple to use and will be a pleasure to live with for a long period of time.
Geneva Lab has created stereo sound systems that look like "modern are pieces" (Robb Report), and deliver expansive sound in an ultra-energy efficient package, employing up to 80% less energy than conventional amplifiers. Geneva Sound Systems was an "Editor's Choice" at DWELL magazine, which reported that "Geneva blew the competition away". The Model S, which we have in stock, won the prestigious I.D. International Design Magazine Consumer Products Award in 2010.
We have also introduced a selection of radios from Tivoli Audio. According to the Boston Globe, "Tivoli wins the contest for best tabletop radio on the market." Celebrated by design insiders and audiophiles alike, Tivoli radios are gorgeous to look at and will provide many years of exceptional music quality. A beautiful fit of form and function.
Just in: Ary's "Alabasta" trays and more stunning designs
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We've just received out Swedish trays from Ary! Ary have been manufacturing birch wood trays at the original site in Sweden for over 50 years. If you're looking to add some colour and pattern to your kitchen, or any other room in the house, all Ary trays are beautiful enough to be grouped on the wall, but sturdy enough to be propped on the kitchen counter and used every day. And they're food and dishwasher safe.
We have in stock the folksy "Alabasta" line, designed by British textile designer Asta Barrington. His designs remind us of cozy, Scandanavian knitted sweaters, perfect as the weather cools off. This collection is brand-new and was launched at Tent London in September 2011. Inspired by Northern European fold designs and embroidery stiches from around the world, they present striking patterns and a gorgeous splash of colour.
Also in stock is the "Spoons" collection by British designer Michael Angove. Simply stunning in their simplicity and the use of very detailed, hand-drawn, vintage images digitally printed onto bright, contemporary, colourful backgrounds. His patterns are based on pencil drawings of feathers and household objects like spoons. "I grew up in Wales, and when we moved to different houses, quite old houses, you'd open a drawer and there'd be a random spoon or coat hanger left behind," says Angove. "Those things would become things I played with, and today I present them in drawings. They are very simple, but very familiar objects everyone can relate to."
Ary trays are made from single sheets of sustainably sourced Scandinavian birch, and are available in assorted sizes.