Eric Mutrie’s Journalist Portfolio

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York University's New Gallery Takes Shape

York University's New Gallery Takes Shape

yorku.ca — Art lovers might detect a hint of cubism in the architecture of York University's new Keele Campus gallery.

Super Bowl Champion Michael Bennett Moves From Football to Furniture Design

Super Bowl Champion Michael Bennett Moves From Football to Furniture Design

Azure Magazine — NFL alumnus and Super Bowl champion Michael Bennett finds success - and inspires change - in the architecture and furniture design industry.

How SO - IL Is Remaking Brooklyn's Multi-Family Housing

How SO - IL Is Remaking Brooklyn's Multi-Family Housing

Azure Magazine — Brooklyn studio SO - IL is playing with real estate math to reframe multi-family housing architecture around the human experience.

Washington's Dōgon Restaurant is a Culinary Tribute to the Night Sky

Washington's Dōgon Restaurant is a Culinary Tribute to the Night Sky

Azure Magazine — Designed by Modellus Novus, Chef Kwame Onwuachi's new restaurant, Dōgon, in Washington, D.C. draws from astral references.

AZURE Holiday Gift Guide 2024: 21 Top Gifts for Architects and Designers

AZURE Holiday Gift Guide 2024: 21 Top Gifts for Architects and Designers

Azure Magazine — Holiday gift shopping for architects made easy with our 2024 guide including pillows, picture frames and other design-driven novelties.

The 'Station Eleven' Team Wants to Save the Ontario Science Centre

The 'Station Eleven' Team Wants to Save the Ontario Science Centre

Azure Magazine — The "Station Eleven" team shares an oral history of filming the show's Severn City Airport scenes in the now-endangered Ontario Science Centre.

3 Tiny Cabins That Offer Design Inspiration and Small-Space Solutions

3 Tiny Cabins That Offer Design Inspiration and Small-Space Solutions

Cottage Life — Thinking of a bunkie? These three micro-cabins and their creative designs prove you don't have to go big to have a big impact.

Parisian Pasta Restaurant Adela Embraces Art Nouveau Flourishes

Parisian Pasta Restaurant Adela Embraces Art Nouveau Flourishes

Azure Magazine — Design studio Jessica Mille Architecte revives 1920s Art Nouveau style at Adela, a pasta restaurant in Paris.

Othership Reaches a Spiritual High with Spa Designs by Futurestudio

Othership Reaches a Spiritual High with Spa Designs by Futurestudio

Azure Magazine — As the spa company Othership opens its first U.S. location, we take inventory of its design philosophy guided by Futurestudio.

Taking Stock of the Sudden Rise in Design Merch

Taking Stock of the Sudden Rise in Design Merch

Azure Magazine — How furniture brands like Hay and Muuto are making their mark with tote bags, sneakers, beer and other design merch.

A Retail-Hospitality Hybrid Achieves Domestic Bliss

A Retail-Hospitality Hybrid Achieves Domestic Bliss

Azure Magazine — Brooklyn lighting brand In Common With throws a never-ending dinner party inside Quarters, its New York showroom that is also a bar.

Best of 2023: Queer Love Blossomed on Movie and TV Screens

Best of 2023: Queer Love Blossomed on Movie and TV Screens

The (Toronto) Star — In television and in film, 2023 fell hard for stories that got to the tender heart of gay relationships.

How Castor Became the King of Celebrity Side Hustles

How Castor Became the King of Celebrity Side Hustles

Azure Magazine — Castor caters to design lovers and Hollywood fandoms alike with its products for celebrity brands by Matty Matheson and Seth Rogen.

Holiday Gift Guide 2023: 20 of the Best Gifts for Architects and Designers

Holiday Gift Guide 2023: 20 of the Best Gifts for Architects and Designers

Azure Magazine — Azure rounds up 20 of the best gifts for architects and design lovers in our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide featuring three stylish tablescapes.

How the Gilder Center and Buffalo AKG Meet the Role of a Modern Museum

How the Gilder Center and Buffalo AKG Meet the Role of a Modern Museum

Azure Magazine — Radical yet respectful 2023 additions to the Gilder Center and Buffalo AKG Art Museum offer insights into today's cultural architecture.

This Artist's Georgian Bay Cottage Is a Classic, Colourful Gem

This Artist's Georgian Bay Cottage Is a Classic, Colourful Gem

Cottage Life — Don't let the classic silhouette fool you-Kara McIntosh's bright, colourful Pointe au Baril cottage reflects her modern artist's eye.

Sustainability and Beauty Converge in a (Pending) Passive House

Sustainability and Beauty Converge in a (Pending) Passive House

Azure Magazine — Glulam rafters march between steep and gently sloped roof pitches in an "inscrutable" Ontario retreat awaiting Passive House certification.

Picton's Revamped Royal Hotel Displays a Strong Sense of Self

Picton's Revamped Royal Hotel Displays a Strong Sense of Self

Azure Magazine — In Picton, Giannone Petricone Associates reimagines the Royal Hotel to court Prince Edward County tourists and locals alike.

Architecture During Wartime: A Q&A With Slava Balbek

Architecture During Wartime: A Q&A With Slava Balbek

Azure Magazine — How Kyiv architecture firm Balbek Bureau is designing solutions to support its fellow Ukrainians - and protect its country's culture.

MN Is Leading an Electric New Era of Restaurant Design

MN Is Leading an Electric New Era of Restaurant Design

Azure Magazine — The hottest reservation in town is anywhere designed by the hospitality experts at this New York architecture studio.

London Chef Leandro Carreira on Sustainable Cuisine and Portuguese Pride

London Chef Leandro Carreira on Sustainable Cuisine and Portuguese Pride

Sharp Magazine — Chef Leandro Carreira discusses the launch of his new cookbook, a recounting of 550 classic Portuguese dishes.

'Queer Eye' Hair Icon Jonathan Van Ness Talks Hair and Love

'Queer Eye' Hair Icon Jonathan Van Ness Talks Hair and Love

The Kit — Jonathan Van Ness discusses his new brand JVN Hair, his book "Love That Story" and how to set — and smash — boundaries.

Architect Cécilia Gross Discusses the Lasting Impact of her Sustainable Projects

Architect Cécilia Gross Discusses the Lasting Impact of her Sustainable Projects

Interior Design — Led by a deep concern for the natural world, architect Cécilia Gross designs sustainable projects that start small but engender oversize eco-positive results.

Surf's up, Toronto. Meet the fearless locals braving the waves in March

Surf's up, Toronto. Meet the fearless locals braving the waves in March

The Toronto Star — For most Torontonians, summer at the beach gives way to winter on the rink. But for the surf community that paddles out into Lake Ontario in sub-zero temperatures, ice is just something to be brushed from their eyebrows as they strip off their extra-thick wetsuits.
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