{"id":16812,"date":"2020-10-13T23:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/?p=16812"},"modified":"2022-02-09T22:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T06:57:39","slug":"q-a-with-designer-arren-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/2020\/10\/q-a-with-designer-arren-williams.html","title":{"rendered":"Q &#038; A with Designer Arren Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16812\" class=\"elementor elementor-16812\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54aa086 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54aa086\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d96e00\" data-id=\"8d96e00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2927f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2927f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Today I&#8217;m super-excited to interview one of my favourite designers based here in Canada, the very talented,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrenwilliams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arren Williams<\/a>. Arren as some of you already know, is a renowned designer and interior stylist in the design world, having graced magazines, newspapers and television for the last two decades.\u00a0 He, along with his husband, David, also\u00a0founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casacubista.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa Cubista<\/a>,\u00a0 a home collection centred around a contemporary take on traditional Portuguese craft. And most recently, Arren&#8217;s been freelancing on some very cool design projects. Early in 2019 he launched a collection for the home titled Arcade in collaboration with a few companies which is now available exclusively at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebay.com\/brand\/arren-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hudson&#8217;s Bay<\/a>. He&#8217;s also one of those people, that I have never met in person, but know from emailing back and forth throughout the years and watching him on television, is just a real stand up guy.\u00a0 So it&#8217;s an honour to have him here on the blog today, knowing his super busy schedule (he was even on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityline.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cityline<\/a> this morning), not to mention he and David are also renovating their home.\u00a0 He&#8217;s got a busy life. (So thank you Arren)! And readers&#8230; I know you&#8217;ll enjoy our interview.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a name=\"more\"><\/a><b><br \/><\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Q. I always love to get a little background to start things off and love hearing how people started in their field. I read in your &#8220;About&#8221; page on your blog that at age 12, you mentioned that you weren&#8217;t playing with G.I. Joe, but with Art Deco clocks, shall we start there?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>It\u2019s true! Both my grandmother\u2019s played an outsize influence on my life.\u00a0<\/p><p>Pauline was a can-can dancer in Paris in the 1920\u2019s, and I learned to love all of the big Holly-wood movie musicals of the twenties and thirties because of her. She\u2019d always critique the dancers if they weren\u2019t in synch, or didn\u2019t point their toes on a kick, while I was blown away by the Art Deco sets and all of the glamour.\u00a0<\/p><p>Lena was an antique dealer with a great eye for a hidden gem. She would blag her way into church and jumble sales before they were open, and I\u2019d tag along to learn how to bargain and what to look for. It was such an incredible kind of accidental training for the rest of my life!\u00a0<\/p><p>So really, my eye was trained because of both of them. And, even though I don\u2019t have any of the clocks in my collection any more, I do still have a glam alabaster dressing table mirror that\u2019s survived a move across the atlantic, and numerous moves since. More than forty years on and I still love it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d654bab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d654bab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e28f738\" data-id=\"e28f738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7627354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7627354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16826 lazyload\" alt=\"Casa Cubista\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16826 lazyload\" alt=\"Casa Cubista\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0418.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">casacubista.com\/cushions<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ebe5c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ebe5c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8439\" data-id=\"1cf8439\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7032bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7032bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Q. You have such an important voice in the design community, so I was excited to see you started up your design blog again after a bit of a break. What sparked you to write again?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>That\u2019s very kind of you to say. I\u2019ve always loved looking for what\u2019s new, now and next. The hunt is kind of built into my DNA, I guess. So, once the lockdown initially hit I had more time on my hands and David, my husband, really talked me into it. And writing! Phew! That\u2019s a muscle that you really have to work at. I guess you could say it\u2019s my kind of workout!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a54901d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a54901d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e01434\" data-id=\"3e01434\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ebdfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80ebdfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16820 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren renovated a historic home for friends featured in House &amp; Home - Photo by Stacey Brandford\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16820 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren renovated a historic home for friends featured in House &amp; Home - Photo by Stacey Brandford\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-065.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren renovated a historic home for friends featured in House &amp; Home - Photo by Stacey Brandford<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9f443e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9f443e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6913a9\" data-id=\"b6913a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b36582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b36582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16827 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren renovated a historic home for friends featured in House &amp; Home - Photo by Stacey Brandford\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16827 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren renovated a historic home for friends featured in House &amp; Home - Photo by Stacey Brandford\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LORES-2019-1003-HHM-315.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren renovated a historic home for friends featured in House &amp; Home - Photo by Stacey Brandford<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-413d3b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"413d3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a773a88\" data-id=\"a773a88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d6273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d6273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Q. You have so many projects on the go these days, from your house project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casacubista.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa Cubista<\/a>, your collection for Hudson\u2019s Bay and more! Tell us what&#8217;s happening with each these days.<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p>Goodness, well we\u2019re actually in the middle of a reno on our house. 10 years on and the cracks are starting to show, which is kind of normal. But! It\u2019s definitely the non-sexy stuff that\u2019s being worked on. A new roof has lead to deciding to remove all of the ceilings on the top floor and fit proper insulation. Oh, the joys of owning a flat-roofed house from the mid-Sixties.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0141373 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0141373\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-922d74d\" data-id=\"922d74d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7212cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7212cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-783x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16818 lazyload\" alt=\"Grasscloth wallpaper in pre-renovated bedroom\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-1174x1536.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-783x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16818 lazyload\" alt=\"Grasscloth wallpaper in pre-renovated bedroom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-783x1024.jpg 783w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943-1174x1536.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_0943.jpg 1565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Grasscloth wallpaper in pre-renovated bedroom<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebdda11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebdda11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e88d93\" data-id=\"9e88d93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f3bc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f3bc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David, myself and the two dogs were camped out in the basement while the work was going on, which gave me the time to dream and scheme something new for the principal bedroom. We lost our wonderful grasscloth wallpaper, so it was time for a big change, and I love the result. I hand-painted the pattern on the walls in an hour, inspired by patterns that David Hockney used when painting a few actual swimming pools during his career. We embraced the brushstrokes, drips and imperfections!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b629017 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b629017\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-807c282\" data-id=\"807c282\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccd190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ccd190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-701x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16828 lazyload\" alt=\"Bedroom Arren Williams\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-1051x1536.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender.jpg 1401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-701x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16828 lazyload\" alt=\"Bedroom Arren Williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender-1051x1536.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FullSizeRender.jpg 1401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren's hand-painted pattern on their bedroom walls<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bcd25e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bcd25e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad43da1\" data-id=\"ad43da1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e8f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72e8f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-779x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16829 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren&#039;s hand-painted pattern on their bedroom walls\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-1169x1536.jpg 1169w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099.jpg 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-779x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16829 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren&#039;s hand-painted pattern on their bedroom walls\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-768x1010.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099-1169x1536.jpg 1169w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_6099.jpg 1558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren's hand-painted pattern on their bedroom walls<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1a6694 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1a6694\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1398135\" data-id=\"1398135\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b908c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0b908c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oh, and we\u2019re working on the home office and we\u2019ll be re-hanging all of the art in our double-height stairwell, so it\u2019s a great time to edit and rethink what we really love. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casacubista.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa Cubista<\/a> is still ticking away. As you know, it\u2019s our happy accident that now has its own life, which is fantastic to see. The collection can be found in stores around the world, from LA to Sin-gapore, with faves including Liberty in London, Merci in Paris and of course Saudade in Toronto. And of course our latest collection launched in September, which was a lot of work to make happen, but so worth it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76ed29a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76ed29a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e888c10\" data-id=\"e888c10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9042637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9042637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casacubista.com\/copy-of-lua-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16830 lazyload\" alt=\"Casa Cubista candle holders\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16830 lazyload\" alt=\"Casa Cubista candle holders\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1160.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Casa Cubista Carved Candlesticks<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1075778 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1075778\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbeadc6\" data-id=\"fbeadc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cb93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33cb93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casacubista.com\/tabletop-kitchen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16819 lazyload\" alt=\"Casa Cubista Tabletop\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16819 lazyload\" alt=\"Casa Cubista Tabletop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2020-08-29-1-00-49-PM.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Casa Cubista Tabletop Collection<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d90e73e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d90e73e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0750ccc\" data-id=\"0750ccc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fe7e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32fe7e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Obviously how that all happened was different this time around &#8211; Normally we\u2019d be in Portugal for the month of July, collaborating with the artisans on the new pieces, but not this year. In-stead the samples arrived in Toronto to be shot. We rolled with it, but definitely do love a crea-tive challenge.\u00a0<\/p><p>Then with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebay.com\/brand\/arren-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arren Williams collection for Hudson\u2019s Bay<\/a> new things are coming\u2026 I\u2019ve been sketching things up and working with the team on new shapes for sofas and chairs that will be introduced soon, and I\u2019m always so proud that those pieces are made in Canada. Then there\u2019ll be new looks for lighting, rugs and wall decor slowly trickling in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c417e88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c417e88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de2a1a\" data-id=\"5de2a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f988e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6f988e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebay.com\/c\/home\/arren-williams\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-944x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16825 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams Home for Hudsons Bay\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-944x1024.jpeg 944w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-276x300.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-768x833.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-944x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16825 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams Home for Hudsons Bay\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-944x1024.jpeg 944w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-276x300.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME-768x833.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/932H1s100_0060_PRIME.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren Williams Home for Hudson\u2019s Bay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e23c9a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e23c9a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4a50af\" data-id=\"c4a50af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c57d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00c57d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16824 lazyload\" alt=\"Marlo Chair from Arren Williams Home for Hudson&#039;s Bay - September 2020\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16824 lazyload\" alt=\"Marlo Chair from Arren Williams Home for Hudson&#039;s Bay - September 2020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ACS_1029.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Marlo Chair from Arren Williams Home for Hudson's Bay - September 2020<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b8a022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b8a022\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ff037\" data-id=\"b9ff037\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ba58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70ba58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebay.com\/c\/home\/arren-williams\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16816 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams X CDI Hudson\u2019s Bay\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16816 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams X CDI Hudson\u2019s Bay\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-1-39-39-PM.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren Williams X CDI for Hudson\u2019s Bay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-023b238 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"023b238\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddf19af\" data-id=\"ddf19af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b4ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54b4ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16823 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams X CDI for Hudson\u2019s Bay\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16823 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams X CDI for Hudson\u2019s Bay\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2018-11-01-10-38-00-AM.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren Williams X CDI for Hudson\u2019s Bay<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d1f2df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d1f2df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc4a7cd\" data-id=\"dc4a7cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89f8f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b89f8f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16815 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams X CDI for Hudson\u2019s Bay\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM.png 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-819x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16815 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams X CDI for Hudson\u2019s Bay\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-2019-04-08-2-54-02-PM.png 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1550a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1550a81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503c362\" data-id=\"503c362\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e90b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24e90b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For 2021 there are some exciting things on the horizon, but I can\u2019t quite let the cat out of the bag yet! Things that were supposed to happen this year have obviously been delayed, but good things are definitely worth waiting for.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Q. I love your use of bold graphics and colours in your designs, what excites you currently in the design world?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Thanks! I\u2019m such a magpie when it comes to influences, and I have a bit of a photographic memory for designs that I\u2019m always calling upon. Right now I\u2019m really into the tiles by designer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elisapassino.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elisa Passino<\/a>, they\u00a0manage to feel both contemporary and vintage at the same time.\u00a0<\/p><p>And I\u2019m always inspired by interior stylists, since I know the work that goes into creating a great shot. Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rebeccadeboehmler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rebecca de Boehmler<\/a>\u00a0from the UK and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amayadetoledo\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amaya De Toledo<\/a>\u00a0from Spain.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Q. I love that you&#8217;ve been speaking up on your Instagram for the BIPOC + Black Lives Matter movement as of late. Would you like to talk a little bit more about your activism?<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p>As a non-BIPOC in the design world it\u2019s very much about understanding my privilege and then taking the steps to do things differently, more mindfully, like stepping back and making space for BIPOC voices to be heard. I also realize that my platform, while small, should be used both positively and politically to be a part of making that change.\u00a0<\/p><p>And I don\u2019t know that activism is the right word to describe it. For me it\u2019s about thinking every day about what I can do better and how I can be better.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Q. With BIPOC and Black Lives Matter with design in mind, what art or interior design excites you right now?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>The work of Black artist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theebouffants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kendra Dandy<\/a>\u00a0is totally ace, it\u2019s so colourful and direct, and political at the same time. I\u2019ve also newly discovered queer artist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jeffcheung1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Cheung<\/a>, who\u2019s work is painterly, fresh and expressive and whose been using his work to fundraise for and support the Black Trans community.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62f3af3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62f3af3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e130b33\" data-id=\"e130b33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81202ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81202ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theebouffants\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16822 lazyload\" alt=\"Kendra Dandy Green Coat\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16822 lazyload\" alt=\"Kendra Dandy Green Coat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/green-coat2649621-prints-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kendra Dandy<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d174a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d174a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-613decb\" data-id=\"613decb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1165c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e1165c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jeffcheung1\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-818x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16853 lazyload\" alt=\"Jeffrey Cheung\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-818x1024.jpeg 818w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-768x962.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF.jpeg 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-818x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16853 lazyload\" alt=\"Jeffrey Cheung\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-818x1024.jpeg 818w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF-768x962.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/C14630F4-1F2C-457A-A9E9-A212B5B44ADF.jpeg 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey Cheung<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a28e20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a28e20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e7c49\" data-id=\"44e7c49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f23b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f23b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are also organizations on Insta that deserve your support. Check them out to find the next great piece of art for your walls, or the next interior designer or architect you\u2019ll hire for a project &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackinteriordesignersnetwork\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Interior Designers Network<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/badguild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Artists + Designers Guild<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baida.to\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Architects + Interior Designers Association Canada<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blackcanadianinteriordesigners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Canadian Interior Designers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af99ea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af99ea8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a483c3b\" data-id=\"a483c3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d5aa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6d5aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-1024x1021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16814 lazyload\" alt=\"Forbes &amp; Masters\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-1024x1021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16814 lazyload\" alt=\"Forbes &amp; Masters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/119738751_951447715356320_1955869343962234122_n.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Forbes &amp; Masters, an Atlanta-based design firm who have just launched a collection of wallcoverings for Mitchell Black. Forbes &amp; Masters are members of the Black Interior Designer's Network<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d99723e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d99723e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5718d8a\" data-id=\"5718d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b862cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b862cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Q. Being immersed in the design world for so many years, how do you keep things fresh and stay inspired?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0It\u2019s really simple, I\u2019m always excited for the thing I haven\u2019t seen yet!\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Q. With Covid happening, how have you been adjusting to this new normal (so to speak)? Did you already have a home office to work at, or did you need to create a space to work? Also, what are you really missing right now?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Well, initially, lockdown life was pretty close to how life was for us in Portugal in the winter. Very, very quiet. And home office? You mean the dining table! That\u2019s where I normally work during the day. Though the dogs think my actual job is to open the back door for them to go out and chase squirrels.\u00a0<\/p><p>During the beginning, like everyone we really missed seeing friends. As thinks have slowly re-laxed, we\u2019ve been having people over in the garden for socially distant get togethers which has really softened the blow. We\u2019ve never spent so much time in our back yard!\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Q. What advice would you give to someone just starting out in the business?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>I really want to see the design industry become more actively diverse, so I want to encourage kids from different backgrounds to head to design school to shake things up. And I think just about everyone in design is happy to chat with and encourage young new talent, I know I am. Hit me up on Instagram and say hi!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a03587a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a03587a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f13c9a\" data-id=\"9f13c9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef26b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef26b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-820x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16821 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-820x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16821 lazyload\" alt=\"Arren Williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-820x1024.jpg 820w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/F287EEA4-79DF-4099-BF54-12C5504F4497.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Arren at home with his two dogs, Spot and Alfie<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc7ff44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc7ff44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e0461\" data-id=\"54e0461\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcce97b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcce97b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Also as a fun fact, Arren shared one of our favourite DIY projects (a beautiful painted graphic pillow how-to) here on the blog a few years if you&#8217;d like to take a look. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poppytalk.com\/2015\/09\/diy-graphic-pillows-by-arren-williams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to see.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Thank you so so much Arren for the interview!\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>To follow Arren&#8217;s work and life, here&#8217;s a few links:<\/b><\/div><div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div><div><b>Site:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrenwilliams.com\/\">https:\/\/www.arrenwilliams.com\/<\/a><\/b><\/div><div><b>Blog:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrenwilliams.com\/blog\">https:\/\/www.arrenwilliams.com\/blog<\/a><\/b><\/div><div><b>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrenwilliams.com\/instagram\">https:\/\/www.arrenwilliams.com\/instagram<\/a><\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I&#8217;m super-excited to interview one of my favourite designers based here in Canada, the very talented,&nbsp;Arren Williams. 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