Christina Brown
Les histoires de Christina
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Trainer avec « The Ringleaders »
C’est drôle de voir comme on trouve toujours des occasions et des activités pour trainer entre amis. L’équipe de balle molle d’Heather, « The Ringleaders » est le parfait exemple qui nous pousse à trouver mille et une excuses pour passer du temps entre amis.
L’agriculture urbaine : les fermes Lufa
La toute première ferme commerciale à avoir été bâtie sur un toit se trouve ici même, en plein cœur du centre-ville de Montréal. Les fermes Lufa , ce sont 31,000 pieds carrés de végétation qui font pousser plus de 40 variétés d’aliments à longueur d'année. Cette histoire en est une de succès, car elle prouve que l’implantation d’une ferme urbaine est autant possible que profitable. Nous avons discuté avec Yourianne Plante, Agente des communications aux Fermes Lufa, sur ce que cela peut...
Des ustensiles enjolivés en bois colorés
Qui n’a pas de vieux ustensiles en bois qui trainent dans le fond d’un tiroir de cuisine? Lorsqu’on est tombé sur ce projet de bricolage , on n’a pu s’empêcher de le réaliser pour que ça apporte une touche de joie et de couleur à notre table et à notre cuisine.
Tables from reclaimed materials.
A glance around our office space is all it takes to see that we are huge fans of repurposed materials. We are located in an area of Montreal that was once known as the Fur and Diamond District and while there are still some jewelry and fur companies in the building (we prefer not to discuss the latter, it upsets Toni Brown, our office pooch), most of the spaces have been converted to working loft spaces much like our own.
Fabriquer: Une nouvelle série sur The Rake
C'est bien connu, chez CloudRaker, on repense constamment la relation qu’on entretient avec les produits qu’on achète. On préfère acheter des produits qui viennent d'ici, payer un peu plus pour des produits biologiques de qualité, et aime se questionner sur la provenance de ceux-ci.
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Dawn Sessions: Reprise de la chanson «Your Ex-Lover Is Dead» de Stars
Dès que le soleil rencontre les nuages, Montréal se réveille et l’agitation se fait sentir jusqu’à ce que le soleil décide de retourner se cacher dans l’horizon.
Tape là-d'dans!
On est super heureux d’annoncer que vous pouvez enfin acheter votre propre édition de l' affiche High Five ! Inspiré par notre amour sans borne des félicitations mutuelles et de notre côté nerd, on voulait vous partager cet élan de joie.
Christina's Guide To The Big Apple [Updated !]
Manhattan is a million places in one. One can spend an afternoon on the Upper East Side, hitting up swank shops, doing the museum circuit, lunching amongst the ladies who, well, lunch and dreaming about what all those park-facing apartments look like on the inside. In that same day, you can find yourself trend spotting on the Lower East Side, trying to push past baby strollers on the Upper West, or watching fashion shoots in the streets of the Meatpacking District. When people ask me...
11 Questions with Jonathan Smith of Blue Legacy
When we look back at this era three themes will most certainly dominate our collective memory: the environment, the digital revolution and the global recession. Three issues so clear and omnipresent that one can't help but feel they are fundamentally connected and meant to teach us lessons about how we can be better.
Le magasin général est ouvert.
Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer une nouvelle section super le fun sur The Rake: le magasin général. Nous allons le remplir avec du stock gratuit comme notre série de «Tables d’autres», inspirées des espaces de travail de nos collègues, et des cartes personnalisées Google maps de nos Guides que vous pourrez soit envoyées à votre téléphone mobile, soit les mettre dans votre itinéraire de voyage. Nous allons également créer des pièces originales comme...
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A chat with Brian Takumi at Oakley HQ
We spent some time down at Oakley Headquarters in Orange County, California. While there, we sat down with Brian Takumi, Creative Director of Special Projects for Oakley. He's a pretty awesome dude so we thought we'd share some of the highlights from our chat.
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An Analog Concert
Here's a little video we prepared of us singing along to Edmund's rendition of MGMT's 'Kids' at CloudKitchen!
CloudKitchen 2010
Here is our 2010 Community Edition of CloudKitchen, our food-infused fun fest brought to life in a cookbook and party how-to guide. Enjoy!
Ten questions with Toni Brown.
Okay, I know what you are all thinking: crazy dog lady gone crazy publicly and in print. Maybe. But maybe not. I know we interview really fascinating people in The Rake (documentary filmmakers, explorers, innovative entrepreneurs, journalists and on…) but sometimes I look at my dog and think there’s a lot of wisdom in that furry little head and some of the things I imagine she’s thinking we could stand to learn a lot from. Trust me, you’ll have a hard time disagreeing with much of what...
Why we do CloudKitchen
We are knee deep in this year’s edition of CloudKitchen and couldn’t be more excited about it. Last year we threw ourselves into the unknown with this wee project that turned into a lasting celebration of our values and a way to give back to the clients, friends and collaborators we love. To be honest, we thought about doing something different this year, in the name of innovation, but the idea of not doing it felt weird. So we leapt back in and the enthusiasm around the office is...
A conversation with Benjamin Gott – Founder of Boxed Water is Better
Interview by Justin Li Benjamin Gott is a busy, creative guy. Online, he’s the founder of blogs The Brilliance – which happens to be on Kanye West’s blog roll – and Snak Snak . Offline, he’s just launched clothing label, Benjamin Edgar or Whatever , and founder of Boxed Water is Better – a better, bottled water brand. You’ve perhaps come across it if you’ve ever stayed the night at The Standard hotel in LA, Hollywood or Miami, or perused the pages of Fast Company, I.D. Magazine or...
10 Questions with Marie-Eve Best of Lake Jane
Little Ms. Best’s last name is no accident. You can’t help but be impressed by her smarts, great taste and beauty but what really gets you is her self-effacing humour, her love of a dirty joke, her tremendous enthusiasm around fatty foods (or any food for that matter!) and general ‘I’m up for a good time, anytime’ take on life. I knew the moment I met her, she was going to be one of those people ‘I knew when’ and two years later, I believe in her more than ever. Today, she works at...
Montréal. À la Émilie.
Comme toute grande ville, Montréal détient une définition différente pour chaque personne. Selon l’endroit où vous vivez et où vous goûts se déploient, il y a des versions de la ville qui vous représentent mieux que d’autres. Dans cet esprit, nous avons demandé à Émilie, un membre de notre équipe des médias sociaux, de nous décrire Montréal d’après ces goûts personnels.
10 questions with Martine Groulx of Camaromance
This isn’t one of those ‘oh look, more Montreal music talent!!’ pieces. I am a fan of Camaromance . A fan fan. The Parade has been a constant companion for me for the past 3 months, my go-to, I relate to your lyrics, you make me happy when I want to feel happy, make me weepy when I feel like I need a good cry, come join me and my friends at this dinner party, let’s go for a nice long walk in the park with my dog, kind of album. Martine’s 1-2 punch is a voice I can only describe...
10 Questions with filmmaker Mila Aung-Thwin.
Mila Aung-Thwin is the co-founder of Eye Steel Film , a Montreal-based documentary film production company. He has produced some of the best documentaries of our time including Up the Yangtze and Last Train Home and recently produced a short fiction Mohktar that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He is currently collaborating with us on the RBC Blue Water Project documentary series and we think he’s an awesome dude. He is, in his own way, making our world a...