// DISCO LIGHTS AND ARIZONA

// Lately 

I spent my long weekend in Arizona with six other lovely ladies for a Bachelorette. We had the best time. Pool parties, country bars, spa day. Perfect break to return to a full 14 hour shoot day with Nike (which will be live next week). I can't really talk much about it, but I'll tell you the concept is smart. Suite22 mural is up! It's very different than anything I've ever done. I'm happy with the way it turned out. K, back to work. x -C

// SOFIA YORKVILLE

// Lately 

I had a friend tell me once that your capacity will expand and you'll watch yourself grow in ways that you didn't think were possible. This month has been the busiest month ever for Candice Kaye Design, I feel like my body has been in a state of shock for the majority of August. Because of this I challenged myself to take up boxing at BOLO regularly, meditate often and get better at recognizing my needs as a person running a company alone. I've learned that success meets no resistance. Letting go is so much more powerful than holding on. The more I tried to control the outcome through fear the weaker I felt. The moment I surrendered I realized that I was opening up room for greater possibilites to enter my life. I know this because I ended up receiving some incredible opportunities that were already at work on my behalf behind the scenes. There is magic in this. In the end my capacity did grow but it meant letting go of everything I was holding on to. 

Sofia in Yorkville has a freshly hand painted flower wall going all the way down three flights of stairs leading to the bathrooms. Sel Rrose is CKD's first customer of bespoke outdoor patio umbrellas, and CKD's newest bespoke project for Studio Munge and GZ International is well underway. Lots happening, and lots more that I can't talk about right now. x -C

// RUG HAS ARRIVED!

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It's been a busy couple weeks! CKD has been head down lately in projects. Here are three that have arrived from my suppliers. Firstly the bespoke entry rug. I am very happy with the way it turned out. The number one 'must' for this rug was durability. The weave we used is an old Pakistani weave that usually only makes very traditional simple looking designs. Their durability is insane. We pushed the envelope with our weavers and made this! The design was created based on the weave. I can't wait to see this installed. Below are two full production projects going up in powder rooms. The willow tree design is now avaiable in collections!

// HUGE AGENCY

// Bespoke galaxy installed 

Every single star hand placed. We printed on gold and silver reflective paper with a black reflective overlay to create Huge's very own galaxy. I'll have proper photos up soon! x

// BIG BOLO

// Location: 364 Richmond St. West Toronto 

BIG BOLO is open and it's pretty insane. A cafe, blow dry bar, hot rooms, hit rooms, personal training, showers and loads of work out machines that I don't know how to use. Oh and three ckd custom prints! Congratulations to the BOLO team! 

// BESPOKE RUG - FRONT ENTRY

// Location: Front entry

My client was looking for a rug to replace her currently outdated front entry rug. Instructions were high traffic, something dark for the winter boots, durable, and pretty. We took inspiration from artwork hanging in her kitchen - a very loose hand sketch of a flower. We mimicked the loose hand drawing made them oversized and alternated between solid and outline. My rug manufacturer took this idea and found a weave that would be super durable, within budget and of course would give us the look we wanted. What makes this rug special isn't so much the design, it's how the rug is put together to fit all her needs. The weave we used, the quality, the type of wool. That's true bespoke rug making. Can't wait to see all 8'x8' of this! x