Hello!
I have a home here on Etsy as loulou james Creative Studio, but I also head up a private label product development team for Canadian Tire, under the brand CANVAS. I'm really passionate about promoting independent Canadian talent and we have commissioned a few designers to create original products for us, including Elizabeth Olwen and Avril Loreti. Our first collaboration with Senay Guler of Senay Studio recently won a Retail Council of Canada Award for best new product, and we currently have cushions in-store designed by Davina Nathan.
www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/canvas-wild-rose-dinnerware-set-16-pc-14...
www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/canvas-yucatan-patio-toss-cushion-088078... (one of the series)
We are starting product development for next fall and Christmas, with patio 2018 (!) close behind, and seeking out new collaborators! Some of the products we are working on include dinnerware, patio decor, toss cushions and possibly small furniture and lighting pieces.
We are looking for surface designers, ceramic artists - anyone that can design an original product and is interested in a collaboration. If you are interested, please reach out to me here or at my work email, tracy.platt@cantire.com for more details.
Thanks!
Tracy
