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New designs: Mendy Finkelstein says Wimpey's new project in Ajax has smaller homes with luxurious features.
New designs: Mendy Finkelstein says Wimpey's new project in Ajax has smaller homes with luxurious features.

New designs: Mendy Finkelstein says Wimpey's new project in Ajax has smaller homes with luxurious features.

Date4/10/1981
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Stuck in the mud: It's so bad on the construction site that even backhoes are getting stuck says Mendy Finkelstein of the home builders' sales and marketing council. Builders want Ottawa to extend the deadline on $3,000 grants for new homes because of the
Stuck in the mud: It's so bad on the construction site that even backhoes are getting stuck says Mendy Finkelstein of the home builders' sales and marketing council. Builders want Ottawa to extend the deadline on $3,000 grants for new homes because of the
4/11/1983
Mendy Finkelstein says priority lists create sense of excitement.
Mendy Finkelstein says priority lists create sense of excitement.
7/1/1985
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
8/1/1973
David Bodrug's firm designs and plans office interiors and it carried out the first major 'office landscape' project in Canada. Open office areas with movable partitions are common today. Firm has branches in Ottawa and New York.
David Bodrug's firm designs and plans office interiors and it carried out the first major 'office landscape' project in Canada. Open office areas with movable partitions are common today. Firm has branches in Ottawa and New York.
2/23/1977
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
3/4/1982
Triple-Glazed skylight and glassed in extension to the kitchen is one of features built into solar garden series of homes by Viceroy Construction Co
Triple-Glazed skylight and glassed in extension to the kitchen is one of features built into solar garden series of homes by Viceroy Construction Co
8/15/1978
Alex Bleakley relaxes with the old and new in his apartment in renovated downtown house. The interior designer says classic designs of any era can be mixed if surroundings are muted in color. In background is antique mantle clock contrasting with modern design of fabric-covered canvas.
Alex Bleakley relaxes with the old and new in his apartment in renovated downtown house. The interior designer says classic designs of any era can be mixed if surroundings are muted in color. In background is antique mantle clock contrasting with modern design of fabric-covered canvas.
8/20/1971
Glittering arcade: General manager Bob Neilson says the new $40 million Oakville Place mall Cambridge Leasehold has built on the outskits of Oakville is similar in character to the Toronto Eaton Centre, though smaller
Glittering arcade: General manager Bob Neilson says the new $40 million Oakville Place mall Cambridge Leasehold has built on the outskits of Oakville is similar in character to the Toronto Eaton Centre, though smaller
3/5/1981
Home: Rollo and Linda Myers sit in front of their Cabbagetown masterpiece. Rollo says renovators should blend designs into existing streetscapes.
Home: Rollo and Linda Myers sit in front of their Cabbagetown masterpiece. Rollo says renovators should blend designs into existing streetscapes.
5/17/1991
Careful melange: Studio/showplace of design team Frank Thibodeau (far left) and Stephen Bailey features a combination of contemporary, antique and art deco pieces, above, with black sofa sections designed by Bailey used as accents
Careful melange: Studio/showplace of design team Frank Thibodeau (far left) and Stephen Bailey features a combination of contemporary, antique and art deco pieces, above, with black sofa sections designed by Bailey used as accents
5/28/1981
Champaigne Tour: Builder Rinke Duiker goes a long way to show his prospective customers how luxurious the homes he builds are.
Champaigne Tour: Builder Rinke Duiker goes a long way to show his prospective customers how luxurious the homes he builds are.
5/16/1989
Future design of magazine Saturday Night is discussed by its editor Robert Fulford, left, and Ed Cowan, chairman of the board. New magazine, Glitter, has great design but not Saturday Night's substance, says Helen Worthington.
Future design of magazine Saturday Night is discussed by its editor Robert Fulford, left, and Ed Cowan, chairman of the board. New magazine, Glitter, has great design but not Saturday Night's substance, says Helen Worthington.
12/2/1974