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Tara Mayer

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Apprenticing Potter | Ceramics Research
Cultural Historian | Assoc Prof @ UBC
Maui-born | Vancouver-based
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Thank you, Vancouver. This past weekend we opened the doors of Addapt 001 — first for a launch celebration with friends, partners, and neighbours, then for two full days of public tours as part of Design Vancouver Festival. Thank you to everyone who came through, asked questions, and helped us celebrate the start of Addapt. Addapt 001 was designed with Leckie Studio and built by Lightfoot Construction — grateful for the team behind it, and for everyone who showed up to see it in person. More homes on the way. . . . Architect: @leckiestudio Build: @lightfootconstruction Millwork: @caisleymillwork Kitchen: @informprojects Ceramics: @taralmayer Ceramic Hallucinations: @jeffmartinjoinery Dining Light: @studio_molo Dining Table Bowl: @timothy.dyck Vessels: @goodbeast.ca @coolicanandcompany Art: @bradleyrussellstudio Florals: @things_from_gardens Content Producer: @amitiestudio_
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A home inspired by Japanese bento boxes? Yes, it's true. ⁠ ⁠ As part of @designvanfest, we got to take a tour of @build_addapt's first home designed by @leckie_studio.⁠ ⁠ This home is created to adapt and change with the owners as time goes on. Take a look as @michael_leckie walks us through the home and shares how it can be reconfigured as time goes on.⁠ ⁠ Video: @rebekah.ho
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Most homes are designed around a single way of living. Addapt starts from a different premise: that a home should be able to change as the lives within it do. For the latest Design Unlocked, Michael Leckie of Leckie Studio introduces a housing system designed to accommodate changing circumstances over time. Beginning with a 2,400-square-foot structure, Addapt can be reconfigured as needed, allowing one home to become several, and spaces to take on new purposes as life changes. Rather than preserving a building in one fixed state, Addapt gives it the capacity to evolve. It is a reconsideration of what makes a home enduring: not simply how long it lasts, but how long it can remain useful as circumstances change. A conversation about adaptability, longevity, and the kind of permanence that makes room for the future. Watch the full episode of Design Unlocked with @leckiestudio via the link in bio. — Addapt:
@build_addapt Architect: @leckiestudio Build: @lightfootconstruction Millwork: @caisleymillwork Kitchen: @informprojects Ceramics: @taralmayer Ceramic Hallucinations: @jeffmartinjoinery Dining Light: @studio_molo Dining Table Bowl: @timothy.dyck Vessels: @goodbeast.ca @coolicanandcompany Producer: @amitiestudio_
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The clients fell in love with Sunland for what was already there. The landscape, the character of the house, and the possibility they saw within it. Tearing it down was never the intention. When @and_daughters began looking at the home, much of that possibility was being held back by the layout. So they flipped it entirely. The kitchen, dining, and living spaces moved downstairs, opening directly to the outdoors, and the solarium became a place for the family to gather and dine. Upstairs, the former kitchen became a dedicated playroom, separate from the main living spaces but still connected to the activity below. The new plan made space for the whole family to gather, participate, retreat, and play. More from Sunland in the latest episode of Design Unlocked with &Daughters via link in bio. — Interior Design: @and_daughters Client: @sunlandplace Producer: @amitiestudio_ Contractor: @open_horizon_dev Millworker: @ultracabinets Ceramics: @taralmayer Coffee Table Bowl: @timothy.dyck Pebble Lamp: @and_light / @above90lighting
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A place of wonder. In the latest episode of Design Unlocked, Darcy Hanna and Emma Sims of &Daughters reflect on the transformation of a distinctive Vancouver home, where the existing architecture became the starting point for a different way of living within it. Rather than beginning again, the project looks closely at what was already there, reconsidering the relationship between spaces, strengthening connections to the landscape, and giving every member of the family a place within the design. Watch the full episode through the link in bio. — Interior Design: @and_daughters Producer: @amitiestudio_ Client: @sunlandplace Contractor: @open_horizon_dev Millworker: @ultracabinets Ceramics: @taralmayer Coffee Table Bowl: @timothy.dyck Pebble Lamp: @and_light / @above90lighting
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Ease rarely happens by accident. It is shaped through hundreds of small decisions. How a space welcomes you, how light moves through a room, how materials feel under hand, and how a home supports the rhythms of everyday life. Denise Ashmore of @project_22_design brings a remarkable level of care to those decisions, creating homes that feel intuitive, comfortable, and deeply considered. See more of her work via the link in bio. Interior Design: @project_22_design Producer: @amitiestudio_ Objects and Sculptures: @origins.work Lounge Chair: @coolicanandcompany Carpet: @salaricarpets Linen Drapes: @wilsonroadwindowcoverings Millwork: @mountaindesigninc Steelwork: @seatoskywelding Windows and Doors: @openwindowsinc Interior and Deck Tile: @stonetileint
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The role of design is not to dictate life within a space, but to create the conditions for it. That idea quietly shaped Ambassador. Rather than asking people to adapt to the home, the home was designed to support the way they already live. The result is a space that feels intuitive rather than prescribed. Comfortable rather than precious. A home designed to support life in all its forms. Watch the full Design Unlocked episode with @project_22_design through the link in bio. — Interior Design: @project_22_design Producer: @amitiestudio_ Objects and Sculptures: @origins.work Carpet: @salaricarpets Linen Drapes: @wilsonroadwindowcoverings Millwork: @mountaindesigninc Steelwork: @seatoskywelding Windows and Doors: @openwindowsinc Interior and Deck Tile: @stonetileint Lounge Chairs: @coolicanandcompany
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The spaces we remember most are often defined by small, repeated moments. Morning light through a window. A familiar material under hand. The gradual shift from rest into activity. A home can support these rituals—shaping how a day begins and unfolds over time. A home, understood through how it is lived in. Full Design Unlocked episode with Common Dwells, now live on YouTube via link in bio. Design: @commondwells Producer: @amitiestudio_
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Set on a forested slope in West Vancouver, The Sea Ranch House was originally designed in 1975 by Stuart Howard. Stepped into the terrain and open to light from multiple directions, the home reflects a West Coast Modern approach—where architecture and landscape are closely held in relationship. In collaboration with Common Dwells, the house was carefully stripped back and renewed. Material, layout, and light were reconsidered as one system, with a focus on natural materials and long-term performance. What remains is not a fixed composition, but a home that responds. Shaped by its surroundings, and by the rhythms of those who live within it. Full episode of Design Unlocked now live on YouTube (link in bio). Design: @commondwells Builder: @legacytimberworks_ Producer: @amitiestudio_
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The Circadian Home is often understood through light, but it extends far beyond it. It is shaped through contrast, texture, material, and change over time. Not by imitating nature, but by carrying its qualities into the built environment. The result is a home that responds—shifting with the day, and supporting the rhythms of those within it. Watch the full conversation with Common Dwells on YouTube via link in bio. Design: @commondwells Builder: @legacytimberworks_ Producer: @amitiestudio_
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A home is not neutral. The spaces we inhabit shape how we breathe, how we settle, and how we move through a day. Light, material, and atmosphere are not just visual, they are constantly being processed by the body. In this episode of Design Unlocked, @commondwells introduces The Circadian Home—a concept that places human biological rhythm at the centre of design. Good design is not only seen. It is felt. Full episode now live on Youtube via link in bio. Design: @commondwells Builder: @legacytimberworks_ Producer: @amitiestudio_
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Ceramics by Tara Mayer, now in the showroom. Quiet additions that shift the room in subtle ways. Collaborator: @taralmayer Photo: @prange.sebastian
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