by Andrew Morrison | The next cool thing is a bit of transfixing design. I’ve been digging Tacofino since they first appeared as a food truck tucked in the back of Tofino’s gravel strip mall (their fish tacos and tortilla soup are highly addictive, not to mention restorative after a day and night of beach camping down the road at Bella Pacifica). I was therefore naturally very stoked when they launched a food truck in Vancouver, and overwhelmed with joy when they opened their brick and mortar joint on East Hastings last summer (mmm, tater tots!).
But what really wowed me (and continues to wow me every time I go) was designer Omer Arbel’s phenomenal lighting installation that hangs from the ceiling like a medusa. It’s made of copper, blown glass, dirt, cacti, and electrical bits and bobs, and I love it.