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Omer Arbel’s Light Installation At Tacofino

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!).

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  • Tacofino Commissary | Bollilo Rolls with marrow butter
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  • Tacofino Commissary | Black garlic and tamarind wings
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  • Tacofino Commissary | Cauliflower
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  • Tacofino Commissary | legendary Fish Taco
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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.

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