Cool Things We Want

We’re a pretty satisfied bunch, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t covetous. Sometimes we see things out there that we just must have. This is an archive of those earthly desires.

Cool Things We Want

Some Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for the Food & Drink Lover on Your List

If you're cutting as close as we are this holiday season, you might find something good on this short list of last minute gift ideas.

Cool Things We Want / Downtown

We Want a Year of Art & Culture at The Vancouver Art Gallery

Japanese modern art icon Takashi Murakami's upcoming exhibit is only one of many reasons we want a VAG membership for Christmas!

Cool Things We Want / The Okanagan

A Six Bottle ‘JoieBox’ is Ready for Christmas and We Want One

Naramata's JoieFarm winery has put together their latest Christmas gift box and it's loaded with cheer.

Cool Things We Want / East Vancouver

The Roll Top Bag We Want for Christmas was Designed and Made in Vancouver

This waxed cotton, roll top backpack from East Van would make a great Christmas gift for West Coast wanderers.

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We Want This Graphic, Hand-Tufted Statement Rug by Local Artisan Julia Mior

We're seriously yearning for Mior's The Talamone wool area rug...and household practicalities be damned!

Cool Things We Want / Gastown

We Want a Subscription to Vancouver’s Own ‘Prototype Coffee’ Micro-Roastery

Former Revolver Coffee manager/barista Matt Johnson has just launched a new microroastery, and we want in on it.

Cool Things We Want / Strathcona

One of the Tastiest Things in the Universe Just Landed in Strathcona

Have you ever introduced your deserving mouth to a wheel of Port-soaked stilton cheese? It just arrived in Vancouver, so pounce!

Cool Things We Want / Main Street

The Right Book to Flip Through if You’re Already Suffering Christmas Exhaustion

You can snag a signed copy of Ryan Heshka's 'Fatales' at his book signing at Lucky's Comics on Friday, December 8th.

Cool Things We Want / False Creek

We Want This Japanese-Inspired Teapot by Lupa Ceramics

This beauty by local ceramicist Kristine Aguilar is the perfect teapot for daily brewing our way through every day of winter.

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Laphroaig’s New ‘Select’ Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cracks Our Christmas Wish List

More relaxed than the typic Islay bruiser, the affordable Select shows a diversity of flavour without surrendering any character.

Cool Things We Want / Downtown East Side

We Want Maggie Boyd’s Impossible-To-Get, Limited Edition “Danse Russe” Tote Bag

Only 50 of these bookish tote-and-poetry duos were made and they were all gone before we could finish articulating our hope for one.

Cool Things We Want / Gastown

A Local Designer Made These Lights and We Want Some

Matthew McCormick's 'Mila7' pendant lights are available in black, white and brushed brass finishes with customizable drop-lengths.

Cool Things We Want / East Vancouver

We Want a Macrame Workshop with Portland Crafty Lady “Little Feral”

Got Craft? maker Little Feral's Macrame Workshop on Monday, December 11th is one you'll not want to miss!

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We Want a Waterproof Camp Poncho Blanket

We're fans of Kammok's hammock, so we took an immediate interest when they launched a Kickstarter for waterproof camp blankets last week.

Cool Things We Want / The Islands

Why Not a Long Dining Room Table of Vancouver Island?

Eduard Locota makes hyper-realistic tables depicting islands and the underwater topography. We want one that's close to home...

Cool Things We Want

The Ultimate Craft Beer Nerd’s Card Game

We think Mikkeller's Hip Hops Card Game might be the perfect remedy to another long, rainy Vancouver winter. Your deal...

Cool Things We Want / Gastown

We Want a Copy of “The Gastown Foodie” Cookbook (Available October 17)

We've been making room on our bookshelf for the third instalment in our favourite local cookbook series.

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We Want to Get Mystical with Ben Gore’s Awesome Hip Hop Tarot Card Deck

This rapper-inspired deck of amazingness might just be the gateway to spiritualism you've been waiting for...

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We Want to Take a Photographic Aerocene Exploration High Above Vancouver

The backpack kit includes a floating sculpture, a camera to document its flight and an assortment of environmental sensors.

Cool Things We Want / The Islands

Glamping in a Fully Kitted-Out Airstream Trailer on Pender Island

As one of the few people in Vancouver who aren't attracted to the "roughing it" side of camping, this appeals to me greatly...

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We Want This Wood-Fired Grill Apparatus for Chicken Deliciousness in the Great Outdoors

If cooking with wood and fire outside is something you dig, check out this amazing set up for whole chickens in Brooklyn...

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Goodbye Traditional Charcoal BBQ, Hello Hand-Cranked Gyroscopic Grill

Barbecue season might be coming to a close, but this beautifully engineered thing of beauty has us wishing it would last forever!

Cool Things We Want / The Okanagan

Service Industry Veterans Publish New “Vineyard Dogs of the Okanagan” Book

With so many vineyards in the Okanagan and the Similkameen, that means a lot of vineyards dogs -- so many that they now have their own book!

Cool Things We Want

The Roman Empire’s Vast Road Network Imagined as a Subway Map

Over 400,000 kms of Roman roads were built across the empire. This is a cool vision of that achievement.

Cool Things We Want / East Vancouver

Dig This Vintage German Map of the Iberian Peninsula at The Found & The Freed

This beauty is super striking in its brightly coloured relief, and so what if it's all in German?

Cool Things We Want / Main Street

Get This ‘You’re Doing Great’ T-Shirt by Coreena Lewis at Eastside Flea this Weekend

The "illustrator + garment maker, dog petter and general weirdo" will be selling them at Eastside Flea this weekend.

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The Carbonara-Like ‘Mazemen’ Ramen That We’d Eat Everyday If It Was in Vancouver

If anyone knows if this is being done in Vancouver, please speak up so I don't have to make this at home!

Cool Things We Want / Gastown

We Want this Pink Moon Lamp by Gastown’s Old Faithful Shop

We dig the simple, retro aesthetic and how the circular shape can act as a mood-inducing diffuser