2Stone Designer Concrete

Yes, that’s concrete!

Our latest concrete creation is so fresh we haven’t even figured out what to call her yet!
This hanging light fixture is cast in our “Casper” color, measuring about 3′x6′, at 3/4″ thick she only weights about 80 lbs.
We have since made a narrower and longer one of these lights in grey to hang over the custom’s 2Stone concrete Dining table and it looks awesome!

Here is the grey one fresh out of the mould, we still need to cut out the holes for the lights

Check back to see finished photos soon, we had our photographer there last week.

The Casper Chanelier is hangin up in our showroom right now, if you would like to have a closer look stop by our studio!

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Carly and the 2Stone team

Incase you didn’t make it to the Home Show, or if you did and we got to meet you, we thought you should know that 2Stone was declared by the Calgary Herald to be “1 of 3 must see” at this years show, you can read the article here. To go along with that statement 2Stone won this years”Best Use of Medium Space” awarded by the Calgary Home Show staff. A big congrats to Lise for her savy design eye and Justin for his gorgeous designs!

(Photo courtesy of the Calgary Herald)

Now that the show is all over we are busy delivering the pieces from the show to their new owners and getting back to where we are most comfy, in the shop!

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Carly and the 2Stone team

Terri Higgins of the Huff Post had some question for Justin last week, check out her article “Breaking Design Ground: Cement Isn’t Just for Sidewalks Anymore” to read more.

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Carly and the 2Stone team

2Stone will be participating in this year’s Home and Garden Show at the Calgary Round up Center taking place Feb 28- March 3. We have signed up for our biggest booth ever to showcase our most exciting launch yet. Unfortunately I have been sworn to secrecy, but what I can tell you is that it will be huge!

What I can tell you is that our launch will still have the hand crafted high quality work coupled with cutting edge design that you have come to expect from 2Stone, but in a form most would never have expected. You can check out this month’s Avenue Magazine to get a tiny clue to our 2013 launch.

This year’s Home and Garden Show has a star studded lineup of presenters and exhibitors as well as some tasty food trucks to fill your belly.

2Stone is also participating in the Pallet Design Competition held by the Home and Garden Show.
Some of Calgary’s most prominent individuals will be challenged to show off their creative flare by turning similar wooden shipping pallets into interior design treasures.  One month prior to the event each participant will be provided with 3 pallets and a $125 budget to create their masterpiece.  The finished pieces will be auctioned off at the 2013 Calgary Home + Garden Show, with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish® Foundation so make sure you check that out.

Come on down to check out our big launch and say hello. We love seeing out past customers and meeting new ones.

Cya there!

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Carly and the 2Stone team

In case you missed it, which is highly likely unless you live in Toronto…2Stone made an appearance in Colin and Justin’s column inside the Toronto Star last weekend. The article focused on different approaches and materials for backsplashes (or “splashback” in Britain according to Colin and Justin). Our now famous once piece backsplash from the “White Kitchen” is pictured in the article.

Its a great article and definitely demands a read, you can check out the full article here.

Colin and Justin are of course the hilarious duo of  Scottish interior decorators and television presenters. To get more of them you can check out their website here. 2Stone sends their warmest thanks to them for highlighting our product as well as being a champion for concrete in the home.

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Carly and the 2Stone team

Stone has wound in in the finalists a second time for Avenue Magazine’s annual Design Competition. For those of you who don’t remember, 2 years ago 2Stone was a finalist with our gorgeous white coffee table/fireplace piece the “CubbyHole”. This year our “Canopy Chandelier” has made it to the finals along with 4 other stellar designs. Avenue Magazine will be awarding the winner a prize of a spring trip to the 25th Montreal International Design Show, the winner will be chosen by a panel of judges as well as having voting open to the public. The pieces are currently on display at BoConcept until the 21st.

Please head on down to check out some amazing local designer and while your there why not throw a vote in for 2Stone so that Justin will finally leave the shop for more than 10 hours to sleep. Also pick up a copy of Avenue Magazine to see this years finalist. But if you cant make it down to BoConcept or find a copy of Avenue, 2Stone will be at the Home and Garden show Feb 28-March 3 at the Round up Centre where we will also be displaying out chandelier.

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Carly and the 2Stone team

2Stone has again been tipped off by a client that our work is featured in a magazine! The Fall 2012 edition of “Best Home”

Western Canada spotlights a really neat project we did this year in an old reclaimed barn turned gorgeous home. The article begins on page 56 and talks about the process of turning a 1920′s concrete barn into a modern dwelling. The fireplace surround picture in the article was cast in our Calgary studio. It is done using our new “Board Form” technique, meant to mimic the look of traditional cast in place concrete walls. Judging by the article it looks like we even fooled them and I quote “A poured concrete surround captures……”

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Carly and the 2Stone Team

Houzz is such a great website, I am just finding my way around it so be patient (and kind) with my page! Happy browsing!

Lise

In case your missed it, 2Stone’s coffee table was shown in the Calgary Herald a few Saturdays ago. It was one of the tables from our “Board and Block” collection seen here. Aly Velji has a new column in the Herald in which he will show case the things he loves each week, a big thanks to Aly for the mention.

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Carly and the 2Stone Team