Swipe Moving

Swipe, the wonderful bookstore specializing in design and marketing, is moving from its old digs at 477 Richmond St. W to a suite in the legendary 401 Richmond building. The new place will be about twice as large and will allow Swipe to expand its inventory. I can't wait to see the new place and new goodies!

The move begins around April 20th, when Swipe will close. The new location should be open May 1st. Unfortunately, there will be no blowout inventory sale to lighten the move, but the news is good enough as it is.

Papa's got a brand new (Finnish) bag

I picked up a great new shoulder bag (Marimekko Olkalaukku) at one of my favourite stores, Swipe on Richmond street just west of Spadina. It's a small bookstore specializing in books and magazines on design, marketing and architecture, but they also stock a small number of other items - generally, design classics like minimalistic utensils, really nice pens and Moleskine notebooks. I have a weakness for good bags, and this one really fills a need, being larger than my man-purse yet small enough to lug around town without a second thought. At least, that's how I justify it to myself.