Northern Light
Superstar
On the broader cafe............that blue......I dunno.
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Holt Renfrew Renovations (50 Bloor West, Morguard, 2s, Gensler)
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stjames2queenwest
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Doesn’t look that great to me.
isaidso
Senior Member
Well it's designed for their target demographic, not the masses. They're far more particular about what things look like.
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Northern Light
Superstar
LMAO, you clearly skipped reading many of my posts here.
I am most certainly their target demo.
Of course, I'm always found Holt's to be a bit kitsch.
Their over use of pink for a decade was legendary; their continued aversion to windows has correctly attracted derision here.
They really are too slavish to trends.
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officedweller
Senior Member
Yeah, some 7 year old boy wants his furniture back.
isaidso
Senior Member
I do skim. Like most things, people aren't all going to like the same thing. Personally, I avoid Holts like the plague .... in favour of Harry Rosen next door. I do like the look of that cafe though. Enough to make an exception and trudge through Holts to have a look.
maestro
Senior Member
It's very on trend. Years of white on white on white have probably led to these bold colour inclusions. I don't hate it. The blue does come across as less sophisticated. Maybe I've spent a little too much time at 55 Bloor or the Bank of Montreal Tower Toronto across the street to offer an impartial opinion.
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AlbertC
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More photos and commentary on the new Holts Cafe available in this article:
Alex Cochrane Reinvents Toronto’s Flagship Holts Café
Stefan Novakovic
Feb 25, 2020
www.azuremagazine.com
Alex Cochrane Reinvents Toronto’s Flagship Holts Café
Stefan Novakovic
Feb 25, 2020
Alex Cochrane Reinvents Toronto's Flagship Holts Café
At Toronto's Holts Café, primary colours and natural light lend the luxury retailer's new hangout an elegantly energetic identity.
www.azuremagazine.com
Benito
Senior Member
officedweller
Senior Member
Thanks!
It seems to have finer grain / more texture than the similar Nordstrom facades.
More like an ancient wall that says "established" rather than a modernist wall that says "clean, fresh" (like a bathroom or kitchen).
It seems to have finer grain / more texture than the similar Nordstrom facades.
More like an ancient wall that says "established" rather than a modernist wall that says "clean, fresh" (like a bathroom or kitchen).
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Benito
Senior Member
Today.
officedweller
Senior Member
They should add a support system for rotating art displays on that blank wall in the restaurant. It would provide a jolt of colour facing the street.
androiduk
Senior Member
If they put signage up I hope they use a more playful font than last time.
Benito
Senior Member
Today.
Benito
Senior Member
New signage for Holt Refrew and more of the updated exterior revealed today.
