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After my frustratingly fruitless searching the other day, I’ve decided to try and keep track of Canadian based design shops I find so that next time I need to buy a gift I’ll have a good starting point.

I was very pleased to come across the UPPERCASE online shop, which is based out of Calgary. They’ve got some delightful stationary and cards, and other paper goods. They also have some absolutely beautiful looking books. The one on Couture Interiors looks wonderful, if only I was shopping for myself and not a wedding gift!

I love this scooter cutting board and I’d love to buy it for my friend who is getting married in less than a month. Unfortunately since the wedding is soon and there are so many stories of orders from the USA being delayed at the border, it’s not an option for me.

I spent a big chunk of time yesterday trying to find a Canadian based online shop with some cool independent design stuff and wasn’t able to find anything. If anyone knows of any, please let me know!

Anyway, today I found this list of design stores in Calgary which hopefully will help me find a decent wedding gift! The list is put together by Canadian House and Home and there are also guides to Toronto and Vancouver.