Folio.YVR Issue 43 spotlights Vancouver luxury and design

Folio.YVR has released Issue 43 with Vancouver developments, luxury retail, fashion, hospitality, and arts coverage centered on the West Coast market. The issue highlights Holborn’s approved Georgia + Abbott tower, new CHANEL and Chaumet openings at Oakridge Park, and several local names across real estate, styling, menswear, and weddings.

Why it matters: - The issue tracks how Vancouver’s luxury economy is being shaped by major real estate, retail, hospitality, and cultural projects at the same time. - Georgia + Abbott stands out because the approved tower adds housing, public space, Indigenous cultural programming, and a net-zero operational carbon commitment to a landmark downtown development. - The magazine also frames the West Coast as a broader luxury market, not just a real estate story.

What happened: - Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine released Issue 43. - The issue is led by Holborn’s newly approved Georgia + Abbott development in Vancouver. - CHANEL opened its largest Vancouver boutique at Oakridge Park. - Chaumet opened at Oakridge Park and brought the Joséphine collection to Vancouver for the first time. - The issue also features a Vancouver home listing, a royal academy appointment, a local styling launch, a menswear collection, wedding coverage, and feature artist Danny Singer.

The details: - Georgia + Abbott is a 315-metre hotel tower designed by Henriquez Partners Architects under Principal Gregory Henriquez. - The tower will stand as the tallest structure in Western Canada. - The design uses a diagrid exoskeleton inspired by one of British Columbia’s rarest natural formations. - The project includes 1,783 homes. - The development includes a year-round public plaza shaped by Indigenous art and cultural programming. - Holborn says the project responds to housing, social housing, tourism, childcare, public space, Indigenous cultural representation, downtown revitalization, and safety. - Helen Siwak, editor-in-chief and publisher of Folio.YVR, says Georgia + Abbott signals how Vancouver and the Lower Mainland plan to build for the next generation. - Joo Kim Tiah, principal at Holborn, says the site offered a rare opportunity to contribute to Vancouver in multiple ways. - CHANEL’s Oakridge Park boutique spans 750 square metres and was designed by Peter Marino. - CHANEL has set a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. - Chaumet’s Oakridge location features a tiara maquette wall honoring Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais and more than two centuries of house history. - The real estate feature is 91 E 40th Avenue, a five-bedroom, 2,744-square-foot home built in 2022 by Simplicity Homes. - b Squared Architecture Inc. handled the architecture, and deVise Design handled the interiors. - Sid + Jacqueline Real Estate Group of Oakwyn Realty Ltd. is offering the property. - Chan Hon Goh has been appointed Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dance. - Goh is a former Principal Dancer with the National Ballet of Canada and the current General and Artistic Director of Goh Ballet Academy Canada. - Michelle Addison left Holt Renfrew after 15 years across three Vancouver luxury retailers and launched Michelle Addison Style. - Michelle Addison Style covers personal styling, wardrobe consulting, and creative direction. - Vancouver menswear label Champlain released its third seasonal collection, the fall Estate Collection. - The collection includes polos, cardigans, sweaters, and outerwear. - Champlain is now carried in more than 70 retailers across Canada, including Harry Rosen. - Founder and Creative Director Jonathan Richard built the collection around British heritage fabrics and wearability for both office and outdoor settings. - The CELEBRATE section includes a wedding designed by Liting Chan of Paradise Events Inc. at Swaneset Bay Resort & Country Club. - The issue also features Granville Island Hotel, which won a 2026 Travellers’ Choice Award and appeared on National Geographic’s list of the ten best hotels in Vancouver. - Granville Island Hotel’s waterfront setting and Dockside restaurant are presented as wedding venue assets, including an inclusive dining menu and one of the city’s largest waterfront patios. - Danny Singer’s work appears on the front cover and throughout the issue. - Singer’s Main Street Project has photographed full main streets of small prairie towns for 25 years. - Each panorama is stitched from as many as 150 sequential images. - The work is held in collections including the National Gallery of Canada and the Vancouver Art Gallery. - Folio.YVR is published by EcoLuxLuv Communications & Marketing Inc. alongside Portfolio.YVR Business & Entrepreneurs Magazine. - The publication describes itself as independent, digital-first, and ad-free. - EcoLuxLuv Communications & Marketing Inc. says the two flagship titles surpassed 5 million combined reads in 2025. - The company also operates a media brokering division and has a national content partnership with Retail-Insider.com. - Both titles license content to news agencies in Korea and Asia. - Explicit social links provided in the release include Folio.YVR on LinkedIn, Folio.YVR on Instagram, and Folio.YVR on Facebook.

Between the lines: - Folio.YVR is positioning Vancouver luxury as an ecosystem that spans skyline-defining development, designer retail, local fashion, and cultural institutions. - The issue also signals a clear editorial focus on projects tied to sustainability, Indigenous representation, and placemaking, not just premium aesthetics. - Coverage of appointments and independent brands suggests the magazine is trying to connect prestige markets with local talent and regional identity.

What's next: - Georgia + Abbott now moves from approval into the next stages of development planning and delivery. - CHANEL’s and Chaumet’s Oakridge presence is likely to keep raising the mall’s luxury profile. - Folio.YVR will continue building coverage around West Coast luxury, business, and lifestyle stories through its digital and partner channels.

The bottom line: - Issue 43 treats Vancouver luxury as a long-term story about growth, identity, and influence, with Georgia + Abbott as its clearest symbol.