I’m Now A Part Of Schmap!

// January 5th, 2008 // Dreams & Goals

Schmap? That was pretty much my reaction as well when I first received an email from Emma regarding the the 2008 Schmap Toronto guide…

So what is Schmap?

Schmap’s series of digital travel guides integrates dynamic maps with useful background reading, suggested tours, photos from the traveling public and reviews by local correspondents (for sights and attractions, hotels, restaurants, bars, parks, theaters, galleries, museums and more) to profile 200 destinations throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

On christmas day I received an email from Emma over at Schmap letting me know that my photo (above) had been shortlisted for inclusion in the 4th edition of their Schmap Toronto Guide, and more specifically, it would be used for the Interior Design Show section of the guide.

Yes, the photo was taken at the IDS07 and really it was one of those “saw it out of the corner of my eye, walked over, snapped the pic, and didn’t think much of it” type scenerios.

See, if we dig back a bit into the LE archives, we come across the post “The Teachings of Grout” which was written while preparing a couple high-end fireplaces for display at said design show. The show was to be the last event that Tri-Lane Distributing ever did because my parents had sold the company just weeks before the show. The killer was that we still had to blow our brains out over this show, and I still had to build an entire 20′x20′ display which contained 3 fully functioning fireplaces completely finished (oh, and we had a 4th fireplace in one of the display homes which we needed to setup as well).

What’s the kicker? Well, two solid weeks were spent building this booth, it was up for a couple days at the show, we took it down, put in in the warehouse, and a couple days later all the employees moved to the new company. Oh, the show also fell on my birthday, and I have a nice “7″ scar on the back of my hand for life due to a collision between my hand and a fireplace during construction. What a way to end a company, eh?

Anyways, the only slight perk to this whole show was that I got to attend the opening night gala, and I was able to get into the show early during the press only time period. Colleen was there interviewing Brian Rosevear about the fireplaces and I was wandering around snapping various photographs in the amazing lighting the show provided.

The image itself was from a display just across the isle from Town & Country (formerly distributed in Ontario by Tri-Lane Distributing – now distributed by The Foundry) and they made in-wall waterfalls. I have no idea who the company was, however, the lighting of the waterfall with the splash of colour caught my eye, so I wandered into their booth and snapped the pic.

The reality is that it is the only picture which actually worked out because not being a good photographer, I was having significant difficulties dealing with the unique lighting situation throughout the show.

It has taken nearly a year and so far (aside from the whole grout thing) this is the only significantly positive thing to come out of whole experience. Weird how that works, isn’t it?

So, thanks goes to the keen eyes at Schmap, and a special thanks to Emma for being the bearer of great news!

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