
Research. And. Development
899 Dundas St. West
416.231.0266
researchanddevelopment.ca
R.A.D. as in research and development
not a circa 92's surfers response to "did you like it". Kia Waese has curated one hell of a spot so alluring that any time the doors' are open everyone pair of eyes and legs walking by stops, looks, asks "what is this?"
"I like black, white, brown and grey," says Waese. If you wanna call it minimalism then go ahead but Waese's aesthetic is simply too complex for minimal thought. "Basically," says Waese "I know it when I see it." With a touch of avant-garde and a soupçon of purpose and structure. Don't expect to walk in and see frills and froufrou, lace trim or rainbows—just keep walking.
Waese's m.o. "designers whose attention is devoted to artisanal hand made pieces." M.A+ (Maurizio Amedei), NICO UYTTERHAEGEN, LD TUTTLE and JAS M.B. every piece has been hand-picked by Waese for it's quality, form, function and of course aesthetic appeal. These are pieces that you'll come back 2-3-9 times to fawn over and when you can't take it anymore you close your eyes swipe with the strip facing in and scratch your name on the dotted line. It'll happen so fast you probably wont even remember, but chequings will.
And you don't have to sift through racks it's all there, waiting. Waese wanted to keep the space sparse and minimal "feeling of a gallery." And stay tuned for F/W when the lines Dark Shadow and Collection K are coming...
The gist is: beautiful shoes and bags. period.
above image courtesy of: R.A.D.
shopping here is easy like sunday morning.

some light reading for all those seekers of information

bags and belts. you can see.

me rikey. a lot. so much. might do shameful things for these. just sayin.

fri-sat 12:00- 18:00 (6 pm for all you dodos out there)
sun 12:00- 17:00 (6 minus 1 equals 5 pm)
thurs by appointment only