Publisher's Message: Spaces
Tanya Collins is one of the premiere interior design and decorating firms in Canada’s capital. Established in 2006,Tanya has quickly developed a clientele who appreciates her passion for style, design and her highly-personalized and intuitive approach.
Tanya’s trademarks are her ability to see space used to its fullest potential and her flair for creating timeless and fashion-forward interiors. By creating dynamic design tension with unexpected pairings — feminine curvy shapes with masculine linear lines, intense colour, graphic patterns, and abstract art with traditional furnishings, antiques and rustic woods with modern architecture, vintage with custom-designed and mass-produced with one-of- a-kind — her interiors look more evolved and personal rather than contrived and “done.” For the past three years,Tanya has been a regular columnist for Ottawa Life Magazine and our readers have come to expect her latest insights in each issue.
We hope you enjoy this special edition – a glossy, grand and glamorous affair that showcases some of the elegant homes and chic spaces of Ottawa, as redefined by Tanya.This issue is a visual feast for the eyes, packed with loads tips for your home reno and lifestyle.
We begin a new feature on the Canadian Coast Guard and continue with both the Pensions and Peace of Mind and Health-Care series. Finally, if you need to get away, enjoy our stories on Slovenia and Belgium.
Author: Dan Donovan
Dan Donovan is the founding Publisher of Ottawa Life Magazine (www.ottawalife.com) the capital’s largest and longest running (est. 1996) general interest and lifestyles magazine. His work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Financial Post, Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Masthead Magazine and The Hill Times. He is a regular guest commentator on public policy matters on CFRA and the Corus networks Charles Adler Radio Show, He is a former Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at Magna International. He served as Chief of Staff to the former federal minister of youth and labour and as Director of Publications and Communications at the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. He is a former Director of Environment Policy at The International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France. Dan holds degrees from both the University of Ottawa and the Universite de Strasbourg (Institut d’Etudes Politique et Economie). He is a Member of the Executive Committee and the Board of The Conference of Defence Associations and sits on the Board of the National Cycling Centre. His first book, True Grits, New Grits was published by Hemlock press in 1993.
