Bulbs emerging from the soil are delightful evidence that Spring is near, with the Equinox falling on March 20. We also spring ahead one hour on March 11.

Reinforcing this forward movement, the start of 2012 has seen increased demand for our Green Sleep mattresses and Crescent Moon duvets, mattress pads and pillows. Approximately 6 to 8 hours of the significant time we spend indoors is spent sleeping. People are realizing a quality sleep experience is essential for health, well-being, and productive lives.

Our designers have also had a creative surge with more customers interested in custom-designed furniture. The centro collection is now a spring board to understanding the p+a aesthetic, quality workmanship and authentic materials — designed and manufactured right here in Vancouver!

SPRING INTO ACTION

Count the number of times the word "spring" appears in this eNews (including the features below) and "Comment" on our Facebook page and you will be entered into a draw to win a $100 p+a gift card.

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Shop online or visit our Vancouver store to save 25-50% on in-stock:

• p+a mohair throws, and alpaca throws and scarves
• p+a organic wool blankets
• p+a organic cotton Sateen sheet sets
• p+a organic cotton terry towels
• Lauren Saunders, LUprints and p+a toss cushions
• Tsunami Glassworks hand blown glass bowls and vases
• Zenzulu telephone wire baskets
• Taschen books
• Ashley Watson recycled leather bags and wallets
• Dinah Coops and LUprints tableware and linens
• Dinah Coops, Refurbished, Wired Resistance jewelry
• Pangea Organics natural and organic skin care
• and much more!

Our Vancouver store sale ends Dec 31 as we're closed Jan 1 and 2, but you have until midnight PST Jan 2 to save BIG shopping online.

You can also make your purchase online and select the Pick Up option at the checkout. Then come by the store at your convenience to pick up your purchase.

Wishing you all the best during the holiday season and in 2012!

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159 West Hastings Street
11-6  Tuesday- Friday | 10-5  Saturday
Free shipping in Canada for orders over $75

holiday hours
11-6  Dec 27-30
10-5  Dec 31
closed  Jan 1, Jan 2

modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environment

Join in the Flack Block drive for the Food Bank, on now until December 24.

Bring in the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society's most needed items to p+a furniture and save on purchases you make in the store. Some merchandise is not included in offer.

Save 10% when you bring in 3 most needed items. Save 15% when you bring in 6 most needed items!

Boxes can also be found at Maai Living next door, as well as the elevator lobbies on floors 3-5 at 163 West Hastings.

p+a has nifty gifts that feel good to give

Below is just a small sampling of what we have in store and online.

p+a furniture Vancouver
159 West Hastings Street
11-6  Tuesday to Friday | 10-5  Saturday | 12-5  Sunday

holiday hours
11-6  Monday Dec 19
10-5  Dec 24, Dec 31
closed  Dec 25, Dec 26, Jan 1, Jan 2
11-6  Dec 27-30

modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environment

New in, stunning Tsunami Glassworks soft box, drape and tube vases, and cell bowls, in a variety of color combinations and sizes, etched and shiny. Visit our Vancouver store for an amazing selection from this internationally recognized, Canadian talent!

p+a's 2nd anniversary sale ends October 30

p+a furniture continues to celebrate two years being here with 20% off p+a-designed lines. Our 2nd anniversary sale includes the centro collection and wool area rugs.
 

pre-order p+a mohair and alpaca throws

Pre-order from a vast array of p+a mohair throws and p+a alpaca throws to add warmth to your interiors with this season's must-have colors and patterns! Order by October 30 and receive in November.

more news

• Only 2 weeks left to visit our Vancouver store to enter to win a pair of Wormhole 5 earrings and a Tar bracelet (both black + red) by Wired Resistance (48 value)!
• Dan and Marta Badulescu were the winners of Construct II framed linocut print by local artist Janine Duns ($150 value).
• For super savings, take advantage of a selection of showroom models up to 50% off, including a Green Sleep Allegra queen mattress at 25% off, now $1,498.50, regular $1,998.

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159 West Hastings Street
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modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environments

Trust the Internet to offer countless ways to complete the above expression, our favourite being "time flies when you're having rum"!

Time has indeed flown by as p+a furniture celebrates two years being here with 20% off p+a-designed lines. Starting August 2, our 2nd anniversary sale includes the centro collection and wool area rugs.

August will also see the start of monthly draws for an array of prizes. Early September we'll draw for a Pangea Organics body care gift set ($48 value). Visit our Vancouver store to enter.

For super savings, take advantage of a selection of showroom models 50% off.

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159 West Hastings Street
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modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environments

Apropos title for this beautiful 8x8 composition by artist Janice Wong. In a world increasingly inundated with visual information, Janice's work offers an opportunity for quiet contemplation. Developed through upwards of 30 layers of colored acrylic glazes, the paintings evoke a deep sense of space. View Thoughts Bubble Up and more new work by Janice at p+a Vancouver and online.

Check out our features below for what's new, including

• Ashley Watson recycled leather bags and wallets
• p+a's Spring bed + bath event
• our current Pangea Organics offer

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159 West Hastings Street
10-6 Tuesday to Friday | 10-5 Saturday
Free shipping in Canada and the US for orders over $500

modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environments

Save 25% and discover why the Pangea Organics line of natural and organic body care has a near cult following during their Earth Day celebration on now.

Pangea Organics products are skillfully formulated to amplify hydration and support cellular regeneration by feeding the skin with the highest quality antioxidant nutrients, EFA-rich oils, and nourishing plant botanicals that nature has to offer. Pangea Organics takes it a step further by using organic ingredients, which contain 30% more antioxidants than their non-organic counterparts, and leaving out all synthetics and petroleum-based chemicals.

Visit the Environmental Working Group's SKIN DEEP cosmetic safety database, where you'll find Pangea Organics products score a low hazard (0-3 out of 10), which is very impressive compared to other brands.

Have you exhausted giving bling to the special women in your life? Look no further than Sir Tom girlie clutches, now exclusively available in Canada from p+a. Also look for Ashley Watson recycled leather bags, wallets and accessories later this Spring.

The Keilhauer signature sale ends April 30. Save 20% on Keilhauer Celia lounge chairs, Flit side chairs and the entire Cahoots line!

p+a furniture continues to clear out inventory to make way for an array of new product lines and introductions! Visit the sale section online and our Vancouver store to save up to 70%.

p+a furniture Vancouver
159 West Hastings Street
10-6 Tuesday to Friday | 10-5 Saturday
Free shipping in Canada and the US for orders over $500

modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environments

It's a daybed, with a story that suggests all involved were not asleep when they were designing and assembling it, Lucy Hyslop of the Vancouver Sun reports.

winter 2011 promotion
Receive a natural latex and organic cotton futon, quilted with wool, for only $495 more when you purchase a condo size centro daybed. That's a $500 saving!

Studio North, a mini gallery for up-and-coming Canadian designers, including Tsunami Glassworks, were highlights at the recent Interior Design Show, according to torontoist.com.

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159 West Hastings Street
10-6 Tuesday to Friday | 10-5 Saturday | 12-5 Sunday
Free shipping in Canada and the US for orders over $500

modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environments

OR NICE?

Either way, indulge in our recent arrivals:

• If naughty, clean up your act with Pangea Organics and Kama!
• If nice, wrap yourself in a p+a alpaca scarf, so popular we had to bring in more, or
• Wired Resistance jewelry, made from reclaimed/surplus industrial materials, is just plain irresistable. Imagine bike chain earrings, chokers and bracelets, or
• LUprints and Dinah Coops tableware and linens, perfect for everyday and entertaining!

Shop online for super savings and find our growing list of gift ideas.

holiday gifts

p+a furniture would be pleased to wrap your gifts for the special people in your life!

Join in the Flack Block food drive for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society on now until Dec 22!

Boxes can be found at p+a furniture and Maai Living (157 West Hastings), as well as the elevator lobbies on floors 2-5 at 163 West Hastings.

p+a furniture Vancouver
10-6 Monday to Friday | 10-5 Saturday | 12-5 Sunday
Free shipping in Canada and the US for online orders over $100

holiday hours
10-6 Dec 24, Dec 31
12-5 Dec 26
closed Dec 25, Jan 1, Jan 2

modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environments

Jack-o'-lanterns don't really experience afterglow, but it seems like a catchy title. 'Tis the season!

New arrivals

• p+a alpaca throws — Wrap yourself in sublimely soft and simple luxury. Alpaca fibers are amongst the most versatile and luxurious in the world. Alpaca wool is warm, breathable and comfortable. New colors include granite, lilac and wine.
• p+a alpaca scarves — Enjoy warmth on the go, just in time for winter.
• Cahoots Relax lounge chair in a gorgeous eggplant colour, with a companion side table. Designed by EOOS for Keilhauer, the Cahoots collection won Best of Neocon 2010 Gold for Lounge Seating.
• Dominic Design jewelry — New in-store, to complement our Wired Resistance and Refurbished jewelry lines. Dominic Design jewelry is locally handmade from reclaimed wood, Corian® and leather offcuts.

Pangea Organics

We've known that Pangea Organics products do more than make your body feel good, by supporting sustainable agriculture and culture. After recently visiting the Environmental Working Group's SKIN DEEP cosmetic safety database, we were reminded that the majority of their products score a low hazard (0-3 out of 10), which is very impressive compared to other brands.

According to EWG, Pangea Organics is up-to-date on all requirements of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics and is a full member. Pangea Organics is continuing to work toward fully substantiating the safety of their products as required in the next phase of the Compact.

We'd also like to welcome Meat & Bread to the Flack Block, and look forward to Fresh Bowl opening next door to them, for a well-balanced diet!

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now open 7 days a week
10-6 Monday to Friday | 10-5 Saturday | 12-5 Sunday
Free shipping in Canada and the US for online orders over $100

modern solutions for sustainable home+work+play environments

celebrating one year being here

Thanks to the many people that have come by the store just to congratulate us! With Penner & Associates approaching 10 years in business in 2011, we never thought p+a furniture celebrating its 1st year anniversary would garner such attention, and even an article in today's Vancouver Sun ATHOME section by Claudia Kwan. Perhaps surviving one year is an accomplishment in retail!

Our sale ends August 21, so visit our Vancouver store to save on a wide selection of in-stock items and showroom models.

siesta anyone?

Prepare for the most healthy and restful sleep ever! We invite you to visit our store to try the GreenSleep line of natural and organic pocket coil mattresses. The Molena mattress is beautifully made up with the Amenity Fern duvet cover and toss cushions, p+a organic cotton sateen sheets and Crescent Moon alpaca and sheep wool pillows. 15 minute snooze per person only please ;~)

when people we know do impressive stuff

The nice thing about having our own shop, is that we can sell whatever we want, and we're not talking illegal substances or stolen goods...at least not at the moment.

It's so cool to get to a point in life where friends and colleagues do impressive things like co-author books. The newest addition to p+a's burgeoning book collection is "Agricultural Urbanism: Handbook for Building Sustainable Food Systems in 21st Century Cities", by Janine de la Salle and Mark Holland.

Janine de la Salle, Director of Food Systems Planning at HB Lanarc, has recently been awarded the President’s Award for Young Planners by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

heartfelt

Now you can give someone your heart, or rip it out, metaphorically-speaking, with Eva Milinkovic's VENTRICLE vessel. By Tsunami Glassworks in Toronto, the VENTRICLE is available 12", 16" or 22" high. Look for this beautiful specimen in our store in the coming weeks.

"Woodward's ...now a bulwark against the gentrification or touristification juggernaut..."

Hmmm...Perhaps we've piqued your curiosity with this excerpt from Adele Weder's essay, "An Urban Collective", in the new pocketbook, A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver. Whether you're a Vancouverite or visitor, the guidebook offers a stimulating tour of Vancouver's most notable architecture of the past 15 years. Stop by p+a furniture to pick up your copy of the guidebook ($24.95) en route to the Woodward's Redevelopment and 6 other projects highlighted in the Dowtown Eastside section. All projects are accessible by transit.

p+a furniture targets reducing GHG emissions

p+a furniture and Penner & Associates are working with ClimateSmart to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through a program co-sponsored by Metro Vancouver and the City of Vancouver. In addition to measuring GHGs for our operations, we'll be measuring GHGs related to transportation of the sustainable goods p+a furniture offers. All this is in an effort to reduce GHGs by 25% by 2015 (from 2010 levels).

new designer/architect discount program

Visit us in-store or p+a to sign-up for our new designer/architect discount program.

Shop online or visit our Vancouver store to save 20% on FURNITURE, area rugs and lighting — in-stock items and orders.

new arrivals

Tsunami Glassworks

The CELL bowl and DROP vase pictured above illustrate Toronto's Eva Milinkovics' passion for bright colors and organic, fluid and wonderfully tactile forms.

LUprints collection of hand printed table linens and totes

The LUprints workshop is located in the small mountain town of Pemberton BC. LUprints textiles are manufactured with the utmost care, and attention to the small details that only a handmade product can profess. LUprints' main designer, Ulla Clark, was introduced to Scandinavian textiles at a young age through her Swedish mother. Her memories of the beautiful yet functional textiles, combined with her strong affection for nature, are a constant inspiration for new products and prints.

p+a throws

Visit our online store to order your throw from the Spring 2010 or other collections.

Pangea Organics

We discovered that when it comes to body care there are many who will settle for nothing less than Pangea Organics. Accordingly, p+a is replenishing and expanding our selection, as well as offering new lower prices!

Heart of Gold is our newest Organic Fair dark chocolate bar. Combining 75% cacao dark chocolate with cranberry, blueberry, matcha, cinnamon and ginger, Heart of Gold is a medal winner for your taste buds!

  YUMM :~)

Wrap up getting gifts for everyone on your list this weekend! Visit our Vancouver store December 18 to 20 to save up to 40% on all in-stock items. We'll be open until 7 pm Friday to Sunday.

Get what's on your wish list and save up to 35% when you order online. This is in addition to free shipping in Canada for orders over $100, although we cannot guarantee delivery before December 25.

Come in or order early for the greatest selection! 

making a list, checking it twice...

gonna find out if sugar and spice...

make a nice rammed retaining wall?

Okay, so not a new spin on Santa Claus is Coming to Town, but an enticement for you to join us this weekend as the Penner & Assoc team builds a modernist gingerbread house...attempting LEED® Cinnamon!

In the Flack Block, we're fortunate to co-habit with some pretty amazing people, organizations and enterprises that have organized many drives this season for those in need.

If you're planning to come by p+a this weekend we encourage you to bring food for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. We'll also take gently used warm clothing and blankets to contribute to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's annual drive.

Transformation of the North side of Hastings between Cambie and Abbott is nearing completion! p+a is thrilled to welcome new retailers that will be opening in the Flack Block soon — Bean Around The World Coffees and Ma ai, an asian furniture store.

The Flack Block, Salient Group and p+a furniture were in a recent Globe Real Estate article, Gastown revs up, by Adele Weder.

Gastown's Christmas Shop Hop takes place December 3 from 5-9 pm. Hop up to p+a for some holiday cheer beyond our smiling faces, as p+a will stay open until 9 pm too.

Shop in your pajamas

Shop online at your convenience. Online sale now on at p+a furniture. Order by December 7 and receive:

10% off all in-stock items
+ free shipping in Canada
+ free gift wrapping — hey, we'll even write a personalized gift tag

Bricks and mortar...we've got gingerbread and icing too!

Join in the fun December 18 and 19, as our talented team at Penner & Assoc design and build a modernist gingerbread house. We'll be open until 7 pm both days.

p+a will also be open Sunday December 6, 13 and 20 from noon-5. Come in any time for an array of gift ideas under $50, $75 and $100, and enjoy complimentary gift wrapping with purchases.

If you're into sheep thrills, join us at p+a furniture on Wed Oct 28 from 5-8 PM for a special preview of ETCETERA MEDIA + ETCETERA GOODS' simple, yet beautifully-crafted wool felt bags, book boxes, pillows, bowls and coasters. The event will feature local wines and a selection of cheeses from les amis du FROMAGE.

p+a furniture now on facebook!

Login to facebook and Become a Fan of p+a to receive immediate updates of events, sales and what's new in-store and online.

We're receiving an array of new products for the season now and encourage you to visit the store or shop online at your convenience.

Green Sleep Molena pocket coil mattress

In advance of receiving a new model, the showroom mattress is on sale for 25% off.

Make your rooms extraordinary with our "make room" sale on now until Oct 10.

Visit our Vancouver store for up to 25% off all in-stock items. Receive 15% off when you order from our standard line-up or order out-of-stock items.

Save up to 20% when you order through the p+a online store. This is in addition to free shipping in Canada for orders over $100.

If you entered our draw at IDS West Sept 17-20, where Penner & Associates uncovered the Restore zone of The Green Hotel Room concept, stay tuned! The winner of the p+a centro headboard in FSC certified Eucalyptus will be announced in our next eNews.

Challenged as we may be to try to get your attention this summer, we thought showing you a sampling of products in delicious colors might pique your interest! Welcome to the first p+a eNews.

Expand your horizons and enjoy the convenience of researching and shopping online. To celebrate our online store going live, p+a furniture is offering free shipping in Canada for any purchase over $100!

If you're in the mood for window shopping, or shopping with intention, Gastown in Vancouver is the place to seek therapy. Located at the edge of Gastown, p+a furniture is at the gateway of a neighborhood in transition, the downtown eastside. Soon-to-be a thriving arts and culture hub, the Woodward's redevelopment on Hastings Street is creative, diverse and freethinking.

Winners of the eNews sign-up to win will be announced in the September issue, when we officially launch the online store. Also look for the story of the p+a store.