List of products by designers Shawn Place

For furniture designer Shawn Place, a bold move from central Canada to the West Coast offered more than a change of scenery - it was exactly what he needed to launch a new career.

Originally from Brampton, Ontario, Shawn Place moved to Prince George in 2005. He was cycling through Gastown on a trip to Vancouver when he came across a contemporary furniture shop. Intrigued, he walked into the shop and, with a little luck and hard work, the rest fell into place, as if by chance

"I'd been working as a bicycle designer and was looking for a change and saw some of the furniture," recalls Place, who spoke to the Georgia Straight by phone while in town. "And I thought, 'Huh, I think I'll become a furniture designer. "