GIFTGUIDE
Global Goods
WINTER 2012
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BETA5
Formedduring the controlledmeltingand coolingof
liquid chocolate, form-5beta is themost desirable
formof cocoabutter crystallization; hence thename
of thisVancouver-basedartisanal chocolate compa-
ny.All that science translates to chocolatewith lots
of shineand snap.AtBeta5’swarehouse-like shop,
watch co-ownerandpastry chefAdamChandler
craft raspberry caramels, truffles, andéclairs (he
andhispartner, JessicaRosinski, useonlyethically
sourced chocolate from legendaryFrench supplier
MichelCluizel). The companyalso recently intro-
ducedpastries suchasalmond croissants, brown-
butter shortbread, andapricot-poppy seedDanish.
MUST-BUY:
The imperial stoutandcaramelizedba-
nana-filledchocolates; seasonalbuttercaramels in-
fusedwithmango-passionfruitorraspberries; anda
fewof thesolidPolygonchocolatebarscast inamoun-
tain-likemold toreflectVancouver’ssurroundings
413 Industrial Ave., Vancouver; beta-5.com
MILLERGOODMAN
DesignersZoeMillerandDavidGood-
man found theircreativecallingwhen
theystartedmakingexclusivechildren’s
booksandproducts forLondon’sTate
Publishingback in2002.Based inBrighton,
thehusband-wife teamcontinues towinover
theBabarsetwith theirgeometrically-designed
woodblocksand toys, someborndirectly from their
beloved72-page
Shape
book,which imaginatively
introducesconceptssuchassymmetryand
patterns. “Weareveryhappy tobepromoting
creative, open-ended tactileplay inaworld
obsessedwithscreen-basedentertainment,”
Goodmannotes.
MUST-BUY:
PlayShapes, astunningsetof 74
geometric rubberwoodshapes that canmake
anything fromanowl toacowboy (amongother
animals, people, andvehicles)
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