There’s strength in numbers, they say, and the thoughtful and engaging work of Edmonton’s Loyal Loot collective is beautiful proof. “It’s knowing that someone is as fully invested in something as you are,” says designer and co-founder Doha Chebib Lindskoog. “It’s so rewarding when things go well and you can share that—and to have someone back you up when things don’t.”
Together with Anna Thomas, Carmen Douville and Dara Humniski, she produces a line of thoughtful, playful homeware: the Monsieur Dressup, a cheeky coat-hanger that imitates a man’s shirt collar; the scalloped Cupcake table that mimics the form of the treat’s wrapper; reclaimed tree branches that are transformed into glossy, candy-coloured Log bowls. Though the four women have been design partners for more than a decade, their work remains timeless.