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One of the biggest emerging

trends in home decor has no

shape, colour or texture. De-

spite that, it’s going to have a

huge influence on the way we

live in our homes, says William

MacDonald, a Toronto-based

interior designer.

“Creating privacy in architec-

ture and design is a trend that’s

really strong in Europe and New

York,” says MacDonald. “I think

it’s partly a reaction to an In-

ternet world, in which every-

thing is out there for everybody

to see.”

It’s also partly in response to

the widespread elimination of

interior walls that occurred over

the last few decades, as home-

owners embraced the open-

concept design. MacDonald

thinks the same homeowners —

especially ones with noisy chil-

dren or a family member with a

messy home office — are discov-

ering that walls and doors have

advantages.

The urge for some room of

one’s own is behind a resur-

gence in the use of room divid-

ers and screens, which were

originally invented to prevent

drafts, or to hide entranceways,

especially those used by ser-

vants. Now, they have a new task

— to delineate space.

While space needs to be carved

into livable chunks, most people

don’t want to sacrifice one of the

grandest benefits of an open-

concept plan — lots of light. That

means unlike their sturdy an-

cestors, room dividers are now

showing up in semi-opaque ma-

terials, such as glass and paper.

Toronto glass artist Lucy

Roussel has already noticed

growing interest in the glass

panels she makes. Frequently

used as room dividers, Roussel’s

pieces are constructed from cast

glass about an inch thick, into

which she incorporates natural

elements, such as large fern

fronds, poppy blossoms or spent

milkweed pods, or industrial

materials, such as steel mesh or

sheeting. Available in a variety

of dimensions, from countertop

height up, prices start at about

$800 for smaller pieces and

about $3,000 for larger.

They’re especially popular

with those living in lofts.

“People want to create room

divisions without obstructing

the light,” says Roussel. In

smaller condominiums and

apartments, she adds, home-

owners want to define areas

without producing a maze-like

effect.

Furniture maker Rob Brown

makes room screens inspired by

Japanese shoji screens, which

are typically constructed with a

wooden grid frame, to which a

layer of handmade paper is at-

tached.

The paper can be left plain or

decorated with calligraphy,

paintings or other material,

such as paper collage. Brown

combines both methods in his

Mosaic Shoji, prices for which

start at about $77 for an un-

adorned folding model.

Ikea offers many affordable

options for dividing space:

There are the Agen, a simple rat-

tan room divider, about $90,

and the Orgel lamp, which func-

tions as a short, semi-opaque

room divider by day and accent

lighting in the evening.

It features a paper shade and

sells for about $60. Another op-

tion is to hang a light and pretty

fabric panel from a track at-

tached to a ceiling.

Roussel’s work is on display at

Material Matters at 215 Spadina

Ave. (materialmatters.ca or 416-

977-3387), and the Living Arts

Centre in Mississauga (1-888-

805-8888 or livingartscentre.ca.

You can also get further details

on lucyroussel.com.

For more information about

Rob Brown’s work, check out

equinoxinteriors.ca or tele-

phone 1-888-815-9663.

Divide & multiply

THE MODERN

DIVIDERS

CREATE NEW

ROOMS

WITHOUT

LOSING LIGHT

BY VICKY SANDERSON

Privacy act. These glass

panels by Lucy Roussel,

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