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NOVEMBER 2019 BCBUSINESS 73 HUNT + ROBINSON PHOTOS COURTESY OF CLAUDIA ALAN FASHION SENSE Tsawwassen-based Dorothy Grant creates clothing for men and women to embody the Haida philosophy of self-respect. Her work is featured in museum collections across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., and Nuu-chah-nulth actor Duane Howard, who appeared in The Revenant, wore her Eagle Raven tuxedo to the 2016 Academy Awards. Grant's Raven Comes Full Circle scarf, made of silk and modal, has a wave-pattern border. • ROOM SERVICE Indigenous art plays a starring role at this B.C. hotel Each of the 18 boutique hotel suites in Vancouver's Skwachàys Lodge and Residence is unique, but all were conceived by Indigenous artists in collabora- tion with local interior designers. A fair trade gallery at street level showcases Indigenous artistic and cultural work. The proceeds from the hotel and gallery go to the non-profit Vancouver Native Housing Society, which owns and operates them, to subsidize 24 live/ work studios for Aboriginal artists. The building also houses a rooftop sweat lodge and smudge room used for spiritual cleansing, studio/ workshop production space and a commercial kitchen. PLATE GLASS Kwakwaka'wakw and Tlingit artist Corrine Hunt has designed everything from the 2010 Olympic medals and 2018 Canadian Olympic snowboard team sweat- ers to jewelry, eyeglasses and furniture. Her tableware collections, produced by North Vancouver's Boma Manufacturing, are made of recycled glass. IN THE BAG Born in Nanaimo and raised in Bella Coola, Kelly Robinson is descended from the Nuxalk and Nuu-chah-nulth Nations. He is known for his jewelry and prints, like this Raven Transforming design on a jute tote bag. PILLOW TALK Vancouver's Chloë Angus Design melds fashion and home decor items with Indigenous art- work. Each piece is licensed and includes the artist's signature to ensure authenticity. The signature Modern Print pillow cover, a col- laboration between Chloë Angus and Haida artist Clarence Mills, is an abstract interpreta- tion of traditional Haida design that doesn't belong to a specific clan or crest. The covers are soft, durable, washable melton cloth with shell detailing.