Kits for a Cause Community Event 2018

At Pacific, we are incredibly grateful for the community of Vancouver that has supported us from the very beginning. Vancouver is not an easy city to carve a place out in, and we’re reminded every day about how lucky we are to be doing what we do in the city that we love. We believe…

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The Four Essential Tools You Need for Woodworking

Getting into woodworking projects can be daunting to think about if you’re new to the trade. Don’t let that stop you though! We had a chat with Logan in the Pacific workshop and we’ve got you covered with the four essential tools you will need to get started in woodworking. Logan is no newbie to…

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Job Posting // We’re Hiring A Controller

We are on the hunt for a rockstarĀ finance and accounting guru to add to our team as our new Controller! We are looking to add a competent and agile financial leader to the team that has the ability to manage all areas of the accounting function while providing strategic insights into fiscal forecasting, company sustainability,…

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maker profile // madebypacific

West Coast Winter is coming up! To celebrate the second season of our local-only pop-up shop, we’re profiling our vendors. Get to know their wants, needs, loves, and loathes. Because they are cool and so are you. 1) Who are you? Alanna Rogers, Co-Founder of Pacific Design Lab 2) What made you want to start…

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An Inside Look At The Access Collection

We continue to create custom pieces for local businesses and customers in our community. But we also wanted to come back to developing products that speak to our own, unique Pacific brand. As we continued to define ourselves through our online merging of Pacific Design Lab and Pacific Solutions Contracting (have you checked out the…

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Welcome to Made by Pacific

It’s finally here! Our new website… When the journey started we were looking for an updated website for both Pacific Design Lab and Pacific Solutions Contracting. One of the business challenges we were tackling, however, was that our two companies weren’t helping each other when it came to branding and marketing. So we created a…

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Pacific Design Lab Loves Western Living Magazine

No words can describe how beyond thrilled / excited / honoured / humbled / proud / excited / grateful (the list can go on, really) we were to welcome Stacey McLachlan from Western Living Magazine into our East Vancouver studio and workshop, nor can they describe what we felt when we saw her lovely article…

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Going Behind Our E 28 Collection With Nineteen Ten

One day in early 2015, we had a conversation with our good friends at Nineteen Ten discussing this butcher block cart they have in their shop. Everyone loved it, but the piece was not for sale – it was a staple in their shop, and acted as counter space near their cash desk. What started…

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We Re-branded!

By now I’m sure you’ve seen tid-bits of this here and there, so let’s make it official – we’re going through a little bit of a brand re-fresh! And we couldn’t be more excited about it. Why did we do it, you may ask? Well, for a couple of reasons: 1. We wanted to bring…

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