Vancouver Restaurant Round Up – Summer 2016 Edition

Summers on the west coast are seriously the best, and this one has truly been one for the books! Epic sunshine, warm weather, and beautiful summer evenings spent at a hot new Vancouver restaurant. Team Pacific is (finally) catching their breath after a whirlwind few months getting these awesome new spots ready for your enjoyment.…

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The Pacific Story – Our Brand Video

It’s not always construction and build projects happening over here at Pacific! We’ve been working behind the scenes on some pretty cool stuff with some pretty awesome people. One of which we are excited to officially launch today. If you haven’t heard of Hello Tomorrow yet, then take note. This talented duo has set the bar incredibly…

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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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Pacific Solutions Contracting and Mamie Taylor’s in Scout Magazine

A “cave of construction” is what Scout Magazine called it in a recent #TBT. Before they opened their doors and served up some of the best fried chicken in town, the team at Pacific Solutions Contracting was in there (shorts and all) to clean up the very old Keefer Bakery. ?? From space design to…

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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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West Coast Winter – A Pop Up Shop Experience

Not going to lie, it’s been a busy few weeks! Between our event at Nineteen Ten on Tuesday, business as usual, and our very exciting West Coast Winter happening this Saturday, it’s been a week to remember for sure! We couldn’t be more thrilled that the weekend is finally here though. After many, many weeks…

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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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Pacific Design Lab at IDS West

The Interior Design Show West (IDS West) shows never fail to impress! This year was no exception. Held September 24th – 27th,  this year’s show had representation from brands both large and small, artisans, interior designers, students, and retailers alike. Well-curated and thoughtfully laid out, walking through the show was like a fantastic visual journey as you’d…

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