Miles Collyer is a Toronto-based artist as well as Art Metropole's shop manager. Go visit him at www.milescollyer.com.

Jeremy Drummond, 65-Point Plan For Sustainable Living, 2008
65-Point Plan For Sustainable Living is a collection of sixty-five aerial images depicting every Canadian Province and US State. Each image portrays a single subdivision that has been digitally reconstructed into an enclosed geographical space...with no roads leading in or out. As an installation, these images are displayed to loosely reflect their original geographic and spatial relationship - functioning as a remapping of Canada and the USA. As a multiple, these images are printed as an edition of standard postcards. "In the summer of 2006, I embarked on a road trip throughout the majority of North America to capture source material for future projects. I decided to abandon the material for satellite and digital imaging technologies. Foregrounding virtual exploration as a form of contemporary experience; I became interested in this collapse of space and time as an extension of physical, yet peripheral experiences associated with older forms of mechanized travel. While drawing connections between Medieval urban design and contemporary gated communities, I also became interested in issues regarding environmental stability and false notions of safety within the context of globalization." - the artist Edition of 250, signed and numbered.

Paul Kneale, ALT, 2009
Taking the 1970 documentary film "Gimme Shelter" by Albert and David Maysles as his starting point, Kneale eliminated all footage except that with the starbursts, rings and circle effects of lens flares. The documentary chronicling The Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour, which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert, is consolidated into an endless hazy sequence of crowds, concert goers and The Stones; both gorgeous and unpredictable.

Bad Day, Issue 6, 2009
Bad Day is a quarterly arts magazine published in Toronto. Bad Day features work by artists from all over the world, of all mediums. Issue 6 features Jason Schwartzman, Vito Acconci, Mark Fast, Jennifer Murphy, Tibi Tibi Neuspiel, Owen Pallett, Salem, Benjamin Sommerhalder, and Bad Day's quarterly horoscopes. Edition of 1000.

Ryan Dodgson, Buildings & Bodies, 2009
A compilation of Dodgson's precise line drawings exploring the personalities of buildings in Toronto. Placing the gamut of buildings that can be found in Toronto, firehalls, Gothic churches, the Victorian and bay and gable styled houses all ubiquitous, onto the bodies of those wearing pea coats, parkas, blouses and sweaters of all kinds the drawings all effectively reflect a portrait sitting, with the disposition of each house gaping back at you from the page. Dodgson has created a whimsical memento of his city, Toronto by drawing local buildings to complete portraits of his friends. Second edition.

Sebastian Butt, Cheetohs, 2008
The Cheeto Pin. Broach made in the image of the cheesey snack food. Fraudulent cheeto mounted on a silver plated stick pin.
APC

Xan Hawes, Desk Feng Shui, 2009
Delve into the life improving possibilities of aesthetics. "No watering necessary. Although not exclusively designed for the sole purpose of the office desk/cubicle environment, these modular, paint chip derived sculptures have the exclusive ability to positively modify a person's everyday life." - from the accompanying guidebook Includes paint chip sculpture in a variety of expansive yet calming tints, plywood display unit and guidebook diagramming recommended arrangements.
APC

Fuck Death Foundation, Fuck Death Mug, 2008
As an alternative to the often abstract impact of art on the world, the Fuck Death Foundation is structured to make a quantifiable contribution to society. As their mission statement outlines, "The Fuck Death Foundation is an organization dedicated to the elimination of death through the generation and distribution of funds to strategically selected causes and initiatives worldwide." The organization aims to efficiently and effectively target the 5 illnesses responsible for 70% of the world's mortalities; parasitic and infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer and AIDS through the distribution of funds, while a Lightning Action Relief Fund will respond to global crisis situations. Over time, resources will be directed toward "life extension sciences". Produced by the Fuck Death Foundation as part of their incisive venture to "carpet bomb death", this black ceramic mug bears the phrase "Fuck Death" in white text. Start the day right and take a stand against mortality, all while enjoying your first soothing cup of the day. All proceeds from sales benefit the Foundation. Numbered edition, signed - 'Forever'.

Alex Fuller, Gabe Usadel, The Incredible Journey that is Consciousness, 2009
Squares, circles and triangles are at the core of what makes the industrial world around us. A universal visual language apparent in all things--the tools we use, the fashion we wear, the buildings we live in and the communications we see. Inspired by Kandinsky, Mondrian, Lissitzky, and Albers, the book explores the compositional potential of three primary forms and colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, circle, square, triangle) through a series of offset color prints, inviting each reader to "interpret a landscape of symmetries, simplicities and geometric structures." Edition of 500, numbered.