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Opening Reception for New Art Exhibit

Posted by - November 27, 2014 - Events, News

ARTE Funktional is hosting an opening reception for a new art exhibit entitled Impassioned Abstraction. Join us at The Factory on Thursday, December 4th from 5-8 PM for mingling, food, drinks and discussion.

Impassioned Abstraction features two artists, Michelle Sorensen and Barry Rafuse. Michelle Sorensen is an artist from Vernon, BC that creates beautiful glass sculptures. Her sought-after artwork gently transmits light and uniquely balances fragility and strength.

Barry Rafuse is a celebrated Canadian textured abstract painter. Using large canvases, his artwork is dramatic and mysterious. Grounded in the natural environment, unstructured texture and colour dance together to create inspiring art.

To join us for the opening reception, please RSVP by email at info @ artefunktional.com (no spaces). We hope to see you there!

Impassioned Abstraction will be on exhibit at The Factory in Kelowna from December 3, 2014 to March 27, 2015. For additional information, visit www.artefunktional.com.

Kootenay Home Suspended in the Trees

Posted by - October 17, 2014 - News, Project Profile

Innotech Windows + Doors‘ showroom at The Factory is a central location for building professionals and homeowners building throughout BC’s Southern Interior Region, including the Thompson Okanagan and the Kootenay Rockies.

The Ridge is a sustainable house that looks like it is suspended in the trees. Located in Kaslo, BC, the home is perched on a cliff overlooking Kootenay Lake. Designed around many of the original trees on the property, the home features many large Innotech windows and doors that provide stunning views of the lake and mountains.

+ To learn more about the sustainable technologies in this home and view more images, click here

Join us at the Kelowna Fall Home Show

Posted by - September 20, 2014 - Events, News

Join us this weekend at the Kelowna Fall Home Show at the Kelowna Curling Club (551 Recreation Avenue). Our team will be in booth #35 answering your design and build questions.

Swing by to get inspired by new design trends and building products!

Saturday, September 20th from 10AM to 5PM
Sunday, September 21st from 10AM to 4PM

The Factory Awards the First Factory Trade Foundation Bursary

Posted by - July 22, 2014 - Factory Trade Foundation, News

The Factory members wanted to give back to our community… but how? Many hours of brainstorming gave rise to the idea to start the Factory Trade Foundation to help students enrolled in the one of the trades program at Okanagan College. Last month, after a full year of planning and donations, the first recipient received the $2,500 bursary!

Matthew Brown, a first-year student enrolled in the welding trades department at Okanagan College, was selected to receive the very first Factory Trade Foundation bursary. Each year, the selection committee carefully evaluates each applicant based on the following criteria: financial need, commitment and passion for his/her trade, and career ambitions. Congratulations Matthew!

All donations of $20 or more receive a tax credit and 100% of donations go directly to the Factory Trade Foundation. As a group, The Factory is excited to give back to our community by supporting and encouraging future leaders to excel. We would like to thank The Factory members, clients and friends that donated to the foundation and helped make our idea a reality!

To learn more about The Factory Trade Foundation, click here.

Thanks for Joining Us for Downtown Kelowna After 5 at The Factory!

Posted by - June 30, 2014 - Events, News

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the June Downtown Kelowna After 5 evening at The Factory! We opened our doors and our parking lot to over 150 people who came down for food, drinks and mingling under the beautiful Okanagan sun.

Here are a few of the evening’s highlights:

A mobile Fondo Oven cooking yummy pizza.

Dave from Logan Valley Forge doing a cold iron forging.

Matthew – a trade student from Okanagan College – receiving the very first The Factory Trade Foundation bursary.

It was a wonderful evening with great food from O’Rourke’s Uptown Market, wine from The View Winery and beer from Big Surf Beer Co.. Thank you to everyone who joined us – we hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did!

+ For more photos of the evening, click here.

Join Us for the June Downtown Kelowna After 5

Posted by - June 13, 2014 - Events, News

The Factory is very excited to host the highly popular Downtown Kelowna After 5 evening on Wednesday, June 25th. Join us at The Factory (1302 St. Paul Street) for delicious eats, refreshing drinks and casual networking. Tickets are $10 at the door and include two drink tickets, all the food you can eat and as much mingling as you can pack in two hours!

Wednesday, June 25
5 PM – 7 PM
1302 St. Paul Street
$10 Admission (Cash or Cheque Only)

The evening will have wine from The View Winery, beer from Big Surf Beer and tasty appetizers from O’Rourke’s Uptown Market.

We’ll also have a little action including a live demonstration of cold hand forging of iron, Fondo Oven, Lutron remote controls and Crystal outdoor cabinetry. You’ll also be able to walk throughout The Factory to see some of the best products and services for home construction and renovation.

Steve Moores, Dean of Trades for Okanagan College, will present the first bursary award from The Factory Trade Foundation at 5:45 PM to a lucky student. The Factory Trade Foundation raises funds for tuition and books for 3rd and 4th year apprentices. All donations above $20 receive a charitable receipt.

We look forward to seeing you on the 25th!

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KHS Landscape Design and Build Wins Gold for Best of Kelowna

Posted by - June 10, 2014 - News

Congratulations to KHS Landscape Design and Build for taking home the gold in the landscaper category in this year’s Best of Kelowna! Over 184,000 votes were cast in 80 categories. Many thanks to everyone who voted!

+ Click here to view all of the nominees and winners of Best of Kelowna 2014

KHS Landscape Design and Build Nominated for Best of Kelowna 2014

Posted by - May 15, 2014 - News

We’re very excited to announce that KHS Landscape Design and Build has been nominated for Best of Kelowna 2014 for best landscaper! They need your votes to make sure the nomination becomes a WIN!

Voting is open until Sunday, May 18th. Click here to vote!

New Art Exhibit: Artist, Artisan, Architecture & Design

Posted by - April 21, 2014 - Events, News

The Factory is pleased to present a new art exhibit by ARTE funktional: Artist, Artisan, Architecture & Design.

At the turn of the 20th century, influenced by the Beaux-Arts and Arts & Crafts movements, the artist, the artisan, the architect and the designer were inspired by an aesthetic where art was manifested in all aspects of life. The current exhibition on display at The Factory in downtown Kelowna will explore the interaction between these elements along with how these interactions enrich the spaces in where we live in today.

Artist, Artisan, Architecture & Design is on display now until August 15, 2014. For more details about the local and national artists featured, click here.

The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, May 1st from 5pm – 7pm at The Factory Kelowna. To join us, please RSVP via email at

First Bursary Award for Okanagan College

Posted by - April 18, 2014 - Events, News

The Factory is excited to announce that we have submitted our first bursary award for trade students at the Okanagan College Trade Division. We are all anxiously awaiting from The Okanagan College Selection Committee to announce who the first recipient will be.

The Factory Foundation Bursary was set up to pay for tuition and books for a 3rd or 4th year trade student. Each year, a different trade student in the area of study in carpentry, electrical, plumbing, or welding will receive this award. The Factory Foundation Bursary supports the future trades for renovation and new build projects in the Okanagan and beyond.

The Foundation Foundation participants at The Factory are:

Innotech Doors + Windows – Nicolay Kottke
Claymasters Studio – Gerry Monte
Logan Valley Forge – David Way
V6B design group – Laura Cruse
Scandinavian Hardwood Floors – Bo Snarski
Baths by Design – Mary Ann Gill
Pine Lighting – Kiersten Hincks
Arte funktional – Carolina de Bustamante

A presentation of the Factory Foundation award will be forthcoming with The Okanagan College Selection Committee decision and highlighted at The Factory’s Kelowna Downtown After 5 Event on June 25th, 2014.

Good luck to all the 3rd and 4th year students!