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Officially, Camille is the Director of Entrepreneurship for the University of British Columbia, Okanagan and sits on the board of Opera Kelowna, while David has his hands in many pies 乌鸦传媒� he乌鸦传媒檚 on the Building Expansion Committee for the Kelowna Art Gallery, he乌鸦传媒檚 a mentor for the entrepreneurship program at UBC乌鸦传媒檚 Okanagan campus, an advocate of clean-tech innovation and a pioneer in sustainable business development. Unofficially, they are retired.
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Part of the early wave of 乌鸦传媒淭rump Refugees,乌鸦传媒� Camille and David moved to Kelowna from San Diego, California with a desire to have better access to nature and a community where they could continue their work in innovation, community building and sustainable business.
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Originally from Canada, Camille met David while founding a trade organization to stimulate green tech in San Diego. They worked together for a year before becoming romantically involved. Now having just celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary, Camille laughed, saying, 乌鸦传媒淲e were the last people in San Diego to know that we would end up together.乌鸦传媒�
Asked what innate quality has contributed most to her success, Camille says, 乌鸦传媒淚 bring people together who can add value for each other. I have an ability to see connections and put people together who then create deals and initiatives, or build community.乌鸦传媒� Camille calls it 乌鸦传媒樜谘淮綔friend-raising.乌鸦传媒�
乌鸦传媒淲hen we looked at where we would want to live in Canada, I saw a lot of ingredients that would allow me to continue to do [my work] here. The university has all the pieces, all the firepower and it touches everyone. I乌鸦传媒檓 working with the researchers, students and graduates to help them commercialize their innovations and discoveries.乌鸦传媒�
David pipes up to say, 乌鸦传媒淚 would add she乌鸦传媒檚 also the most disciplined worker I乌鸦传媒檝e ever seen, so it乌鸦传媒檚 not a laissez faire position. Camille乌鸦传媒檚 half time is better than most people乌鸦传媒檚 full time.乌鸦传媒�
Looking around their beautifully decorated and art-filled home, which is alive with two energetic Weimaraner rescue dogs, it is clear that there is a shared love of a mid-century modern aesthetic.
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Asked what good style means to her, Camille answers, 乌鸦传媒淔or me style is design, and I love modern design 乌鸦传媒� products, architecture, interiors, fashion, graphics, industrial, artistic expression. [I like] looking at the world in new ways; provoking thought and merging art and greater functionality.乌鸦传媒�
With his many accomplishments, does David have a career highlight?
乌鸦传媒淭he most fun I ever had was heading up a non-profit called Surfrider Foundation. A number of years ago we won the largest clean water act lawsuit in American history. It was a $100 million judgment against two pulp mills in California. We were a rag-tag group of surfers who took on the largest law firms and wound up winning. Surf Rider is still up and running with chapters all over the world 乌鸦传媒� that is so fulfilling.乌鸦传媒�
Asked where their passions lie outside of work, David answers, 乌鸦传媒淪kiing, surfing. We love the north shore of Kauai with its world-class surfing. That kind of experience is really why we moved. San Diego is at the stage now where if you wanted that experience you have to travel. Where we are now, we have nature minutes away. What BC needs to do right now is preserve the last of its old-growth forests. If I had a church, it would be the big trees.乌鸦传媒�
Camille:
Style Inspiration
Style Icon: 乌鸦传媒淥ur daughter , who is countering violent extremism through innovation. She乌鸦传媒檚 an ex-runway fashion model and global stylista.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite Artist: Jean Dubuffet and Wassily Kandinsky.
Piece of art: Peggy Guggenheim乌鸦传媒檚 Silver Bed Head by Alexander Calder in The Peggy Guggenheim Collection on the Grand Canal in Venice.
Favourite Fashion Designer: .
Favourite Musician: David Bowie.
Era of Time that inspires your style: Mid-century modern.
Film or Movie that inspired your style: All the original James Bond films.
Fashion & Beauty
Uniform: Wax Coated Skinny Jeans by .
All-time favourite piece: Hand-painted, hand-moulded dress by .
Favourite pair of shoes: Short boots by Christian Dior.
Favourite Daybag: Dinky with Tea Rose die-cut hand-painted blooms decorated with rivets by Coach.
Favourite jewellery piece or designer: 乌鸦传媒檚 Jaipur collection.
Fashion Obsession: Rose gold aviator sunglasses by .
Accessory you spend the most money on: Necklaces by contemporary artist .
Necessary indulgence: Anything from in Kelowna.
Moisturizer: Shiseido Benefiance.
Scent: .
Must-have hair product: .
Beauty secret: Colin David Ford at in Kelowna.
Life
What do you read Online for style: WWD and Vogue.com
Fave Print magazine: Wallpaper Magazine.
Fave style Blog: 乌鸦传媒淚 follow favourite boutique buyers on Instagram like in La Jolla and LBV Lifestyle on Pandosy in Kelowna.乌鸦传媒�
Coffee table Book: Keith Haring.
Last great read: All the Light I Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
Book currently reading: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.
Favourite book of all time: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.
Favourite local restaurant: and .
Favourite Cocktail/Wine: BRBN Aphrodisiac at .
Album on current rotation: Alice Merton, No Roots.
Favourite Flower: Camellia.
Favourite city to visit: London.
Favourite Hotel: .
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Favourite place in the whole world: North Shore Kauai.
David:
Clothes/Grooming
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Current go-to clothing Item: In winter, Helly Hanson long underwear. In summer, flips and shorts.
Best new purchase: 乌鸦传媒淚 scored a coat at London Fashion Week.乌鸦传媒�
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Favourite work tool: Troy-Bilt snow blower from .乌鸦传媒淓volve or die.乌鸦传媒�
Sunglasses: .
Scent: .
Necessary indulgence: Surf safaris and cat skiing adventures.
Who cuts your hair?: Colin David Ford at in Kelowna.
Favourite skincare products: .
Style Inspiration
Iconic Celebrity: 乌鸦传媒淗ands down John Travolta in Pulp Fiction.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite artist: 乌鸦传媒淭here are so many. Mostly mid-century modern, starting with Calder乌鸦传媒檚 mobiles to Rothko乌鸦传媒檚 iconic canvases, up through Murakami, Banksy and Basquiat, with a basket of superheroes in between. Here in BC, , and have become friends and I have tremendous respect for their work.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite Film you love for its style: 乌鸦传媒淚 studied film at UCLA so it is next to impossible to choose just one, but if my life depended on it, I would have to go with the original Blade Runner and Seven Samurai by Kurosawa, which was made the year I was born but remains unrivaled.乌鸦传媒�
Life
Book currently reading: Barkskins by Annie Proulx 乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒淎 beautifully constructed historical fiction of early Canada.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite book of all time: 乌鸦传媒淚t is tough to beat Ulysses by James Joyce. A modern-day equivalent for me would be Gravity乌鸦传媒檚 Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
Favourite Coffee Table Book: Murakami. 乌鸦传媒淚f you ever have a chance to see his full size pieces, do not miss the opportunity.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite Local Restaurant: 乌鸦传媒� , with a close second. Breakfast at is right there in the mix.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite Cocktail/Wine: 乌鸦传媒淎re you kidding? A proper margarita for this kid, but wines from , and are in our cellar.乌鸦传媒�
Album on current rotation: I乌鸦传媒檝e been reliving the greats of jazz fusion, particularly Return to Forever by Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin. Insane!乌鸦传媒�
Favourite Musician: 乌鸦传媒淚mpossible question, but we do have to honour Tom Petty. He was my hero.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite City to Visit: London.
Favourite App: 乌鸦传媒淪eriously, Map Quest. I乌鸦传媒檇 be lost without it.乌鸦传媒�
Hotel: 乌鸦传媒� 乌鸦传媒淎mazing who you meet at that bar.乌鸦传媒�
Favourite place in the whole world: 乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檓 not willing to reveal that secret other than this 乌鸦传媒� it乌鸦传媒檚 a small island off the tip of East Timor with the most perfect left point in the world.乌鸦传媒�
