Lobby is part community events space and venue for thought leadership initiatives, part concierge hub for real estate firm Heaps Estrin's clients and one-hundred percent inspiring with art, design and fashion made by Canadians.
The Punt Chair has been selected as part of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Canadian Modern Exhibition of design icons just ten years into its history.
The “Fisherman’s Hall”, as it is called locally, was built in 1909 as the home of the SUF fraternal organization (Society of United Fisherman) in the community of Barr’d Islands. The organization helped provide mutual support to all it’s members if unfortunate luck struck a member and the place supported the community with a venue for gathering.
After Newfoundland & Labrador joined Confederation and access to more social services was available the union faded. The space was used as a cinema, teen hangout, and storage centre, before it fell out of use. As Shorefast started construction of the Inn it became the home to Fogo Island Workshops, and slowly the building was returned to its former glory.
The most magical woodshop South of Santa’s now occupies the first floor. The second floor is our Design Centre, home to exhibitions and experiences on the modern architecture and design of Fogo Island aside a small shop of locally made design.
The front room of a house in outport Newfoundland was where you showed off your finest things for visitors. In the past, the finest things often meant things brought from away, so the front room was a place where a community connected to the outside world.
The second floor of Fogo Island Inn, outside the Gathering Room and Cinema, is where we showcase our finest designs. In this Front Room, guests will meet makers, learn about the design and making experiences we offer, and take a design-focused tour of the Inn, while being able to take advantage of purchasing the design they are immersed in.
Talk to your Community Hosts at the Inn for details.
