A shop on Montreal’s Boulevard St. Laurent (5243) is lighting the way to the sustainable future in decor.

Galerie CO is Sarah Richardson’s passion, a place where she has been able to join her enthusiasm for the work of cutting-edge designers with her belief in supporting art that focuses on recycling and sustainability. She calls it CO, because those two letters are the thread that bind the elements she wishes to highlight: eCOnomy, eCOlogy and COmmunity.

“We specialize in sustainable design for the home in a setting that is as much art gallery as it is retail shop,” says Richardson, who opened her store in 2008.