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Surfing and Sustainability with Ig Wilkinson

Our "Create Your Own Vision" Series is all about celebrating the visionaries among us. Those who are doing exciting and interesting things within their field, those who have a good story to tell! W...

Whale Conservation with Lizzie Daly

Last month, Ollie Quinn was given the opportunity to support the making of a film about the impact of climate change on the local whale population in Norway. Needless to say, we jumped at it!  BBC ...

Meet the Crew: Matthew Nicholson

Meet Matt - Property Director and all around Legend here at OQ. Known here for his minimalist and sustainable design vision, and outside OQ for his plethora of skills including (but not limited) t...

Blue Light Glasses

What is blue light? The spectrum of visible light is arranged from low energy to high energy. As you can see below, blue light is what’s known as “short wavelength” and therefore is high energy lig...

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We can all do better, and for many of us that starts with education. Here is a list of resources relevant to the Black Lives Matter movement that we at Ollie Quinn have found personally enlighteni...

Your Last Chance: Use it or Lose it

Many employee and student plans include an Optical Allowance for your eye needs, be it prescription opticals, sunglasses or contact lenses. If you want to maximize and get the most out of your insu...

Ollie Quinn x TIFF

We were so excited to team up with TIFF for the first time ever to host an incredible Soiree Social with the help from the guys at Recreo Productions. Artists from every industry, not just film, w...

It's in the bag

Picnics, day-trips, beach escapes – that’s what summer is made of. And that’s exactly why we wanted to create a limited edition tote bag for our community, just in time for the warmer weather. Desi...

One Hundred Years of Jazz: A conversation with Canada’s First Lady of Jazz, Eleanor Collins, C.M.

If you love jazz as much as the OQ Crew does, chances are you’ve come across mid-century singing sensation, Eleanor Collins before. The near centenarian was an integral part of Canada’s jazz movem...

Neighbourly Love: An OQ Guide to London’s Covent Garden

OQ’s been lucky enough to call Neal Street home for several years now, with a boutique on the famed cobblestone road since 2014, but just last month, we moved our London flagship down the street to...