Polytope, by Toronto-based designers David Lister and Daniel Gruetter, is a collection of eight unique brass pendant lights that synthesizes the material properties of brass alloy with the algorithmically assisted generation of tessellated forms and 3-axis CNC fabrication. The Polytope exhibit is part of the DesignTO Festival in Toronto, Canada and is the result of… [Read More]
Announcing the Nominees of the Frame Awards 2019
Frame Magazine announced the final shortlist for the 2019 Awards. See official announcement and details below. The search for the best interiors began in June 2018 and led to 1050 submissions from all over the world for the second edition of the Frame Awards. Now after weeks of deliberating, the international jury of renowned industry… [Read More]
The Ninth Annual AZ Awards is Now Open for Submissions
Contemporary design and architecture magazine Azure, announces the opening of submissions to the 2019 AZ Awards. See below Azure’s official announcement and guidelines to submissions. Now in its ninth edition, the AZ Awards is a unique opportunity for those in the design and architecture community to receive the international exposure and acknowledgement that their exceptional work deserves. The annual… [Read More]
Lalaya Design – Finding joy through an unexpected path
Imagine something unexpected changing the course of one person’s life in an instance. Something that negatively affects one’s life ends up transforming into a joyous new path of discovery. Hanae Baruchel and the creation of Lalaya Design demonstrates the parallels between the strength and fragility she has experienced in her own life, and the materials she… [Read More]
AGO announces Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room – Let’s Survive Forever as permanent installation
Yesterday, the AGO announced the successful completion of the #InfinityAGO crowdfunding campaign to acquire Canada’s first Infinity Mirror Room artwork by internationally renowned artist Yayoi Kusama. Information Courtesy of AGO Thanks to over 4,700 #InfinityAGO donors and the David Yuile & Mary Elizabeth Hodgson Fund, Yayoi Kusama’s INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET’S SURVIVE FOREVER, is coming… [Read More]
Our top picks from Toronto IDS 2018
This year’s Interior Design Show was packed with great new designs and one-of-a-kind installations. We have put together some of our favourite picks from the show to complement the already mentioned special features in our previous article ‘Special Features to watch for at IDS 2018’. Let us know what were your favourite designs from this year’s… [Read More]
Special Features to watch for at IDS 2018
Tomorrow evening marks the opening of the most anticipated design show in Canada. The 2018 Interior Design Show will start with a gala opening night on Thursday, January 18, followed by a Professional Trade Day the following day, a Globe Style Saturday on the 20th, and a House & Home Sunday on the 21st. IDS will take… [Read More]
2017 Design Exchange Emerging Designer Competition Winners Announced
The third annual Design Exchange Emerging Designer Competition has recognized Toronto-based sustainable fashion designer Peggy Sue Deaven-Smiltnieks as this year’s overall winner. Selected by a panel of noteworthy judges including Omar Gandhi (Omar Gandhi Architects), Diti Katona (Concrete) and Shayne Stephens (Saks Fifth Avenue Canada), Deaven-Smiltnieks has received a $10,000 cash prize, as well as… [Read More]
Radical Innovation Award open for submissions
The John Hardy Group, leader in hospitality real estate development has announced that the 2016 Radical Innovation Award is now open for submissions. This year marks the award’s 10th year anniversary, a great milestone as last year’s winner, Zoku, opens up in Amsterdam this May. The hospitality competition is calling for innovative design concepts that aim… [Read More]
Habitat for Humanity presents life-sized Mega Bloks house at IDS16
Habitat for Humanity Canada has partnered with Cossette, MEGA BLOKS, and the Interior Design Show to build a life sized home made entirely out of MEGA BLOKS. The house was built to showcase and support the charity’s Brick for Brick Campaign that helps low income Canadian families have a more stable home. For the amount… [Read More]
