figure3 has recently designed the new Inscape Toronto flagship showroom as a multi-functional environment that can be used as a showroom, office, co-working and even training space. The welcoming nature of the showroom is evident from the moment you step in by drawing you in through clever design elements that are carried throughout the space…. [Read More]
Moss & Lam Design a Table Collection That Redefines How We Interact With Furniture
Toronto based Deborah Moss of Moss & Lam designed a collection of tables that redefines the way we interact with furniture. Based on the idea of movement and reconfiguration – each of the pieces from the Playtime collection can be used as a side table and a seat. This collection was created to challenge existing… [Read More]
Corktown rejuvenated by local firm Kohn Partnership Architects
Toronto’s historic Corktown neighbourhood is getting a complete facelift, and one of the architecture firms that are deeply involved in the process is Kohn Partnership Architects. With 3 projects in a span of a few blocks, the architecture firm is bringing technology, contemporary aesthetic and heritage components to an area that was in need of… [Read More]
The Da Vinci Lighting Collection by Karice Enterprises
Inspired by the question ‘If Leonardo, the great Renaissancian, were alive today, how would he incorporate 21st-century technology into his designs?’ father-son design team at Karice Enterprises designed, developed, and manufactured the Da Vinci Collection in Surrey, Canada. In the fashion of Leonardo da Vinci, the theme revolves around machine gears, along with magnifiers that… [Read More]
Scavolini introduces Mia by Carlo Cracco
Two major players in Italian gastronomy have joined forces to develop Mia, a kitchen design collaboration between Scavolini and Michelin-starred chef and reality star Carlo Cracco. After two years of collaborating on the design and construction, the Mia kitchen was created with a concentration of both parties’ skills: superior manufacturing quality combined with the finest… [Read More]
Polytope – A Creative Collaboration Between David Lister and Daniel Gruetter
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]
High Altitude Style Residence by Jane Hope
Jane Hope redesigned a 1960s ski house into a contemporary bliss that focuses on family gatherings. Located high up Mont Suisse in Saint Sauveur des Monts, Quebec, Canada, the updated residence is surrounded by breathtaking views of the valley. It draws you in. And once inside, the view spreads out like a billowing blanket of… [Read More]
AESTUS stratified wooden vases by odk.design
odk.design has released AESTUS, a series of stratified wooden vases that explore a new synthesis of traditional materials and modern technology. Carved from hundreds of layers of wood by an industrial robot, the vases capture the fluidity of the machine’s movements in the depth of the wooden texture. Merging art and engineering, AESTUS is meant… [Read More]
Residence in Stoneham by Parka
This residential project has been imagined with an intention to be integrated with the landscape and the site. Designed by Quebec-based architecture firm Parka for a young and dynamic family, the project emerges both inside and outside, creating spaces for living in nature. The garden-level backyard and the large breakthroughs looking out on the surrounding… [Read More]
YH2 designed a house that embodies the very essence of a cottage
YH2 designed a house that embodies the very essence of a cottage. A warm, simple wood dwelling open to nature and a peaceful lake. The house stands on the site of an old family cottage, just steps away from the shores of Lac Plaisant in the Mauricie region. Thanks to its simplicity, restraint and refinement,… [Read More]
