May 7, 2025 | 6 PM
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Join DesignTO and Scavolini for 'Motherland', a joyous celebration of the kitchen as a place of gathering and cultural hub.
May 23, 2025 | 6 PM
The DesignTO x KEDD Party is BACK!
Celebrate design, creativity, and community with DesignTO in Toronto’s vibrant King East Design District (KEDD)!
2025 DesignTO Awards
We are pleased to announce the 13th annual DesignTO Awards!
The DesignTO Awards celebrates the talent, expression, and diversity of designers from Toronto and abroad.
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DesignTO is a non-profit arts and culture organization that believes design can create a sustainable, just, and joyful world. DesignTO organizes the annual DesignTO Festival, celebrating its 15th birthday in January 2025. It is Canada’s largest celebration of design, forming Toronto’s design week.

DesignTO is Canada's leading design festival shaping a sustainable, just, and joyful world.
DesignTO was founded in 2010 as the Toronto Design Offsite Festival by a group of seven creatives and held its first annual event in January 2011.
Since 2011, DesignTO has welcomed nearly one million visitors, showcasing over 6,000 artists and designers.
DesignTO promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion, with diverse representation across its team and board.
DesignTO's annual festival attracted 161 K+ visitors in 2023 and almost 1 million since 2011, cementing its place in Toronto's cultural design scene.

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