January 18-27, 2019
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Jan 18, 2019 - Feb 3, 2019
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‘Aletheia’ is a temporary installation at Aesop Queen Street West by the Living Architecture Systems Group, led by Philip Beesley. Its glistening, lace-like, deeply-layered, spherical forms are derived...
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Jan 18, 2019 - Jan 27, 2019
Exhibitions
Exploring perception of time towards end of life, ‘Time Moving’ by Kate Sellen invites engagement in questions of disorientation/orientation to time – an integral aspect to decision making...
Jan 18, 2019 - Jan 26, 2019
The Pebble & The Stone—the second Mercury Bureau x Flùr design week exhibition—traces the mineral from source to material to...
Window Installations
‘Unfiltered’ is a personal collection of photographs and journal entries that explore the reality of one’s life versus how it is displayed for others to see. This authentic...
Jan 21, 2019 - Jan 27, 2019
A single detail can be the origin of appeal of an object. The ‘Highwire Examined’ installation explores how our connection to a single element affects our perception of...
Jan 21, 2019 - Jan 21, 2019
Events
Stylist, designer, and HGTV host Tiffany Pratt speaks about her experience making a lasting creative business, personal brand,...
Jan 15, 2019 - Jan 30, 2019
Puff Sleeves Tables is a concept by artists/designers Claude Miceli and Jean-Christian Knaff to deconstruct and utilize fashion items such...
‘AESTUS’ is a series of stratified wooden vases designed and manufactured to explore a new synthesis of traditional materials and modern technology. Carved from solid wood by an...
‘Misfit’ presents a standalone artifact from Batay-Csorba Architects’ ongoing material explorations. The installation re-examines the possibilities of precast concrete construction systems, using advanced fabrication techniques to enliven their...
‘Dissipate Like a Cloud or Smoke or Wintery Breath’ uses...
Jan 20, 2019 - Jan 20, 2019
Join DesignTO as we explore three exciting installations in the...
Jan 15, 2019 - Jan 27, 2019
Throughout history, flat pack furniture is recognized as one of...
Jan 23, 2019 - Jan 26, 2019
Join Doblin’s Living Studio for a four-day live installation where creatives, innovators, and designers partner with the public to create the new. Stop by to learn, sketch, and...
‘One Who Protects a Sibling’ is an OCAD University supported project in which Indigenous and Black makers exhibit the mediated...
Jan 24, 2019 - Jan 24, 2019
Discover how Canada’s corporations are fundamentally changing the employee experience to adapt to the Future of Workers. The...
‘Constellations’ invites you to select a thread to weave together...
Jan 22, 2019 - Jan 25, 2019
Codesign and SKETCH Working Arts present ‘The Plastic Free Kitchen’, a new wood product line designed and fabricated by SKETCH...
Jan 18, 2019 - Mar 3, 2019
‘Surface Tension’ is a group exhibition showcasing the work of a dozen local and international designers and artists. It explores the forces at work on water,...
Jan 24, 2019 - Jan 31, 2019
‘Puts on a Face’ is an exhibit of letterforms by Alley Kurgan expanding on her previous type design and silk scarf specimens by creating letterforms both in clay...
Jan 22, 2019 - Mar 15, 2019
A project by Maria Cristina Didero and Francesca Molteni, “From A To Zaven” is the first solo show in Canada, intending to portray Zaven’s peculiar approach towards the...
An exhibition on the art of weaving hand-knotted rugs, ‘SLOWMAKING’ by Jan Kath is a journey through the process of the ancient craft. An interactive display with a...
Jan 18, 2019 - Jun 2, 2019
Harbourfront Centre is a hub of activity for the 9th annual DesignTO Festival with seven exhibitions and a public talk,...
Pindola Bharadvaja was one of four Arhats asked by the...
Change demands attention. As Yonge + St Clair transforms, its metamorphosis has altered the way people use the space. ‘Morpheus’ is a celebration of the excitement invoked by...
Jan 19, 2019
In the wake of high-profile allegations, toxic workplaces and powerful leaders who committed grave acts of sexual harassment have been...
Considered.ca presents classic designs from FDB Møbler by Børge Mogensen, Poul Volther, and Jørgen Bækmark, together with the next generation...
By hand stitching and applying printed images, artist Chung-Im Kim constructs a wall sculpture with industrial felt that captures regular and irregular modules in a complex undulating surface. ...
Jan 19, 2019 - Jan 27, 2019
Love local expertise? Then, join us for bus tours of DesignTO Festival hotspots led by local design and...
Jan 22, 2019 - Jan 22, 2019
Join EQ3 Creative Director Thom Fougere and Canadian...
Kinegram, a technology developed in the late 1890s, transforms static graphics into moving images without the use of...
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