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2020

Festival Schedule

DesignTO is about creativity, community, and experimentation.

January 17–26, 2020

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'(AI) - Aesthete’s Items' is founded on the philosophy that beauty must be expressed and shared commonly. It should not be reserved for a limited circle of initiates, but rather be a part of our daily lives in the form of everyday objects.
(AI) – Aesthete’s Items
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(AI) – Aesthete’s Items
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Address is an entirely new approach to showing, seeking and collecting new works by modern makers. Going into its 7th consecutive year, Address is a well-known exhibit presenting works by both established and up-and-coming studio based artists and designers.
Address
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Address
Jan 14
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Jan 19 2020
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Designers from across Canada have come together to create a collection of machined aluminum objects. Including both practical prototypes and pieces of sculpture, the show covers diverse range of themes unified by a single medium.
Aluminum Group
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Aluminum Group
Jan 16
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Jan 19 2020
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Azure Talks convenes a panel at IDS Toronto featuring established and rising brands that have found success making entire lighting and furniture collections in Toronto. Presented by Teknion.
Azure Talks: Made in Toronto
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Azure Talks: Made in Toronto
Jan 17 2020
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BEAT MIX is a platform to develop a series of relationships across Toronto’s Architecture and Design communities. Our events are open to everyone and target all phases of an architect’s career. BEAT is excited to host this event in collaboration with flooring industry leaders Relative Space!
BEAT MIX x Relative Space
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BEAT MIX x Relative Space
Jan 23 2020
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This event is a celebration of colour in contemporary design and textile art. In this exhibition we will showcase a curated of collection of contemporary carpets, textiles, furniture and tapestry by local artists and designers.
bottē Design Exhibition
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bottē Design Exhibition
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Deep in the woods, a soaring red oak tree was ready for a new life. These furniture pieces don’t simply make use of its material, but embody the strength and stability of its lost presence.
Case Study 1: On Mass
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Case Study 1: On Mass
Jan 10
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Jan 31 2020
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Using a diverse skillset ranging from architecture to industrial & product design, the COFO x Ghost Atelier Collaboration will be exploring stimulating visuals through light, objects, form and function.
COFO Design x Ghost Atelier Collab
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COFO Design x Ghost Atelier Collab
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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The Creative Technology Lab at FCAD showcases several projects that utilize the Kuka robots. Additionally, this exhibition features student-led projects and faculty research that ranges from AR/VR to carbon fiber structures, clay 3D printing, and projection mapping.
Creative Technology Lab @ FCAD
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Creative Technology Lab @ FCAD
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Discover why Danish design remains desirable. Explore Danish classic and contemporary design from Carl Hansen, Fritz Hansen, Georg Jensen, PP Mobler, Erik Jorgensen, Muuto etc. Hollace Cluny and TORP showcase masterpieces of mid century and contemporary furniture and design.
Danish Desire
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Danish Desire
Jan 17
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Jan 24 2020
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The 'Daydream Under the Penny Vine' window installation debuts the 'Penny Vine' light, the first lighting product designed by Sylvia Lee, glass designer and Creative Director of Jeff Goodman Studio.
Daydream Under the Penny Vine
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Daydream Under the Penny Vine
Jan 14
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Feb 02 2020
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The Design Collection @ stackt hosts 10 days of designer residencies, creative showcases and entertainment. Meet the creators, including MUKË, Concord Custom Lighting, TheTheThe, Radical Norms, LAMAS, and COFO Design.
Design Collection @ stackt
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Design Collection @ stackt
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Join The Globe and Mail and Canadian home furnishings retailer EQ3 to celebrate Designing Canada, a new annual recognition of the best in Canadian design. Enjoy a panel discussion on Canada’s design scene and meet some of the industry’s best talent and opinion leaders.
Designing Canada – An evening to celebrate the best in Canadian design
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Designing Canada – An evening to celebrate the best in Canadian design
Jan 21 2020
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The Designlines 2020 Designer of the Year Celebration honours the best residential interior specialist in Toronto. Also celebrated are the Best Public Space, Best Product Design and Best Restaurant Design chosen by the Designlines Magazine for 2020.
Designlines Magazine’s 2020 Designer of the Year Celebration
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Designlines Magazine’s 2020 Designer of the Year Celebration
Jan 24 2020
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Join DesignTO and design expert Catherine Osborne for a conversation with Christian Lo of lighting studio Anony and Brian Richer of multidisciplinary studio Castor, on the occasion of their installations at EQ3’s King East showroom.
DesignTO Talks: Anony & Castor
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DesignTO Talks: Anony & Castor
Jan 20 2020
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The 'F40/M50' project is a collaboration between Mariposa, a maker of custom bicycles, and Fig40, an industrial design firm. This collaboration takes the form of a stool utilizing traditional lugged construction and paint treatments common to hand crafted bicycles.
F40/M50
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F40/M50
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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The 'Fig40 B-sides' are a collection of experiments and ideas that have evolved over the past few years. This exhibition is a selection of those experiments, in a similar way to a band releasing an album of B-sides.
Fig40 B-sides
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Fig40 B-sides
Jan 20
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Jan 24 2020
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‘Future Retrospectives’ is a group exhibition featuring the work of eleven local and international artists and designers, unified by a shared methodology: using the past as a lens through which we imagine the future. It asks, “what will the future look like, and how did we get there?”
Future Retrospectives
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Future Retrospectives
Jan 17
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Mar 29 2020
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‘Holographic Screen by DPo Architecture’ explores the role of devices such as curtains or screens that can filter light and views through glazing, move, rearrange space and act as a counterpart to contemporary materials such as concrete, steel and glass.
Holographic Screen by DPo Architecture
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Holographic Screen by DPo Architecture
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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This piece is about the process of working through an experience of creative theft, questioning the validity of ownership, and positing a nihilistic view of design all together.
Iconic Wooden Chairs
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Iconic Wooden Chairs
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Displayed in the windows at Aquavato, this exhibition features housewares and furnishings created by emerging designers from Sheridan College’s Industrial Design program.
In Progress – A Sheridan College Exhibition
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In Progress – A Sheridan College Exhibition
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Join EQ3 at our King East showroom to experience the innovative lighting and home furnishing installations designed and produced by Toronto's Anony and Castor Design.
Installations by Anony & Castor Design
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Installations by Anony & Castor Design
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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IDS brings together over 53,000 of the world's most compelling trends, people and products of today and tomorrow to inspire and transform the future of design.
Interior Design Show 2020
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Interior Design Show 2020
Jan 16
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Jan 19 2020
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Cassandra Ferguson’s artistic practice borrows from design to understand the evolution of commodity production and consumption, and elevates the chair to a metaphoric representation of human culture. Her work explores themes of the fetishized object/commodity, the human body, and machines/technology.
Iterations: Production Culture
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Iterations: Production Culture
Dec 21 2019
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Mar 20 2020
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Designer Justin Bailey pairs with wallpaper design studio NewWall to present a series of mirrors to create a collaboration between designer and host that reciprocates the relationship between object and space.
Justin Bailey Design x NewWall
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Justin Bailey Design x NewWall
Jan 17
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Jan 24 2020
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Furniture has the ability to become part of our family. Like family, it is part of our pasts and part of our futures. It has the ability to communicate where we’ve come from and where we want to be.
Kin by Karben
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Kin by Karben
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Phat Le & Benjamin de Boer reflect on urban hospitality by performing interventions on hostile architecture. Concrete levels uneven surfaces and covers spikes, reducing discomfort. These actions bring attention to the groups occupying spaces, as well as programs set against occupation.
Meditation in Concrete II
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Meditation in Concrete II
Jan 14
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Jan 27 2020
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Celebrate our 10 year anniversary with new product designs launching by Oji Masanori, Anderssen & Voll, and Thom Fougere. Explore our collaborations produced over the last 10 years, meet the designers, and view the new furniture and accessories.
Mjölk 10 Year Anniversary
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Mjölk 10 Year Anniversary
Jan 17
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Jan 25 2020
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The MTHARU design studio’s Speculative Past exhibit displays a retrospect and prospect speculation on leveraging its past to tell the future. This includes a timeline of the designs that started the studio to offering alternative imaginaries based on current research agenda.
MTHARU / Speculative Past
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MTHARU / Speculative Past
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Thrush Holmes steps away from the flat canvas and explores the 3D form in this exciting exhibition presented by New Auction. A large stepped pyramid, or ziggurat, will be created with the addition of a stepped neon installation above mirroring the footprint of the form. Part art, part experience.
New Auction Presents Thrush Holmes: This is Some Louvre Shit
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New Auction Presents Thrush Holmes: This is Some Louvre Shit
Jan 17 2020
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Students from the Industrial Design and Graphic Design programs at OCAD University feature their self-authored work in progress through print, interaction design, prototypes, and full scale models. The projects respond to global issues through visual, physical, and interactive outcomes.
Off Course
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Off Course
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Open Studio 1-2-3 is a combination of three design/make studios (Generator CNC, LUBO Design and Q&A Design) that love to create, collaborate and share what they are doing. Come and meet us in our shared space.
Open Studio 1-2-3
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Open Studio 1-2-3
Jan 20
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Jan 24 2020
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PATHEOS furniture is a Toronto-based modern, sophisticated sculptural furniture collection founded by sculptor, Theo Willemse and Patricia Thornton.
PATHEOS Sculpture Furniture – Theo Willemse Studio
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PATHEOS Sculpture Furniture – Theo Willemse Studio
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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It's 2020 and we've reached "peak home furnishings." Addressing this idea, local designer Karol Kosnik presents a workshop and presentation on how to optimize your living space using simple design elements. Small space design and functionality at its best.
Peak Furnishings: Colour, Lights, Cabinetry
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Peak Furnishings: Colour, Lights, Cabinetry
Jan 19 2020
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How does an object influence the way you think, act, and feel? Can it elevate tasks and transform them into ritual moments? What if design could be used to understand the ritual properties of an object? In collaboration with Monocle, Coolican & Company explores the mundane act of putting on shoes.
Routine to Ritual
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Routine to Ritual
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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Still Life, Life Still is an exploration of the modern gathering designed by Simone Ferkul and Wesley Chau. The exhibit is comprised of domestic furniture and accessories that live within the contexts of social gathering and dining at home.
Still Life, Life Still
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Still Life, Life Still
Jan 18
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Jan 25 2020
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This annual exhibition of furniture created by the students of OCAD University is now in its ninth year. The show presents original work that explores the role of furniture as a medium for personal expression, as a reflection of social and cultural norms, and as an influence upon human behaviour.
Tables Chairs and Other Unrelated Objects 9
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Tables Chairs and Other Unrelated Objects 9
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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A fascinating journey through the history of Polish design! Exhibition includes contemporary and classic designs, as well as popular items Poles have used on a daily basis over the last 100 years. The exhibition is complemented by visual interpretations by 25 talented Polish illustrators.
The ABCs of Polish Design
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The ABCs of Polish Design
Jan 18
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Feb 16 2020
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The goal of the The Rain-barrel and Sub-irrigated Planter Bed Initiative for The Suburban Yard is to encourage homeowners to grow food in their own backyards, and to lead the food growing knowledge movement in Urban areas, building stronger local Urban communities.
The Rain-barrel and Sub-irrigated Planter Bed Initiative for Suburban Yards
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The Rain-barrel and Sub-irrigated Planter Bed Initiative for Suburban Yards
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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'Themselves' is an exhibition of furniture and other objects that occupy the space between the boundaries of art and design. The works displayed engage with emerging Metamodernist discourse and oscillate around dominant forms and processes.
Themselves
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Themselves
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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An evening to celebrate the book, 'Toronto Makes'. Author Randi Bergman talks to makers Coolican & Company, FILO TIMO, Hollis+Morris and Mason Studio (interior design firm behind Kimpton Saint George Hotel). Book signing to follow. Cocktails from 6-7 pm.
Toronto Makes Panel
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Toronto Makes Panel
Jan 23 2020
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Vertical Intersections is an itinerant public installation that consists of a series of vertical gardens with workshops that invite locals into shared public space to grow plants, share stories, and create community.
Vertical Intersections Installation, Workshop & Pok¡ Launch
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Vertical Intersections Installation, Workshop & Pok¡ Launch
Jan 18
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Jan 26 2020
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‘Work/Life’ is an annual exhibition that explores new prototypes for contemporary life, showcasing the work of Canadian designers including Annie Tung Creative, Castor Design, Department of Unusual Certainties, Joseph Zhuang, Keillor MacLeod, Mezzaluna Studio, Mickey LaForge, Plural, Radical Norms, and Studio Node.
Work/Life
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Work/Life
Jan 17
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Jan 26 2020
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