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2022

Festival Schedule

January 21–30, 2022

The 2022 DesignTO Festival Continues, Distanced & Digital

The DesignTO Festival happens online and in-person at venues across the City of Toronto. Most events and exhibitions are free, but some require a RSVP or purchased tickets. All window installations are viewable from the outdoors. COVID precautions vary per event; click on each event to learn more.

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‘A Dream of Home’ is a window installation that brings to life a Caribbean escape reality brought on by home sickness. The installation conceptualizes a surreal experience of being transported to the Caribbean using digital and physical elements.
A Dream of Home
in-person
window installation
A Dream of Home
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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'Stone': A square revolved. A bowl & pill represented as stackable geometric vessels. 'Trio': A patterned, steel pipe repeated as little as possible. Three identical pieces are fitted together to create the distinctive triangle shape. Each pipe is carefully machined, bent, & welded
Anony X Milky’s
in-person
exhibition
[CANCELLED]
Anony X Milky’s
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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Artopex invites you to stop by its Adelaide Street East location to contemplate the new products and experience the latest updates in its showroom.
Artopex – Moving into 2022 in Style
in-person
event: reception
Artopex – Moving into 2022 in Style
Apr 08 2022
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BEAT MIX includes three to five featured guests who are stationed in specific zones throughout the showroom. Participants have the opportunity to interact with the featured guests and meet a succession of individuals in small groups throughout the evening.
BEAT // MIX with Global Furniture
online
event: talk
BEAT // MIX with Global Furniture
Feb 16 2022
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To correct the disproportionate representation of BIPOC within the Architecture and Design professions, students that identify from these groups are invited to a collaborative portfolio review session with leaders throughout the design community.
BIPOC Portfolio Collaboration 2022
online
event: workshop
BIPOC Portfolio Collaboration 2022
Jan 28 2022
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How do you live comfortably in 450 square feet? Local designer and cabinetmaker STUDIO HAND presents a tour of their recent tiny condo project.
Built-In: A Tiny Living Case Study & Tour
in-person
event: tour
[CANCELLED]
Built-In: A Tiny Living Case Study & Tour
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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Interpreting design objects as a powerful language through which social reality is affirmed, ‘But I Don’t Want Comfort’ abandons the focus on utility and function and uses form and sound to explore the spaces between efficiency, excess, history, and future.
But I Don’t Want Comfort
in-person
exhibition
But I Don’t Want Comfort
Jan 21
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Jan 31 2022
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Join TORP and leading members of the Danish and Canadian architecture & design communities for a live virtual panel discussion on sustainable practices in architecture and furniture design & production. Danish Desire will also feature a furniture design exhibit at TORP’s Toronto showroom.
Danish Desire: Sustainable Methods in Architecture & Design
online
event: talk
Danish Desire: Sustainable Methods in Architecture & Design
Jan 22 2022
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Attend a virtual presentation of Eventscape’s offices, R & D Fab Lab, and custom manufacturing facilities in Etobicoke for a look behind the scenes. Learn how Eventscape, an award-winning architectural fabrication company works with the latest technologies, machinery and materials to create custom features.
Design + Fabrication Virtual Shop Tour at Eventscape
online
event: tour
Design + Fabrication Virtual Shop Tour at Eventscape
Jan 25
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Jan 26 2022
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‘No Such Thing as Normal’ is a symposium that brings together 11 designers, health professionals and community leaders to discuss how we can dismantle the long-accepted idea of “normal,” in order to design for diversity, specifically in the context of a global pandemic.
DesignTO Symposium: No Such Thing as Normal
online
DesignTO projectevent: talk
DesignTO Symposium: No Such Thing as Normal
Jan 25
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Jan 26 2022
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Printing clay is a new, digital approach to a familiar material. Through the lens of architectural and industrial design, this exhibition displays, explores, and reimagines the unique aesthetic and functional capacities of ceramic materials that are made possible by these emerging, fabrication and 3D-printing technologies.
Digital Clay
in-person
window installation
Digital Clay
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, a window and showroom will be transformed into 'NODALAND' celebrating creativity through the use of colour and texture. The installation will feature oversized mushrooms and decorative flowers as part of a tea party themed display.
Down the Rabbit hole…down…down…down to NodaLand
in-person
window installation
Down the Rabbit hole…down…down…down to NodaLand
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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Join design duo Kevin Chan and Samer Shaath of NIVEK REMAS as they reveal their latest design project, Dundas Square Barbers, a contemporary take on the classic barbershop located in a unique and coveted corner of the city.
Dundas Square Barbers Launch Party
in-person
event: party
[CANCELLED]
Dundas Square Barbers Launch Party
Jan 27 2022
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'Dying.dialogues' is a symposium on design and fragility, death, dying, loss, and grief, as part of Dying.series.
Dying.dialogues 2022
in-person
event: talk
[CANCELLED]
Dying.dialogues 2022
Jan 29 2022
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Ceramic works by Reza Hosseiny that call into question those who demand equality of men and women, but are complacent spectators in practice and who refuse to take action. As a hard material, Hosseiny uses ceramic to speak to the reluctance of humans to change.
Equality or Quantity?! A Question by Reza Hosseiny
online
exhibition
Equality or Quantity?! A Question by Reza Hosseiny
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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This installation by Mason Studio explores human connection through shared memory and sensory experience. Using commonly found materials, the installation transports you to another place to experience a sense of calm and reverence for forces larger than ourselves.
Full Moon Reflected On The Ocean At 01:34
in-person
exhibition
Full Moon Reflected On The Ocean At 01:34
Jan 27
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Jan 30 2022
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A talk by Prof. Fulvio Irace - Polytechnic University of Milan. Gio Ponti (1891-1979) was the emblem of Italy rising from the ashes of war, consistently exercising his incredible creative abilities in all the fields that opened up to his inexhaustible imagination, from decorative arts to design to innovative architecture.
Gio Ponti: The Hyper-Italian
online
event: talk
Gio Ponti: The Hyper-Italian
Jan 21 2022
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An installation by Applied Studio that focuses on the nature of human interaction during the pandemic. The perfect view is only possible from one location and the installation should be explored to discover the kaleidoscopic array of colours, shadows and reflections.
Glass Free
in-person
window installation
[POSTPONED]
Glass Free
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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‘Holding Up History’ is a two-part program exploring the influence of facadism as an architectural and conceptual strategy for bringing elements from the past into the future. In this panel talk, four experts from architecture, heritage conservation, design education and
Holding Up History: Panel Talk
online
DesignTO projectevent: talk
Holding Up History: Panel Talk
Jan 27 2022
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‘Holding Up History’ is a two-part program exploring the influence of façadism as an architectural and conceptual strategy for bringing elements from the past into the future. This self-guided tour highlights 10 different sites across the city featuring diverse applications of façadism in Toronto and heritage conservation alternatives.
Holding Up History: Self-Guided Tour
online
DesignTO projectevent: tour
Holding Up History: Self-Guided Tour
Jan 21
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Feb 28 2022
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'HOME Beautification signed by Yaw Tony' is the third installation and latest addition of everyday home decor pieces stamped art and design on everyday objects. Yet they are still practical objects that fall right into place in our daily lives.
HOME Beautification signed by Yaw Tony
in-person
exhibition
HOME Beautification signed by Yaw Tony
Jan 21
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Feb 06 2022
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Organized by DesignTO in partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects, ‘Ideas Forum: Confronting the Housing Crisis’ features five fast-paced presentations (20 slides shown for 20 seconds each) exploring housing equity, modular housing initiatives, rent-then-own models, and community support and
Ideas Forum: Confronting the Housing Crisis
online
DesignTO projectevent: talk
Ideas Forum: Confronting the Housing Crisis
Jan 25 2022
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The familiar yet atypical nature of artistic design practice modifies our expectations of materiality and experience, which will be seen through ergonomic exploration and (re)fabrication of everyday things remade into new.
Libations for Liberated Living
in-person
exhibition
Libations for Liberated Living
Jan 21
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Mar 06 2022
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The 'Lies We Are Told' series challenges the “truths” we were taught as children based on parental, religious and educational doctrines in literature and instructional pamphlets during the 1940s and 1950s.
Lies My Teacher Told Me
in-person
window installation
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Apr 08
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Apr 22 2022
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Introducing new furniture and housewares by Thom Fougere, Oji Masanori, and Ingegerd Råman.
New Works: Fougere, Masanori, Råman
in-person
exhibition
New Works: Fougere, Masanori, Råman
Jan 21
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Jan 29 2022
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Unitfive Design presents a window installation at Comrags. Using building blocks as a conceptual jumping off point, and fabricated from cold rolled square bar, the work will exist as a series of stackable units that explore proportion, scale, and texture.
OWEN
in-person
window installation
OWEN
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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Two reactivated and reimagined vintage pachinko machines from Japan. Original parts work with newly modeled and aestheticized components, creating contemporary understandings of objects as they they have been filtered through time and disuse.
Pachinko Games
in-person
window installation
[CANCELLED]
Pachinko Games
Jan 21
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Jan 30 2022
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Kicking off the rejuvenation of programming at Harbourfront Centre, we have re-opened to the public with a series of refreshing exhibitions sure to pique your interest!
Refresh Rejuvenate Recover
in-person
exhibition
Refresh Rejuvenate Recover
Feb 22
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Mar 20 2022
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'Soft Shield: Allegorical Spaces' is an exhibition of architectural provocations by Svima that explore spaces in relation to the mind, body, and environment, including large-scale digital visualizations, hand drawings, and a three-dimensional installation.
Soft Shield: Allegorical Spaces by Svima
in-person
exhibition
Soft Shield: Allegorical Spaces by Svima
Jan 20
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Feb 06 2022
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Swedish Socialism — start LIVING it now! Listen to the PODCAST and learn how to leverage 'Ikea CAPITALISM' for yourself. 'Handy Design - Modern Ideas' is an ONLINE school that teaches the foundations of Ikea Hacking and Peak Furnishings.
Swedish Socialism
online
event
Swedish Socialism
Jan 22
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Jan 30 2022
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Tour the Havwoods wood flooring showroom, get the first look our new Douglas Fir wood flooring line and donate a coat to help someone warm up this winter!
Warm up with Wood: Showroom Coat Drive
in-person
event: product launch
[CANCELLED]
Warm up with Wood: Showroom Coat Drive
Jan 26 2022
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Interested persons are invited to submit their portfolios for review by YP designers to receive an in-person one-on-one feedback session with strategies for development. All levels are welcome, students, professionals or those interested in transitioning into a designer role.
Yabu Pushelberg Portfolio Review Night
in-person
event: portfolio review
[CANCELLED]
Yabu Pushelberg Portfolio Review Night
Jan 28 2022
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Dedicated to all the children, this project is a physical and virtual escapade combining illustrations and design. Three fun, whimsical chaise sculptures aim to raise awareness about the importance of the "3Rs" and reflect on the future we are offering the young generations.
¡( What About the Kids | Et les enfants, alors !)
in-person
window installation
¡( What About the Kids | Et les enfants, alors !)
Apr 08
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Apr 17 2022
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