Invest in the Next Generation
As part of DesignTO’s ‘Expand What’s Possible’ Campaign, we’re looking at the people, projects, and ideas that demonstrate what an investment in design can make possible, not only today, but years into the future.
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Expand What’s Possible
17 years of ideas, people and projects. Invest in what comes next.
For 17 years, DesignTO has brought people together to design a better future.
Astek: Designing Better Spaces Through Innovation, Sustainability, and Technology
Explore how Astek brings together creativity, technology, and environmentally conscious manufacturing to create wallcoverings and architectural surfaces that support healthier, more inspiring, and more sustainable spaces.
Inside the Summer Salon
This July, DesignTO partnered with Lutron to welcome Toronto’s architecture and design community to the ‘Summer Salon’, a three-day series of intimate conversations exploring contemporary ideas in architecture, interiors, and placemaking.
Call for Proposals: Activate Yonge + St. Clair During DesignTO Festival 2027
The Yonge + St. Clair BIA and DesignTO invite artists, architects, designers, and multidisciplinary creatives to submit proposals for seven site-specific installations during DesignTO Festival 2027. Funding between $5,000 and $7,500 CAD is available. Apply by September 13, 2026.
It’s a Futures Fund Anniversary
A year ago, DesignTO launched our first fundraising campaign, which helped us sustain our annual festival and public programs.
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Designer Spotlights
Designer Spotlights
Gilbert Fortin of Attirail Design Office shares how various interests and combined experiences led to a comprehensive collection of activity-related products and gear.
Designer Spotlights
Interdisciplinary artist Deepikah RB shares how she decided to move her practice away from machines and into a world of wonderment.
Work From Home
Getting Through This
My house is tiny but I’m lucky to have a small (77 square feet) office crammed with plants and art that I use when I’m on calls with clients.
Getting Through This
As individuals and organizations take on proper physical distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have…
Getting Through This
I’ve always had a designated space to work at home. When I get ideas I want to work immediately so I don’t forget.
Getting Through This
I live in a small two-storey apartment in a house, with no designated office space, so I definitely spend my day moving around…
Design 101
DesignTO 101
DesignTO’s Artistic Director, Deborah Wang, and Head of Programming, Robyn Wilcox, shed light on the organization’s value system and how the Festival is curated
DesignTO 101
Uncovering design’s role in advancing social change.
DesignTO 101
Exploring design’s unseen role in bettering society, the environment, and individual joy and well-being.
