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Author Archives: Carmel Garvez

DesignTO Artist + Designer Spotlight: Carissa Baktay

Carissa Baktay is a multi-media sculptor sharing studio time between Iceland and Alberta.

Posted byCarmel GarvezJune 15, 2022September 30, 2022Posted inDesigner Spotlights

Designer Spotlight: Daniel Ling

Director and principal of Montgomery Sisam Architects, Daniel Ling joined us in Ideas Forum: Confronting the Housing Crisis.

Posted byCarmel GarvezMay 11, 2022June 7, 2022Posted inDesigner Spotlights, DesignTO News, Q&A

FLDWRK x DesignTO

Lemay’s Director of Marketing and Outreach Richelle Sibolboro talks to us about FLDWRK, an ambitious research and design collective that applies design in the speculative domain.

Posted byCarmel GarvezJanuary 11, 2022January 15, 2022Posted inDesignTO News

Meet Vicky To, the 2022 DesignTO Festival Look & Feel Designer

We sat down with Vicky To, the multidisciplinary artist and designer behind the DesignTO’s 2022 Festival Look and Feel.

Posted byCarmel GarvezDecember 10, 2021January 21, 2022Posted inDesigner Spotlights, DesignTO News, Q&A

Humble Raja’s ‘Forbidden Forest’: From Exhibition to Playing Cards

Two years after their success with DesignTO, Reena and Bhavesh decided to turn the illustrations for the ‘Forbidden Forest’ exhibition into playing cards.

Posted byCarmel GarvezOctober 22, 2021November 23, 2021Posted inDesign News

How to Work Better, Remotely

As we navigate through a “new normal” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, DesignTO is doing our best to shift…

Posted byCarmel GarvezMay 6, 2020June 22, 2021Posted inGetting Through This, Work from HomeLeave a comment on How to Work Better, Remotely
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