Designer Spotlights

Textile artist Alisa McRonald discusses her many inspirations from musicians, to crochet artists, sculptors, and more.

2023 DesignTO Festival Awards winner, artist Elena Mahno, discusses shifts in her career, the importance of wellbeing, and her X-Men blockbuster movie cameo.

DesignTO Festival alumnus Justin Hawley talks breaking the design mold, anarchy, and finding passion in the untraditional.

Co-Founder of Urban Minds and past Festival exhibitor Angela Ng shares her goals of inspiring youth, creating community, and making change.

2023 DesignTO Festival Awards winner, designer Adrienna Matzeg, talks to us about photography, Covid’s influence on her practice and the impact of architecture in her work.

Chuma Asuzu shares his inspirations, thoughts on everyday beauty, and the process of producing and selling the design he exhibited at the 2023 DesignTO Festival.

Winners of a 2023 DesignTO Juror’s Award, Mao and Chris of Mao Projects talk about their work, the evolution of their practice and their creative journey into ceramics.

Kirsty Robertson, an educator and director of multiple institutes, talks about their passions of curating and sustainability.

The Montreal-based, industrial design firm Ricostudio talks about their innovative practices that appeal to human emotion and people.

We caught up with past DesignTO exhibitor Bianca Weeko Martin to learn more about her and her practice.

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