
DesignTO celebrates its 15th birthday with a new look and feel
Learn about the inspiration behind the DesignTO’s 2025 look and feel.

Learn about the inspiration behind the DesignTO’s 2025 look and feel.

It’s incredible to think that in just a week, we’ll kick off the 15th annual DesignTO Festival—a milestone we’re affectionately calling our 15th Birthday. Why? Because birthdays feel more festive than anniversaries!

Meet the 2025 DesignTO Awards jury recognizing design excellence at the DesignTO Festival

Plan your DesignTO 2025 experience using our Festival Mobile App. The app features the complete list of Festival Week programming and a Festival map. Save exhibitions, installations and events for quick access to your favourites.

Can we move beyond “doing no harm” to creating lasting positive change? Today, we highlight Sustainability, with 14 compelling programs that rethink the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Today we begin with “Joy.” The 11 Festival highlights (arranged alphabetically) below are sure to leave you happy.

Access all the great 15th birthday programming with ease! We have partnered with these amazing downtown Toronto hotels to keep you a stone’s throw away to all things DesignTO Festival!

Just ahead of our 15th birthday, we’re thrilled to introduce to you DesignTO’s new Board Chair, Zviko (pronounced Jeeko) Mhakayakora.

Learn about the 2024 look and feel, Aaryan, Amir and Hwa-jin’s creative process, and more.

Mayor Olivia Chow, on behalf of Toronto City Council, proclaims January 19 – 28, 2024 as “DesignTO Festival Week” in the City of Toronto.

Meet the 2024 DesignTO Awards Jury. The 2024 DesignTO Awards, are supported by KPMB Architects.



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