Speculative Characters for Visual Inflection, by Mia Cinelli (Part of 'Future Retrospectives Exhibition'). Photo by Simon Liao.
Now that the 2020 DesignTO Festival has officially ended, we’re excited to share the winners of this year’s DesignTO Awards. The 8th annual DesignTO Awards are presented by Herman Miller and DIALOG.
From fan favourites to jury selects, this year’s winners include a variety of talented artists and designers, as well as students. Read on to find out who they are!

DesignTO Award Winners

Best in Festival Exhibition: Aluminum Group, curated by Jamie Wolfond & MSDS Studio

Best in Festival New Work: Speculative Characters for Visual Inflection, by Mia Cinelli (part of the exhibition ‘Future Retrospectives‘ on until March 29 at Harbourfront Centre)

Best in Festival Community Wellbeing: Design for Health, Wellness, Aging and Inclusion, by OCAD U Industrial Design students

Juror’s Choice for Community Wellbeing: Toward an Ethical Smart City, by Interdisciplinary Design Strategy Students at George Brown College, School of Design

'Fantasy Foliage' by Apoorva Varma.

People’s Choice Award Winners

Favourite Exhibition​: bottē Design Exhibition

Favourite Event​: Women That Make, Create and Innovate, by Daily Goods Design LABS

Favourite Window Installation​: Toying With Utopia, by Raymond Girard

Favourite New Work​: Fantasy Foliage, by Apoorva Varma

Community Wellbeing: Vertical Intersections Installation, Workshop & Pok¡ Launch, by Diana Guzmán Valencia

Design for Health, Wellness, Aging and Inclusion, by OCAD U Industrial Design students, photo by Gungeet Kaur