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This walking tour invites you to take a closer look at three installations on display in the Yonge + St. Clair neighbourhood, with firsthand insight from the artists and designers behind the projects.

DesignTO Tours: Space & Sanctuary

DesignTO Project Event

DesignTO Tours: Space & Sanctuary

Jan 28

‘Future Matters’ is a group exhibition featuring the work of eight local and international artists and designers exploring themes related to material expression, innovation, and environmental sustainability.

DesignTO Project Exhibition

Jan 19

How can tradition and innovation co-exist in our ever-changing world? 'Learning from Tianguis: Exploring Hybrid Marketplaces' by Chiun Lee envisions hypothetical retail spaces that can combine authenticity and community in Mexican tianguis markets with the convenience and accessibility of digital platforms.

Learning from Tianguis: Exploring Hybrid Marketplaces

Learning from Tianguis: Exploring Hybrid Marketplaces

Jan 19

DESIGNwith is opening their doors to share their latest innovative soft goods line in collaboration with the Regent Park Sewing Studio to reveal design for inclusion beyond products — the co-design methodology.

From Theory to Practice: A Caring Design Lab

From Theory to Practice: A Caring Design Lab

Jan 22

'Tribute' is a textile installation by Omar Tarek Zayed and Linjuan Dai that critically examines Toronto’s landscape while proposing speculative geographic futures in honour of Toronto’s waterways.

Window Installation

Jan 19

Discover 12+ exhibitions and a special interactive exhibition with music and drinks.

Design Collection Opening Party @ STACKT

Design Collection Opening Party @ STACKT

Jan 20

This exhibition of ceramics and paintings by Talie Shalmon aims to communicate complex feelings, using the limitations of abstraction. These works are inspired by nature and explore shape, pattern and bold use of colour. The collection features paintings, ceramic vessels, bowls and necklaces.

Jan 19

A 2-hour salon-style intimate gathering designed to help you meaningfully connect with fellow design enthusiasts, share your work and ideas, and be open to possible future creative collaborations.

Connect & Collaborate: A Design Salon

Connect & Collaborate: A Design Salon

Jan 27

'Great Friends' is a collection of oversized friendship bracelets by Laura Carwardine, which play on the nostalgia of making and exchanging bracelets with friends. The increased size allows for easier appreciation of the details and brings vibrant patterns and colours into interior spaces.

Jan 19

‘Material Memories’ is a solo exhibition featuring mixed media works by Don Kwan, delving into the Chinese diasporic experience amidst the heightened challenges of loss, isolation, and anti-Asian racism during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Material Memories: Don Kwan

Material Memories: Don Kwan

Jan 13

The Oasis Skateboard Factory presents their end of semester student brand showcase and pop-up shop. Shop student designed skateboards, t-shirts, hats and stickers, as well as a limited edition apparel collaboration with Queer Skate Jam.

Oasis Skateboard Factory x Queer Skate Jam Pop Up Shop

Oasis Skateboard Factory x Queer Skate Jam Pop Up Shop

Jan 25

‘Carriers of the Everyday’ by MAIDANKINE is an exploration into the relationship between us and our bags. As a tool of security, we carry essentials of home as we make our way through our everyday life.

Carriers of the Everyday

Window Installation

Carriers of the Everyday

Jan 19

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