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‘Members 4 Members’ is a Pecha-Kucha style event where four DesignTO members showcase their work, blending inspiring narratives with visual engagement, fostering community dialogue and design appreciation.

Members 4 Members

DesignTO Project Event Ongoing

Members 4 Members

Jun 20

‘Members Tour: Gladstone House’ is a curator’s tour of the iconic Gladstone House rooms and exhibition ‘The Built Environment’, part of the 2024 DesignTO Festival.

Members Tour: Gladstone House

DesignTO Project Event Ongoing

Members Tour: Gladstone House

Jan 22

Maria Shanina's 'Lanterns' textile installation serves as a beautiful reminder of the light within us that guides us through moments of darkness. It inspires us to find our inner strength and illuminate our journey in this world.

Lanterns: The Journey of Guiding Light

Window Installation

Lanterns: The Journey of Guiding Light

Jan 19

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

'Santuario', Spanish for "sanctuary," is a 6.5-foot nest with a reflective dome, merging themes of nesting and self-reflection. Rooted in the concept of home, it mirrors the viewer in an egg-like shape, crafted by hand with organic and recycled materials by Oliviana Cinco.

Jan 19

'Adrift' by Marney McDiarmid speaks to the need to align our actions with our dependence on one another and the Earth. Ceramic flowers are suspended against a backdrop of paper-cut seeds, disconnected and missing their roots, yet still searching for firmer ground.

Jan 19

Mimosa Haque, a Bangladeshi-Canadian artist, explores otherworldly gardenscapes and newfangled floral design under the moniker 'Strange Phool'. From Jan 23-28, she will set an intricate tablescape installation inspired by nature’s imperfections and the architectural elements of the space.

Around Strange Phool’s Tablescape

Around Strange Phool’s Tablescape

Jan 23

'A room is a home, is a playground' is a site-specific event championing fun by design, led by Studio Rat and produced by Ace Hotel Toronto. From January 26 through 28, Interspace becomes a playground, quite literally, of wonder.

A room is a home, is a playground

A room is a home, is a playground

Jan 26

‘DesignTO Youth: touchbase’ is a group exhibition featuring 10 young artists and designers. Inspired by a six-week workshop series, aimed at demystifying the creative process and dissecting artistic practice, these youth have created new work that reflects themes of identity, resilience, and cultural heritage.

DesignTO Youth: touchbase

DesignTO Project Exhibition

DesignTO Youth: touchbase

Jan 19

Kick off the 14th DesignTO Festival at our official Launch Party! Mix and mingle at the event that brings Toronto’s creative community together. As a fundraiser for the non-profit Festival, all proceeds will go to help achieve our purpose to bring people together to design a better future.

DesignTO Launch Party 2024

DesignTO Project Event

DesignTO Launch Party 2024

Jan 19

To kick off the second season of SHEEEP Radio’s EX•PER•I•MENT•ER•S, join DesignTO for an open discussion with two mid-career and two emerging designers as they reflect on the realities of their design practices within and outside of architecture.

SHEEEP Radio: DesignTO Festival Edition

DesignTO Project Event

SHEEEP Radio: DesignTO Festival Edition

Jan 27

A discussion with Toronto-based design studio Odami on their design sensibilities, focus of their practice and inspiration behind Aesop Yorkville.

Allusions: An approach to history, context and craft

Allusions: An approach to history, context and craft

Jan 25

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