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'Light/Room' invites you to experience a collection of custom-made light fixtures by architect/artist Bahareh Atash in its intended space. It takes place in the great room of a recently renovated house by Rostami Atash Atelier.

Jan 18

Why do we like the things we like? In her new body of work the artist invites you to consider this question as you walk through an exhibition of ink drawings, wall hangings and screenprinted accessories based on all her favourite stuff.

I Want to Be the One to Walk in the Sun

I Want to Be the One to Walk in the Sun

Jan 18

Still Life, Life Still is an exploration of the modern gathering designed by Simone Ferkul and Wesley Chau. The exhibit is comprised of domestic furniture and accessories that live within the contexts of social gathering and dining at home.

Still Life, Life Still

Exhibition Festival Feature

Still Life, Life Still

Jan 18

'Inverted Valleys' by Interspatial Art & Design Collective, is part of a series of canopies that quickly create inviting public spaces while leaving the area beneath untouched and freely useable. Its focus is on the unique geography of Toronto’s ravine systems.

Inverted Valleys

Inverted Valleys

Jan 17

A moment suspended, illuminating the inherent interconnectedness – between human and human and to our shared environment – and at the same time, a yearning for connection. A Long Story II, by Lauren Pirie, is a soft sculpture and lighting-based installation.

A Long Story II, by Lauren Pirie

Exhibition Festival Feature

A Long Story II, by Lauren Pirie

Jan 17

'Paysage de l'intime' is an exhibition showcasing works by eight Canadian jewellery artists. Their work uses the jewellery object as a vehicle for expressing their ideas, thus speaking about their relationship to landscape and nature.

Paysage de l’intime

Paysage de l’intime

Jan 17

Celebrate our 10 year anniversary with new product designs launching by Oji Masanori, Anderssen & Voll, and Thom Fougere. Explore our collaborations produced over the last 10 years, meet the designers, and view the new furniture and accessories.

Mjölk 10 Year Anniversary

Mjölk 10 Year Anniversary

Jan 17

A new lighting collection by Concord Custom Lighting. 'Septa' is a series of modular, jewelry-like pieces that can be interconnected and styled into various forms while providing alluring accent illumination.

Septa Collection by Concord Custom Lighting

Septa Collection by Concord Custom Lighting

Jan 17

The 'Fig40 B-sides' are a collection of experiments and ideas that have evolved over the past few years. This exhibition is a selection of those experiments, in a similar way to a band releasing an album of B-sides.

Jan 20

The 'F40/M50' project is a collaboration between Mariposa, a maker of custom bicycles, and Fig40, an industrial design firm. This collaboration takes the form of a stool utilizing traditional lugged construction and paint treatments common to hand crafted bicycles.

Exhibition Festival Feature

Jan 17

Students from Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science provide provocations on architectural elements through a series of prototypes within the Architecture Building. Showcasing their digital fabrication, physical computing, and parametric design acumen, these installations challenge current notions of architectural interaction.

Production, Prototypes, and Provocations in Digital Tools

Production, Prototypes, and Provocations in Digital Tools

Jan 20

Discover why Danish design remains desirable. Explore Danish classic and contemporary design from Carl Hansen, Fritz Hansen, Georg Jensen, PP Mobler, Erik Jorgensen, Muuto etc. Hollace Cluny and TORP showcase masterpieces of mid century and contemporary furniture and design.

Jan 17

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