Design Belongs to Everyone
Design can change how we understand an object, a place, a community, and even the city around us. But for that to happen, people need opportunities to experience it.
Invest in the Next Generation
As part of DesignTO’s ‘Expand What’s Possible’ Campaign, we’re looking at the people, projects, and ideas that demonstrate what an investment in design can make possible, not only today, but years into the future.
Expand What’s Possible
17 years of ideas, people and projects. Invest in what comes next.
For 17 years, DesignTO has brought people together to design a better future.
Astek: Designing Better Spaces Through Innovation, Sustainability, and Technology
Explore how Astek brings together creativity, technology, and environmentally conscious manufacturing to create wallcoverings and architectural surfaces that support healthier, more inspiring, and more sustainable spaces.
Inside the Summer Salon
This July, DesignTO partnered with Lutron to welcome Toronto’s architecture and design community to the ‘Summer Salon’, a three-day series of intimate conversations exploring contemporary ideas in architecture, interiors, and placemaking.
Call for Proposals: Activate Yonge + St. Clair During DesignTO Festival 2027
The Yonge + St. Clair BIA and DesignTO invite artists, architects, designers, and multidisciplinary creatives to submit proposals for seven site-specific installations during DesignTO Festival 2027. Funding between $5,000 and $7,500 CAD is available. Apply by September 13, 2026.
