Ēclos by Cosentino is the next generation of mineral surfaces featuring a layered 3-D body integrated design and superior heat resistance. Its production combines minerals and recycled materials with a low-crystalline silica composition, through an advanced process of robotic engineering and integrated decorative techniques.

DesignTO and Cosentino invite Canadian designers (living here or abroad) to submit to this open call for submissions. The selected submissions will form the 2026 Ēclos Capsule Collection.

About Cosentino

The Cosentino Group is a global, family-owned Spanish company that produces and distributes innovative and sustainable surfaces for architecture and design.

Cosentino has a history of working with notable architects and designers, such as British designer Tom Dixon for Milan Design Week 2023, French architect Gilles Reibell’s No Waste furniture collection, Argentinian multidisciplinary designer Daniel Germani’s Dekton Industrial collection, and Singaporean Studio Juju’s OO collection of five objects. A past Capsule Collection launched in Dubai featured a limited-edition furniture and home accessories series crafted by 5 pioneering practitioners: Nadine Kanso, Omar Nakkash, Rabah Saeid, Omar Al Gurg, and Thomas Trad. The Ēclos Capsule Collection builds on that lineage. 

Call for submissions

The Ēclos Capsule Collection focuses on the creative use and application of Ēclos in furniture, objects, or sculpture. It’s an opportunity for artists, designers, and architects to engage with the new mineral surface in an unconventional way, expanding its use beyond surface to three-dimensions. 

Designers are invited to submit a proposal that will be fabricated in Toronto. We are looking for designs that emphasize the material’s innate qualities while exploring its potential for use in the whole environment we live and work in, blending form (and possibly function) in unexpected ways. 

Design considerations

• An understanding of the Ēclos material
• Consideration of aesthetics and fabrication techniques
• An object that can be used or experienced in multiple contexts and environments
• Consideration of sustainable design approaches

All submissions must include the following:

1. A description of the object (max. 300 words) — please be sure to include a concept statement and proposed dimensions
2. a short bio on you and/or your creative practice (max. 150 words);
3. 2-5 images of the object, such as a digital rendering, drawing, or sketch (max. 2MB per image); 
4. Your
   1. contact info (name, email, phone number, mailing address), and
   2. website URL and social media handles (if available).

Applicants can submit more than one entry using one form per submission. 

Deadlines

All submissions are due Friday, May 22, 2026 by 11:59pm ET, submitted through the online form (see below).

Jury

Submissions will be reviewed by an esteemed jury:

• Brigitte Shim, Architect, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
• Eduardo Cosentino, EVP Cosentino Group & CEO of Cosentino Americas
• Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Editor in Chief, Azure Magazine and Executive Editor, Design Milk
• HaeAhn Kwon, Artist and Assistant Professor, Fine Arts, NSCAD University
• Luca Nichetto, Industrial Designer and Creative Director
• Nicholas Sangaré, Industrial Designer

Artist Fees

An artist fee of $1,000 CAD will be paid to applicants selected by the jury to participate in the Capsule Collection.

Additional Benefits

• Exhibition Opportunities: Inclusion in two or more curated showcases, including one major Canadian city and one major U.S. city 
• Press Campaign: Inclusion in Collection press release and ongoing press outreach 
• Professional Documentation: Access to professional photography of the Collection