Design by Decade // HIFI and DX

Monday, February 13th, 2012

The Design Exchange partnered with HIFI to release Design by Decade, a six episode mini-series documenting Canadian design by decade from World War I to present day. Read More…

Dressler Brothers, golden slab table

Capacity, Radient Dark, PDA // Toronto Design Week Wrap-up

Monday, February 6th, 2012


Heather McGaw, labyrinth nightgowns, capacity show

Exploring the capacity to comfort an ill loved one, Heather’s nightgowns at the CAPACITY show use the magic of touch. Easily traceable paths are printed on the back of nightgowns for hospital or home use. This is such a lovely thought and for minimal effort adds a substantial amount of value to a potentially otherwise ordinary gown. Read more…


Kristen & Fiona Lim Tung, wallpixel threadable ceramic tile, radiant dark

NOT Forkchops // Toronto Design Week Pt III

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

NOT Forkchops was designed around Canadians’ “ability to draw from [a] mélange of cultural sources”. Designers were asked to take inspiration from a “multitude of cultures, without producing another set of ‘forkchops’”. Alexx Boisjoli‘s dishes (above) reference ubiquitous stainless steel lunch containers “often associated with Indian cuisine” but are rendered in porcelain. I’m not sure how the navy glazing ties in.. Perhaps Ivankovic’s edible material could be paired with the lunch container forms to produce a take out set (I’m assuming Boisjoli’s are meant for serving at home). Read more…

Associates // Toronto Design Week Part II

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

The Associates show held in Toronto this past weekend was carried by a strong line up and clean visual identity (Established and Sons anyone?). Jessica Nakanishi‘s (below) delicate pendant lights delicately integrate their power source. Stay tuned for a wrap up discussion of Toronto Design Week’s delights and pitfalls this Friday.

CUTMR 2012 // Toronto Design Week Part 1

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

We’ll be posting photos all week of Heather McGaw‘s adventure at this year’s Toronto Design Week. Today, highlights from the Gladstone Hotel’s annual Come Up to My Room show. Sonia Tyagi’s laborious large scale rug (above) is made of hand-tied bowties. A whimsical take on the Interface flooring system perhaps… there is definitely some potential to alleviate future wine spills here. Read more…


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