Tinsel & Sawdust, Room 212 @ Come Up To My Room By Karol Kosnik Katrina Tompkins has it. Just few years out of school – a young craftist / designer – and already recognized to be a leader in her field with awards, scholarships, sales and with a sweet gig teaching furniture design at OCAD Continue Reading
13FebTO DO 2012: Designing a Future for our Future: A Workshop on “The Multiplicity”
Markus Doerr reports on the workshop. Design with Dialogue is a Toronto based organization which is focused on bringing people together in the spirit of collaboration in hopes of inspiring positive social change. The event held at the Design Exchange on January 24th in partnership with Toronto Design Offsite was attended by a large group of 25 Continue Reading
08FebPost show report: Come Up To My Room
Come Up To My Room (CUTMR) | Part 1 By Karol Kosnik Design is cyclical – art comes in waves influenced by societal changes. No doubt that the 2012 CUTMR will marked as the year of the Architect. It is as if CUTMR 2012 became a mecca for architectural desire to be free of rigid Continue Reading
06FebTO DO 2012: Associates
Karol Kosnik reports on Associates. Joy Charboneau is an ambitious woman. Last year, when the work began to topple over at the opening for ‘Tools’ – due to overcrowding on the opening night – it was her name that was called out in panic. Tonight, ‘The Associates’ marks the third year that a group of Continue Reading
03FebPhotos from Radiant Dark 2012: The Devil Is the Details
Radiant Dark was a massive success this year. Check out all the amazing photography. For better or worse, details affect every moment of the design process from idea to creation, to using and appreciating an object. Julie Nicholson and Shaun Moore of MADE continue to introduce new Canadian designs through their evolving Radiant Dark series Continue Reading
02FebTO DO 2012: Not Forkchops
Sometimes design which purposely attempts to bridge cultural differences ends up disappearing in a void of politeness or adversely offending everyone by confining things to stereotypical boxes. The exhibit held at The Department by imm Living threw itself into this arena with astounding results. The artists and designers who participated boldly celebrated the meeting of Continue Reading
01FebOh CANADA!
The Toronto Design Offsite festival is over and I’m left feeling awe inspired by all the phenomenal design talent we have in Toronto and Canada. Thank you to all the artists and designers who participated, all the curators and producers for organizing the exhibitions and events, to all our sponsors for helping us to make Continue Reading
28JanDesign Festival Advice: Learn from your fucking peers.
The 6th day of the festival brings us the ideacious CO_LAB Session | TO DO Edition (7pm), the Love Design Party (10pm) and the Castor Design Party (9pm) Check out the listing of events and exhibitions happening around the city here and download the iPhone app here. For those of you who don’t know, Toronto Continue Reading
27JanSneak Peek: PDA TALKS
Sunday, January 29, 2011 | 1pm-2:30pm Panelists Ken Greenberg, Zahra Ebrahim, Janna Levitt and Remo Agostino Moderator David Dick-Agnew, Azure Magazine What is the role of community-engaged art and design in sustainable urban development? As neighbourhoods change, there is participation from many different groups with divergent interests: developers, local businesses, community groups, and of course Continue Reading
27JanSneak Peek: CUTMR Love Design Party
The LOVE Design Party is the free, all night party where we celebrate our love of design. Come Up To My Room and the Gladstone Hotel host all the alternative, indie designers from the city and their enthusiasts at this no-nonsense dance-a-thon. 2012 Love Design Party – Sat, Jan 28, 2012 – 10pm-2am, Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Continue Reading
