Festival Schedule

Below is a chronological schedule of events, exhibitions, talks, tours and more from the 2013 Toronto Design Offsite Festival. See a full festival Google Map with all the events here. Printed Festival Guides will be available at all event venue locations across the city or you can download a pdf version here.

Don’t forget you can bring the listing and map with you, with the TO DO iPhone app.


	FULL CIRCLE Thu, Nov 15, 2012 - Sat, Mar 16, 2013 WORKshop Inc., \| Exhibition Featuring six artist/designer groups from Shanghai to Toronto, Full Circle is an amalgam of personal odysseys orbiting a convergent set of themes: location and relocation, polarities of East and West, historical and biological cycles, somewhere and nowhere, even re-cycling.
	The Happy Show Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - Sun, Mar 03, 2013 Design Exchange, \| Exhibition The Happy Show offers visitors the experience of walking into internationally renowned Graphic Designer Stefan Sagmeister’s ten-year exploration of happiness.
	Jeff Goodman Designs Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - Sun, Feb 24, 2013 Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, \| Exhibition A selection of Jeff Goodman’s work in glass. Curated by Alan C. Elder and Melanie Egan, with exhibition design by Sunil Bhandari, and support from Sylvia Lee and the Jeff Goodman Studio.
	By the Dozen: Part II of Local Call - Junction Neighbours Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - Sun, Feb 17, 2013 Telephone Booth Gallery, \| Exhibition Featuring established artists that live or work in The Junction or Junction Triangle neighbourhoods of Toronto, 'Art by the Dozen' highlights the location of the gallery in the Junction neighbourhood, across from the action at Baker's Dozen coffee shop.
	TABLES, CHAIRS, & OTHER UNRELATED OBJECTS Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - Sat, Feb 09, 2013 OCAD Student Gallery, \| Exhibition This exhibition presents a glimpse into our thinking around the role of furniture as a medium of personal expression, as a reflection of social and cultural etiquette, and as an influence upon human activity.
	Christina Zeidler and Deanne Lehtinen: "Look-I-Like" Product Launch and "MADE Cooler" Exhibition Thu, Jan 17, 2013 - Sat, Mar 09, 2013 MADE, \| Exhibition The “Look-I-Like” chair is the inaugural production product of “Look-I-Like”: the collaboration of Deanne Lehtinen and Christina Zeidler, and will be sold through MADE Design in Toronto. It materializes the play between form and cheeky visual pun.
	Snip Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - Mon, Feb 18, 2013 The Hair Lounge, \| Exhibition Inspired by traditional wallpaper formats, Miriam Grenville is creating a series of patterns that celebrate the familiar tropes of both current and dated hairstyles.
	That Old Thing Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Post + Beam Reclamation, \| Exhibition TBA
	Ash Out of Quarantine - Tumbling Ash ... New Growth Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Feb 17, 2013 ARTiculations, \| Exhibition Through Brothers Dressler's continued exploration and experimentation with ash wood a pattern of growth has emerged. The small sapling is expanding. Its sprawling branches sprouting new buds of glowing light. This wall lighting system is part of their Ash Out of Quarantine project.
	Jackson/Stern: Automatic/Revisited Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sat, Feb 16, 2013 Latitude 44 Gallery, \| Exhibition Automatic/Revisited is an installation that explores the creation and implications of experimental systems of construction. The reconstruction of a historical Frank Lloyd Wright system is fitted opposite its contemporary reinterpretation, creating a dialogue between two progressive ideas in architecture.
	Peekay + Opticianado Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Opticianado, \| Exhibition Illustrator/ designer, Peekay (Adam J. Hilborn) brings a two-dimensional illustration to life from his sketchbook inside the space of Opticianado. Experimenting with foreshortening and an optical illusion, you be able to view this installation from a fixed point. At first glance, what seems abstract will come into focus.
	Smash - Product Launch Sat, Jan 19, 2013 Smash, \| Reception Smash is unveiling shelving units based on salvaged 19th century library shelves. Smash has updated the bookshelf by rendering its parts in aluminum and mixed wood and metal, as well as introducing colour. The reformatted shelves are suitable for domestic application and include a stand-alone unit as well as built-in, cantilevered option.
	When is a Door? Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Forever Interiors, \| Exhibition Forever Interiors designs and builds a number of furniture and accessory products made from reclaimed century doors. When is a Door a Bench? When is a Door a Cabinet? When is a Door a Vanity?
	Workplace Affairs Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 East of Keele, \| Exhibition Do spaces shape ideas? Where do those ideas take shape? ‘Workplace Affairs’ explores the relationship of space to the creative process by examining the artefacts of production and documenting the workspaces that enable their creation.
	archiTEXT \| Grapes & Chips Mon, Jan 21, 2013 East of Keele, \| Workshop \| Collaboration Put down your pens, take your eyeballs off your screens, banish those Monday blues. Join archiTEXT in the two things we do best: EAT and PLAY. Monday, January 21 between 6-8pm we launch the design week edition of Grapes & Chips at 'East of Keele'.
	Design Walk-in Pop Up Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Fri, Jan 25, 2013 Centre for Social Innovation, \| Exhibition The Design Walk-in is a drop-in clinic created to better value and make accessible design and design advice to the general public. Patients can book an appointment, and will either be given a prescription (design advice) or a referral (to a designer) during their appointment.
	In Limbo Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Academy of Lions, \| Exhibition In Limbo is a show curated by and featuring the work of the graduating class of Sheridan College’s Furniture program. The exhibition includes a range of creative furniture forms produced by students that highlight their acquired skills in design and craftsmanship.
	Into the light: CDECA @ Magiks Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Magiks, \| Exhibition See the Light … be the Light! An exploration of global design using iconic and globally inspired materials. Experience the magik.
	ONE WEEK ONLY! FUGITIVE GLUE POP-UP SHOP Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Bosley Real Estate, \| Exhibition ONE WEEK ONLY! is a limited 7-day retail space, January 21st to 27th. Come check what the FG team has been cooking up. New products, hotter than babi's cake, fresh out the FG lab, available for a limited time only. Featuring a collection of furniture, lighting, print, footwear, bags and other design objects.
	Trade School Toronto Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sat, Jan 26, 2013 Graven Feather, \| Workshop \| Collaboration Join Trade School Toronto's multiple design-focused workshops throughout TO DO. Run exclusively on barter, Trade School Toronto provides mutual benefit to students and teachers while breaking down the financial barriers that inhibit learning.
	DoUC: New Discourses for a Tired Century: A debate series Mon, Jan 21, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Lecture \| Talk The third event in a series of four debates, witness four individuals, coming from architecture, design and urban planning, confront the statement: "Be it resolved the city can no longer be conceived of as whole."
	PechaKucha Vol. 20 Tue, Jan 22, 2013 Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar, \| Lecture \| Talk PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps – just about anything, really – in the popular concise presentation format: 20 images x 20 seconds.
	“SORRY, I’M NOT SORRY, I’M NOT A JEWELLER ...” Tue, Jan 22, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Philip Sparks, \| Exhibition DGM works in the “non places” formed in the worlds of sculpture / design / jewellery / fashion. She likes to think that the objects that she makes and their function will be defined by the spectator or wearer.
	Building Culture Through Participatory Design – A Workshop Tue, Jan 22, 2013 OCAD U, \| Workshop \| Collaboration Design with Dialogue, held at OCADU every month, presents a special workshop during the TO DO Festival for participants to experience culture building through design process.
	Claesson Koivisto Rune + Mjölk Wed, Jan 23, 2013 Mjolk, \| Exhibition Claesson Koivisto Rune + Mjölk is an opportunity to showcase the work of Sweden's most iconic contemporary architect firm: Claesson Koivisto Rune. The exhibition will be in part a retrospective, and feature new projects including the international debut of a collaborative work between Claesson Koivisto Rune and Mjölk.
	Not Forkchops Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Loop Gallery, \| Exhibition imm Living is hosting Not Forkchops at Loop Galley, from January 23-27, 2013. Unlike other shows, the attendees hold the fate of the designers in their hands. Stop by, place your vote and be part of history.
	SHED and SEAT Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Design Republic, \| Exhibition On display at Design Republic, SHED is a collaboration in lighting design by interdisciplinary teams of Sheridan’s Craft and Design Program involving Ceramics, Furniture, Glass and Textiles; SEAT presents chairs and stools by students in the Sheridan’s Furniture Program.
	Brothers Dressler: 10 Years and Beyond Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 BD Lab, \| Exhibition Celebrating ten years of creating responsibly produced furniture, lighting, objects and environments, Brothers Dressler open the doors to their Toronto studio to show highlights from their evolving collection including new creations such as Ash out of Quarantine.
	Toronto Design Offsite Festival Opening Party Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Thu, Jan 24, 2013 Lightform, \| Design Party Join us Wednesday, January 23, 2013 for the TO DO Opening Party at Lightform’s Toronto showroom. Come and find out what the festival is about, meet local designers, and experience special installations with the amazing community that makes the festival happen.
	Bev Hisey \| PYRAMID SCHEME Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Everydayhousewife, \| Exhibition Pyramid Scheme is a series of 4 foot, hand-tufted, 100% New Zealand wool carpets. Each triangular shaped piece has been divided into three colors resembling the three sides of a pyramid. The installation of the multiple carpet/color ways, create a 3D visual hoax.
	Capacity Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Gladstone Hotel Art Bar, \| Exhibition CAPACITY is a contemporary design show featuring theme-specific work of Canadian women working or studying in the field of design. This year’s theme asked participants to use the lives and/or works of their favourite woman designer as an inspiration or starting point for their own Capacity project.
	Come Up To My Room Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Design Party 25 installations, 40 Artists, 4000 people all in under 4 days. Come Up To My Room (CUTMR) is the Gladstone Hotel’s annual alternative design event. CUTMR invites artists and designers to show us what goes on inside their heads.
	Do Design 2013 Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Various venues on Dundas Street West between Bathurst and Grace Streets, \| Exhibition This unique event celebrates contemporary design in the diverse settings of a vibrant neighbourhood. Over 30 works showcased in local venues including a lumber yard, design stores, cafes, bars, salons and boutiques along Dundas Street West between Bathurst and Grace.
	Kraftwerk Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 STUDIO HUDDLE, \| Exhibition Throughout the 70s and 80s Kraftwerk's electronic music was experimental in style and technology. This aptly named band represents the same Craftwork principals we align with today. Visit STUDIO HUDDLE for artfully designed objects of utility and adornment.
	Manufacturers + Designers Connect Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Milk Glass co., \| Exhibition Encouraging local design and production by changing how manufacturers and designers work together, our exhibition shows how this new way of working produces beautiful, functional, and thoughtful products. Founded by Katharine Tessier, M+Dc includes new designs by Maiwenn Castellan, Alissa Coe, Derek McLeod, and Vincent Joseph Monastero.
	Mason Studio at Pavilion Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Pavilion, \| Exhibition A series of gentle, crafted objects engulf the gallery, transforming the space into a work of ephemeral fiction. Mason Studio is a Toronto-based Interior Design studio creating spaces at the junction of art, graphics, objects and technology.
	Shiny Pretty Things Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Cooper Cole, \| Exhibition Featuring new works by Alissa Coe, Bahar Ghaemi, Bettie Cott, Crawford Noble, Derek McLeod, Dieter Janssen, Dylan McKinnon, eeaa Design, Jeremy Hatch, Jessica Nakanishi, Jordan Murphy, Joy Charbonneau, Kirsten White, Rob Southcott, The Practice of Everyday Design, ThrasherMilne, Tomas Rojcik, and Zoë Mowat.
	The IwB Dublin Project Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Mon, Jan 28, 2013 GBC School of Design Gallery, \| Exhibition The IwB Dublin Project showcases the work conducted through a partnership between the Institute without Boundaries (IwB), the Dublin Institute of Technology and Dublin City Council to innovate public service infrastructure in the Camden Street area of Dublin, Ireland.
	CreativeMornings Toronto Fri, Jan 25, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Lecture \| Talk CreativeMornings is a free, monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. The events take place in 42 cities worldwide. In Toronto, each month speakers share the creativity and wisdom with over 100 attendees. January 2013 speaker: Mark Surman, Executive Director of Mozilla Foundation.
	The Baitshop Presents: Oasis Skateboard Factory Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - Thu, Feb 07, 2013 The Baitshop, \| Exhibition Skateboard shop and design studio The Baitshop hosts student work by Oasis Skateboard Factory, the only street art and skateboard design high school in the world. The exhibit will showcase handcrafted, student built and designed skateboards.
	Vodu Nuvo: The Birth of a Brand Fri, Jan 25, 2013 BRANDAID Project, \| Exhibition Vodu Nuvo: The Birth of a Brand features the work of Haitian artisans collaborating with Canadian designers to create a new image for one of the world's most misunderstood religions. Vodu Nuvo is a collection of products and a brand platform.
	Love Design Party Sat, Jan 26, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Design Party Join us at the free Come Up To My Room Love Design Party where we'll be celebrating 10 years of the Gladstone Hotel's alternative design event with installations, DJs and dancing in the Gladstone Ballroom.
	Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Sat, Feb 02, 2013 MOCCA, \| Cultural Destination MOCCA is committed to providing a forum for emerging artists that show particular promise and to established artists whose works are considered to be ground-breaking or influential.

32 Responses to “Festival Schedule”

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Jan 17, 2013 5:40 pm

penny Reply

I will be in Toronto Jan 19th 2013 and need to know addresses for the above Toronto Design Exhibitions.
Thanks.
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Jan 20, 2013 8:54 am

Ram Reply

Greetings ! My name is Ram and I am from India. I am a visitor to Toronto where my son lives and works.

With around 34 years experience, back in India I run my consultancy firm supporting clients in the areas of
Marketing , Advertising and Communications.
I am well-linked with the world of Design and Fashion India both as a Consultant and a Visiting Faculty/
Trainer to premier institutions such as National Institute of Fashion Technology, Symbiosis Institute of Design,
MIT School of Design and Pearl Academy of Fashion in India.
I can be of support in:
1. Providing exposure to Canadian designers and their works to the relevant industry and the media in India.
2. Participation in leading trade shows, conferences in India.
3. Arranging lectures for Canadian designers at various Universities and Design Institutes
4. Assisting Canadian Designers to network with Indian designers.
5.. Assist in procuring materials of Indian ethnicity at very competitive prices.

I am in Toronto until January 28th. All interested designers are welcome to connect with me.
Call me either on 289 – 217 – 3159 or email d.ramdas@gmail.com


	FULL CIRCLE Thu, Nov 15, 2012 - Sat, Mar 16, 2013 WORKshop Inc., \| Exhibition Featuring six artist/designer groups from Shanghai to Toronto, Full Circle is an amalgam of personal odysseys orbiting a convergent set of themes: location and relocation, polarities of East and West, historical and biological cycles, somewhere and nowhere, even re-cycling.
	The Happy Show Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - Sun, Mar 03, 2013 Design Exchange, \| Exhibition The Happy Show offers visitors the experience of walking into internationally renowned Graphic Designer Stefan Sagmeister’s ten-year exploration of happiness.
	Jeff Goodman Designs Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - Sun, Feb 24, 2013 Ontario Crafts Council Gallery, \| Exhibition A selection of Jeff Goodman’s work in glass. Curated by Alan C. Elder and Melanie Egan, with exhibition design by Sunil Bhandari, and support from Sylvia Lee and the Jeff Goodman Studio.
	By the Dozen: Part II of Local Call - Junction Neighbours Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - Sun, Feb 17, 2013 Telephone Booth Gallery, \| Exhibition Featuring established artists that live or work in The Junction or Junction Triangle neighbourhoods of Toronto, 'Art by the Dozen' highlights the location of the gallery in the Junction neighbourhood, across from the action at Baker's Dozen coffee shop.
	TABLES, CHAIRS, & OTHER UNRELATED OBJECTS Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - Sat, Feb 09, 2013 OCAD Student Gallery, \| Exhibition This exhibition presents a glimpse into our thinking around the role of furniture as a medium of personal expression, as a reflection of social and cultural etiquette, and as an influence upon human activity.
	Christina Zeidler and Deanne Lehtinen: "Look-I-Like" Product Launch and "MADE Cooler" Exhibition Thu, Jan 17, 2013 - Sat, Mar 09, 2013 MADE, \| Exhibition The “Look-I-Like” chair is the inaugural production product of “Look-I-Like”: the collaboration of Deanne Lehtinen and Christina Zeidler, and will be sold through MADE Design in Toronto. It materializes the play between form and cheeky visual pun.
	Snip Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - Mon, Feb 18, 2013 The Hair Lounge, \| Exhibition Inspired by traditional wallpaper formats, Miriam Grenville is creating a series of patterns that celebrate the familiar tropes of both current and dated hairstyles.
	That Old Thing Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Post + Beam Reclamation, \| Exhibition TBA
	Ash Out of Quarantine - Tumbling Ash ... New Growth Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Feb 17, 2013 ARTiculations, \| Exhibition Through Brothers Dressler's continued exploration and experimentation with ash wood a pattern of growth has emerged. The small sapling is expanding. Its sprawling branches sprouting new buds of glowing light. This wall lighting system is part of their Ash Out of Quarantine project.
	Jackson/Stern: Automatic/Revisited Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sat, Feb 16, 2013 Latitude 44 Gallery, \| Exhibition Automatic/Revisited is an installation that explores the creation and implications of experimental systems of construction. The reconstruction of a historical Frank Lloyd Wright system is fitted opposite its contemporary reinterpretation, creating a dialogue between two progressive ideas in architecture.
	Peekay + Opticianado Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Opticianado, \| Exhibition Illustrator/ designer, Peekay (Adam J. Hilborn) brings a two-dimensional illustration to life from his sketchbook inside the space of Opticianado. Experimenting with foreshortening and an optical illusion, you be able to view this installation from a fixed point. At first glance, what seems abstract will come into focus.
	Smash - Product Launch Sat, Jan 19, 2013 Smash, \| Reception Smash is unveiling shelving units based on salvaged 19th century library shelves. Smash has updated the bookshelf by rendering its parts in aluminum and mixed wood and metal, as well as introducing colour. The reformatted shelves are suitable for domestic application and include a stand-alone unit as well as built-in, cantilevered option.
	When is a Door? Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Forever Interiors, \| Exhibition Forever Interiors designs and builds a number of furniture and accessory products made from reclaimed century doors. When is a Door a Bench? When is a Door a Cabinet? When is a Door a Vanity?
	Workplace Affairs Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 East of Keele, \| Exhibition Do spaces shape ideas? Where do those ideas take shape? ‘Workplace Affairs’ explores the relationship of space to the creative process by examining the artefacts of production and documenting the workspaces that enable their creation.
	archiTEXT \| Grapes & Chips Mon, Jan 21, 2013 East of Keele, \| Workshop \| Collaboration Put down your pens, take your eyeballs off your screens, banish those Monday blues. Join archiTEXT in the two things we do best: EAT and PLAY. Monday, January 21 between 6-8pm we launch the design week edition of Grapes & Chips at 'East of Keele'.
	Design Walk-in Pop Up Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Fri, Jan 25, 2013 Centre for Social Innovation, \| Exhibition The Design Walk-in is a drop-in clinic created to better value and make accessible design and design advice to the general public. Patients can book an appointment, and will either be given a prescription (design advice) or a referral (to a designer) during their appointment.
	In Limbo Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Academy of Lions, \| Exhibition In Limbo is a show curated by and featuring the work of the graduating class of Sheridan College’s Furniture program. The exhibition includes a range of creative furniture forms produced by students that highlight their acquired skills in design and craftsmanship.
	Into the light: CDECA @ Magiks Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Magiks, \| Exhibition See the Light … be the Light! An exploration of global design using iconic and globally inspired materials. Experience the magik.
	ONE WEEK ONLY! FUGITIVE GLUE POP-UP SHOP Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Bosley Real Estate, \| Exhibition ONE WEEK ONLY! is a limited 7-day retail space, January 21st to 27th. Come check what the FG team has been cooking up. New products, hotter than babi's cake, fresh out the FG lab, available for a limited time only. Featuring a collection of furniture, lighting, print, footwear, bags and other design objects.
	Trade School Toronto Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - Sat, Jan 26, 2013 Graven Feather, \| Workshop \| Collaboration Join Trade School Toronto's multiple design-focused workshops throughout TO DO. Run exclusively on barter, Trade School Toronto provides mutual benefit to students and teachers while breaking down the financial barriers that inhibit learning.
	DoUC: New Discourses for a Tired Century: A debate series Mon, Jan 21, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Lecture \| Talk The third event in a series of four debates, witness four individuals, coming from architecture, design and urban planning, confront the statement: "Be it resolved the city can no longer be conceived of as whole."
	PechaKucha Vol. 20 Tue, Jan 22, 2013 Gladstone Hotel Melody Bar, \| Lecture \| Talk PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people share their ideas, works, thoughts, holiday snaps – just about anything, really – in the popular concise presentation format: 20 images x 20 seconds.
	“SORRY, I’M NOT SORRY, I’M NOT A JEWELLER ...” Tue, Jan 22, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Philip Sparks, \| Exhibition DGM works in the “non places” formed in the worlds of sculpture / design / jewellery / fashion. She likes to think that the objects that she makes and their function will be defined by the spectator or wearer.
	Building Culture Through Participatory Design – A Workshop Tue, Jan 22, 2013 OCAD U, \| Workshop \| Collaboration Design with Dialogue, held at OCADU every month, presents a special workshop during the TO DO Festival for participants to experience culture building through design process.
	Claesson Koivisto Rune + Mjölk Wed, Jan 23, 2013 Mjolk, \| Exhibition Claesson Koivisto Rune + Mjölk is an opportunity to showcase the work of Sweden's most iconic contemporary architect firm: Claesson Koivisto Rune. The exhibition will be in part a retrospective, and feature new projects including the international debut of a collaborative work between Claesson Koivisto Rune and Mjölk.
	Not Forkchops Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Loop Gallery, \| Exhibition imm Living is hosting Not Forkchops at Loop Galley, from January 23-27, 2013. Unlike other shows, the attendees hold the fate of the designers in their hands. Stop by, place your vote and be part of history.
	SHED and SEAT Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Design Republic, \| Exhibition On display at Design Republic, SHED is a collaboration in lighting design by interdisciplinary teams of Sheridan’s Craft and Design Program involving Ceramics, Furniture, Glass and Textiles; SEAT presents chairs and stools by students in the Sheridan’s Furniture Program.
	Brothers Dressler: 10 Years and Beyond Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 BD Lab, \| Exhibition Celebrating ten years of creating responsibly produced furniture, lighting, objects and environments, Brothers Dressler open the doors to their Toronto studio to show highlights from their evolving collection including new creations such as Ash out of Quarantine.
	Toronto Design Offsite Festival Opening Party Wed, Jan 23, 2013 - Thu, Jan 24, 2013 Lightform, \| Design Party Join us Wednesday, January 23, 2013 for the TO DO Opening Party at Lightform’s Toronto showroom. Come and find out what the festival is about, meet local designers, and experience special installations with the amazing community that makes the festival happen.
	Bev Hisey \| PYRAMID SCHEME Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Everydayhousewife, \| Exhibition Pyramid Scheme is a series of 4 foot, hand-tufted, 100% New Zealand wool carpets. Each triangular shaped piece has been divided into three colors resembling the three sides of a pyramid. The installation of the multiple carpet/color ways, create a 3D visual hoax.
	Capacity Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Gladstone Hotel Art Bar, \| Exhibition CAPACITY is a contemporary design show featuring theme-specific work of Canadian women working or studying in the field of design. This year’s theme asked participants to use the lives and/or works of their favourite woman designer as an inspiration or starting point for their own Capacity project.
	Come Up To My Room Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Design Party 25 installations, 40 Artists, 4000 people all in under 4 days. Come Up To My Room (CUTMR) is the Gladstone Hotel’s annual alternative design event. CUTMR invites artists and designers to show us what goes on inside their heads.
	Do Design 2013 Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Various venues on Dundas Street West between Bathurst and Grace Streets, \| Exhibition This unique event celebrates contemporary design in the diverse settings of a vibrant neighbourhood. Over 30 works showcased in local venues including a lumber yard, design stores, cafes, bars, salons and boutiques along Dundas Street West between Bathurst and Grace.
	Kraftwerk Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 STUDIO HUDDLE, \| Exhibition Throughout the 70s and 80s Kraftwerk's electronic music was experimental in style and technology. This aptly named band represents the same Craftwork principals we align with today. Visit STUDIO HUDDLE for artfully designed objects of utility and adornment.
	Manufacturers + Designers Connect Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Milk Glass co., \| Exhibition Encouraging local design and production by changing how manufacturers and designers work together, our exhibition shows how this new way of working produces beautiful, functional, and thoughtful products. Founded by Katharine Tessier, M+Dc includes new designs by Maiwenn Castellan, Alissa Coe, Derek McLeod, and Vincent Joseph Monastero.
	Mason Studio at Pavilion Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Pavilion, \| Exhibition A series of gentle, crafted objects engulf the gallery, transforming the space into a work of ephemeral fiction. Mason Studio is a Toronto-based Interior Design studio creating spaces at the junction of art, graphics, objects and technology.
	Shiny Pretty Things Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013 Cooper Cole, \| Exhibition Featuring new works by Alissa Coe, Bahar Ghaemi, Bettie Cott, Crawford Noble, Derek McLeod, Dieter Janssen, Dylan McKinnon, eeaa Design, Jeremy Hatch, Jessica Nakanishi, Jordan Murphy, Joy Charbonneau, Kirsten White, Rob Southcott, The Practice of Everyday Design, ThrasherMilne, Tomas Rojcik, and Zoë Mowat.
	The IwB Dublin Project Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - Mon, Jan 28, 2013 GBC School of Design Gallery, \| Exhibition The IwB Dublin Project showcases the work conducted through a partnership between the Institute without Boundaries (IwB), the Dublin Institute of Technology and Dublin City Council to innovate public service infrastructure in the Camden Street area of Dublin, Ireland.
	CreativeMornings Toronto Fri, Jan 25, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Lecture \| Talk CreativeMornings is a free, monthly breakfast lecture series for creative types. The events take place in 42 cities worldwide. In Toronto, each month speakers share the creativity and wisdom with over 100 attendees. January 2013 speaker: Mark Surman, Executive Director of Mozilla Foundation.
	The Baitshop Presents: Oasis Skateboard Factory Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - Thu, Feb 07, 2013 The Baitshop, \| Exhibition Skateboard shop and design studio The Baitshop hosts student work by Oasis Skateboard Factory, the only street art and skateboard design high school in the world. The exhibit will showcase handcrafted, student built and designed skateboards.
	Vodu Nuvo: The Birth of a Brand Fri, Jan 25, 2013 BRANDAID Project, \| Exhibition Vodu Nuvo: The Birth of a Brand features the work of Haitian artisans collaborating with Canadian designers to create a new image for one of the world's most misunderstood religions. Vodu Nuvo is a collection of products and a brand platform.
	Love Design Party Sat, Jan 26, 2013 Gladstone Hotel, \| Design Party Join us at the free Come Up To My Room Love Design Party where we'll be celebrating 10 years of the Gladstone Hotel's alternative design event with installations, DJs and dancing in the Gladstone Ballroom.
	Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Sat, Feb 02, 2013 MOCCA, \| Cultural Destination MOCCA is committed to providing a forum for emerging artists that show particular promise and to established artists whose works are considered to be ground-breaking or influential.

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