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Event Name	Dates	Reception	Location
#ohdeer by Gensler	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception & Talk: Tue, Jan 16, 6-8pm Installations Tour: Sat, Jan 20, 11am-noon	2 St. Clair Avenue West
21 by 2050	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Easy Tiger 1447 Dundas Street West
365 Days of Canadian Design	Jan 15, 2018 - Feb 2, 2018	Opening Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 6-9pm	Artscape Youngplace, Hallway Galleries, 2nd Floor 180 Shaw Street, Toronto, ON
365 Pieces of Felt	Jan 10, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018	Reception and meet the artist: Sun, Jan 21, 2-5pm	David Kaye Gallery (window and entrance on Dovercourt) 1092 Queen Street West
70 Geary Avenue: Intersection Art & Design	Jan 20, 2018 -		70-72 Geary Avenue 70-72 Geary Avenue
A Discourse on Perception	Jan 15, 2018 - Feb 15, 2018		Daniels Spectrum 585 Dundas Street East
A Mirror’s Surface	Jan 19, 2018 - Jan 19, 2018	Opening Reception: Fri, Jan 19, 7-11pm	Atomic - The Gallery (address will be sent with RSVP) King Street West & Shaw Street, Toronto, ON
Abstract By Design	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Thu, Jan 18, 7-9pm	Studio Busher 1 Wiltshire Avenue, Unit #131
Alignment	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Spectacle 752 Queen Street West
Amulette	Jan 14, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		The Cure Apothecary 719 Queen Street West
Analog Shift	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Artscape Youngplace, Hallway Galleries 180 Shaw Street
Anything But Safe	Jan 17, 2018 -		AVENUE ROAD 415 Eastern Avenue
Après Ski	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	Closing Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 6-9pm	GUILD studio 346 Westmoreland Avenue, Unit 105B
artificial scape / 人造景	Jan 14, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 13, 6-10pm	Christie Contemporary 64 Miller Street Toronto, ON
BEAT Annual Leadership Seminar	Jan 20, 2018 -		Daniels Spectrum 585 Dundas Street East
Bench for 2	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 31, 2018	Opening Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 6-8pm	Drechsel Studio 150 King Street East
Beyond the Surface	Jan 15, 2018 - Feb 3, 2018		Entice Culinary Lounge 1036 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
BikeThin – reshaping the bicycle to fit your world	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Cycle Couture 926 College Street West Toronto, ON
Boxhaus	Dec 16, 2017 - Jan 31, 2018		Image Foundry Toronto 1581 Dupont Street
CALLA, COOLICAN, MILLS	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		TBA Toronto ON
Capacity 2018 • Hiatus	Jan 18, 2018 - Feb 21, 2018	Media Preview: Thu, Jan 18, 4-8pm Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 6-10pm	The Gladstone Hotel, 4th Floor 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Casa Da Mùsica	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		ella + elliot 188 Strachan Ave, Toronto, ON
Come Up To My Room	Jan 18, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 7-10pm After Party: Sat, Jan 20, 10pm-2am	The Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Complexities & Cloth	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 26, 2018	Opening Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 6-9pm	Artscape Youngplace - Hallway Galleries 180 Shaw Street
Considered.ca Launch	Jan 17, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 6-9pm	Average 1081 Queen Street West
Constructions of the Everyday at The Bentway	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		The Bentway 250 Fort York Blvd
Craft & Design Exhibitions Winter 2018	Jan 13, 2018 - Jun 17, 2018	Opening reception: Fri, Jan 19, 7-10pm	Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
Denim Origami	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 7-10pm	Gerhard Supply 2949 Dundas Street West
Desert Wares	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Thu, Jan 18, 7-9pm	Cambie Design 1048 Queen Street West
Design Encounters	Jan 20, 2018 -	Opening reception: Sat, Jan 20, 5pm-7pm	Kilogram Studio (back alley entrance) 175 Lisgar Street, Toronto, ON
Designing for Health, Wellness, Action and Destigmatization	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening: Tue, Jan 16, 5-7pm	OCAD University Sharp Centre for Design 100 McCaul Street, Toronto, ON
Designing Privacy—The [terms & conditions of] Exchange	Jan 17, 2018 - Jan 19, 2018		Various, see exhibition description Toronto, ON
Diligence and Elegance: The Nature of Japanese Textiles	Jul 12, 2017 - Jan 21, 2018	Lecture: The Ikat Robozo from Mexic, Wed, Jan 17, 6:30-8:30pm Gallery Tour: A Special Evening Marta Turok, Thu, Jan 18, 6-7:30pm	Textile Museum of Canada 55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, ON
DWELL	Jan 13, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 13, 11am-8pm	The Apartment 718 Gerrard Street East
e is for Earth	Jan 14, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	Opening Reception: Sun, Jan 14, 7-10pm	Dark Tools - Architectural Lighting Distributor 750 Lake Shore Blvd East, Unit 2
ELEVATION EXCAVATION	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception & Poetry Reading: Tue, Jan 16, 6-9pm	PEKOTA 406 Pacific Avenue, Toronto, ON
Emerging Designer Exhibition	Nov 28, 2017 - Jan 26, 2018		Design Exchange, Canada's Design Museum 234 Bay Street
EXHIBITING COLLABORATION: The Crook Factory presents its creative collaborators	Jan 17, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	PechaKucha Night: Sat, Jan 20, 8-10pm Closing Party: Sat, Jan 20, 10pm-midnight	The Crook Factory 71 Pelham Avenue
Finding Niña	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Entro Communications 33 Harbour Square #202
Flotsam Particulates	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Swipe Design \| Books + Objects 401 Richmond Street West
Framed Quill Art on Birch Bark	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 7-10pm	Coolearth Architecture 386 Pacific Avenue Toronto, ON
fringe matter	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Canon Blanc 679 Queen Street West
From the Spoon to the City	Jan 18, 2018 -		Sala da Pranzo, Terroni 57 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, ON
Future Legacies: Design for Canada’s Next 150 Years	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Neighbourhood Arts Network 32 Camden Street
Glow	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening reception: Wed, Jan 17, 6-9pm	Gallery 2104 2104 Dundas Street West
GLOW	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Sun, Jan 14, 7-9pm	THE GASLIGHT 1426 Bloor Street West
Hacking Black Futures	Jan 17, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Media preview: Mon, Jan 15, 10am-12pm Opening reception: Wed, Jan 17, 6pm-9pm	BAND Gallery and Cultural Centre 19 Brock Avenue, Toronto, ON
hollis+morris	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		501 Alliance Avenue, Toronto, ON
Hookup	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	TBA	Daniels Spectrum 585 Dundas Street East
I COULD’VE MADE THAT	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		John Fluevog Shoes 686 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Ideas Forum on Matter	Jan 21, 2018 -		The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
IDS Toronto	Jan 18, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building 255 Front Street West
IIDEX Woodshop	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 19, 2018	The Toronto Using Urban Wood Forum: Tue, Jan 16, 6-9pm	Commerce Court, West Tower Lobby 199 Bay St, Toronto, ON
Important 20th Century Design	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 6pm-10pm	Porch Modern 344 Westmoreland Avenue North
In Place	Jan 13, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018	Public Reception: Friday, January 19, 7-10pm Public Talk: Friday, January 19, 7:30-9pm [click here for more info]	Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
Infill	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Opticianado Eyewear 2919 Dundas Street West
INGOT Barstools	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Lebel & Crowe 1491 Dundas St West
Innovation in Craft & Design	Jan 20, 2018 -		Interior Designers of Canada C536-43 Hanna Avenue
Integral Man Film Screening & Panel Discussion	Jan 21, 2018 -		Studio theatre, Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West
Le Grand Mobile	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Mini Mioche Store 795 Queen Street West
Light Up Other Peoples’ Brains	Jan 19, 2018 -		Toronto School of Art 980 Dufferin Street, 2nd Floor
Lineage	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 7-10pm	1698 Queen Antiques 1702 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Little Grotesques	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Rosedale Pantry 1094 Yonge Street
Local Meets Edgy: Schön Studio custom bicycles etcetera	Dec 1, 2017 - Feb 28, 2018	Opening reception: Thu, Jan 18, 7-10pm	Fix Coffee + Bikes 80 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto, ON
Lost Experiments Kept Between Teeth	Jan 18, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Thu, Jan 18, 7-11pm	Interior Design Show - Toronto Metro Convention Centre 255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON
LOVE DESIGN Party	Jan 20, 2018 -		The Gladstone Hotel Ballroom 1214 Queen Street West
Mackenzie House: Private Spaces as Public Spaces	Jan 20, 2018 -		Mackenzie House 82 Bond Street, Toronto, ON
Making Faces 2	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		LUBO design 1659 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
Material Witness	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Talk & Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 2-4pm	Gravity Pope 1010 Queen Street West
Matter	Jan 15, 2018 - Feb 24, 2018	Reception: Thu, Feb 15, 6-8pm	Urbanspace Gallery 401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON
Mobility	Jan 17, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Wed, Jan 17, 6-9pm	Milk Glass 1249 Dundas Street West
More like the Weather	Jan 16, 2018 - Feb 3, 2018	Opening reception: Tues, Jan 16, 7-10pm	Flùr 1087 Bathurst Street
Mountain Fold	Jan 13, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018		Craft Ontario 1106 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor
Museum of Contemporary Work	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 6-9pm	Artscape Youngplace, Hallway Galleries, 3rd Floor 180 Shaw Street, Toronto, ON
Nebula	Jan 2, 2018 - Feb 28, 2018		Daniels Spectrum 585 Dundas Street East
Nubo Light	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening reception: Thu, Jan 18, 7-10pm	Anti Vice Juicery 853 College Street
Oasis Skateboard Factory x Chief Lady Bird & Monique Aura	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Sovereign State 827 Dundas Street West
Obsolete	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 6-9pm	Salon Soap 1669 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
OCADU x YSM [Regent Park] : Elevation Through Creative Collaboration	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	Reception: Thu, Jan 18, 7-11pm	OCADU x YSM [Regent Park] : Elevation Through Creative Collaboration 306 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON
OFF COURSE	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Thu, Jan 18, 7-11pm	Radiator (Gallery entrance from west side of parking area off of Dufferin Street) 358 Dufferin Street, Suite 103, Toronto, ON
On Now at the Aga Khan Museum — Arts of the East: Highlights of Islamic Art from the Bruschettini Collection	Sep 23, 2017 - Jan 21, 2018	Lecture: Creative Algorithms: From Islamic Art to Digital Media, Sun, Nov 19, 2–4 pm (see below for details)	Aga Khan Museum 77 Wynford Drive
Outside the Box	Jan 13, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018	Public Reception: Friday, January 19, 7-10pm	Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
OXVC	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018		Helen + Hildegard 1174 Queen Street West
Pet Objects, or, Frustrated Individuals	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Labour of Love 223 Carlton Street
Phase Change	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		The Tempered Room 1374 Queen Street West
Place and Thing	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 31, 2018	Event: Thu, Jan 18, 7 – 9pm.	Aesop Queen Street West 880 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Place and Thing	Jan 18, 2018 -		Aesop Queen Street West 880 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Plant Diaspora	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Studio of PMA Landscape Architects 359 Keele Street
Powering Your Creative Business – Notion Manufacturing	Jan 16, 2018 -		Notion Manufacturing 2738 Dundas Street West
PULP: Paper Art Party 2018	Jan 20, 2018 -		Super Wonder Gallery 584 College St, Toronto, ON
Rugs!	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 5-8PM	MADE Design 70 Geary Avenue, Toronto, ON
Second Life by superkül	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception & Talk: Tue, Jan 16, 6-8pm Installations Tour: Sat, Jan 20, 11am-noon	40 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON
Slime Mould – Green Networking in Designing Cities	Jan 18, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Thu, Jan 18, 6:30-10:30pm	The Loft - Unit XIII 58 Stewart Street, Toronto, ON
Smashing Barriers, Creating Vision	Jan 16, 2018 -		GTA Community Hub 1525 Yonge Street
SparK Series	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Atomic Design 965 Queen Street West
speaking the dialect of trees	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Souvenir 1232 College Street
SPOT LAMP	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Connections Gallery 1840 Danforth Avenue
Street Flowers	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Province Apothecary 1518 Dundas Street, Toronto, ON
Sweet Sin City	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018		Urban Mode 145 Tecumseth Street
Tables, Chairs, and Other Unrelated Objects	Jan 5, 2018 - Feb 4, 2018	Opening Reception at Daniels Spectrum: Thu, Jan 18, 6-9pm Opening Reception at Ignite Gallery: Sat, Jan 20, 6-10pm	Ignite Gallery, 165 Augusta Avenue, and Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON
TAC (Total Allowable Catch)	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Hart and Hive 353 College Street, Toronto, ON
The Broadview Hotel x Brika: Crafted with love on Queen Street East	Jan 6, 2018 - Mar 1, 2018		Broadview Hotel 106 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON
The Future of 3D Printed Fashion	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		The Gladstone Hotel, Room 202 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
The Future of Work: The Body, The Building, The City	Jan 17, 2018 -		Urbanspace Gallery 401 Richmond Street West
The Institute without Boundaries 15th Anniversary Party & TO DO Exhibit	Jan 20, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018	Opening Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 6pm-midnight	School of Design, George Brown College 230 Richmond Street East, Toronto, ON
The Scent Game – Scent \| Story \| Design \|	Jan 18, 2018 - Jan 20, 2018		Obenflats 1075 Queen Street East
The Series Five Totems: A Composition	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Spectacle 18 Rack House Mews
The Space Between by IBI Group	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception & Talk: Tue, Jan 16, 6-8pm Installations Tour: Sat, Jan 20, 11am-noon	55 St. Clair Avenue West
The Toronto Using Urban Wood Forum	Jan 16, 2018 -		Registration Desk: Commerce Court, West Tower Lobby 199 Bay St, Toronto, ON
Thread	Jan 16, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Reception \| Meet the artists : Sat, Jan 20, 4-9 pm	OTTO SPACE \| Contemporary Furniture. Art. 652 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON
TO DO Festival Party	Jan 15, 2018 -		LightForm Toronto 267 Niagara Street, Toronto, ON
TO DO or Die Party	Jan 19, 2018 -		The Garrison 1197 Dundas Street West
TO DO Talks Symposium: Designing the Future of Work	Jan 20, 2018 -		George Brown College, St. James Campus, Room 406 (auditorium), 290 Adelaide Street East, Toronto, ON
TO DO Talks: Aberrant Architecture	Jan 19, 2018 -		Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
TO DO Talks: Undo Toronto	Jan 16, 2018 -	Reception runs 6-8pm Talk starts at 7pm	Lobby, 55 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON
TO DO Tours: Creating Communities Through Art	Jan 20, 2018 -	Free, but requires RSVP RSVP	Lobby, 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, ON
TO DO Tours: Geary Avenue	Jan 21, 2018 -		MADE Design (starting point) 70 Geary Avenue, Toronto, ON
Traces	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening reception: Tue, Jan 16, 7-10pm	Muddy George 973 Bloor Street West
U [can] 2	Jan 18, 2018 - Jan 19, 2018	Talk: Thu, Jan 18, 3-5pm Talk: Fri, Jan 19, 1-3pm Workshop: Fri, Jan 19, 3:30-5pm See below for descriptions	The Assembly Hall 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke, ON
Useful/ Useless	Jan 18, 2018 - Feb 12, 2018	Opening Reception: Tue, Jan 16, 6-8pm	Latre Art and Style 2988 Dundas Street West
We Hope You Enjoy Your Stay	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Closing Reception: Sat, Jan 20, 7-9pm	ildsjel Collective 4 Carlaw Avenue, Unit #7
Wood Quilt	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Stylegarage 78 Ossington Avenue
Work/Life	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018	Opening Reception: Wed, Jan 17, 6-9pm (RSVP required)	Umbra Concept Store 165 John Street, Toronto, ON
Xpace Cultural Centre January Exhibitions	Jan 12, 2018 - Feb 10, 2018	Opening Reception: Fri, Jan 12, 7-10pm	Xpace Cultural Centre 303 Landsdowne Avenue, Unit 2
Zip Tie Tapestry	Jan 15, 2018 - Jan 21, 2018		Zane 753 Queen Street West

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