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It's official: Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighbourhood is, well, pleasant again. In fact, the area (once known as Brewery Creek, due to the number of…

After all these years, I still get that "back to school" feeling around the end of August. This year it came earlier in the month, as the separate elements of…

In 2007, Malaysia found itself the world's ninth largest exporter of furniture. Now the government, aiming to improve its ranking, is encouraging furniture…

Getting there was the hard part. Those of us travelling from Toronto to Chicago that Sunday morning in June will remember NeoCon 2008 -the 40th annual edition…

Spring Rolls Dialogue 38 is known for bringing style to inexpensive Toronto eateries, like the newest Spring Rolls, which opened in June at the Sheppard Centre.…

With over 25,000 people working in six design disciplines (architecture, landscape architecture, interior, industrial, graphic and fashion design), Toronto has…

Design for livingThe Professional Gallery of the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) will host Design for the Other 90%, an exhibition organized by the…

Any trade show worth its salt gets richer in content over time -and IIDEX/Neo- Con Canada is no exception. With new feature exhibits, pavilions, symposiums,…

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Can an idea ever be set in stone? Or is it too fluid an entity to stay trapped forever in one spot, in one mindset? Brett Channer, chairman and executive…

Can office design be both green and beautiful? In recent schemes for its Toronto and Calgary studios, the Canadian architectural and engineering firm…

Photography by Ben Rahn Pleasing the masses is one of the most difficult aspects of designing commercial and contract spaces. Last year, G. Bruce…