The Royal Ontario Museum's William Thorsell (left) will sit down with the legendary Klaus Nienkamper, for a wide-ranging discussion and celebration of Nienhamper's 40-year history as as a furniture innovator.

An eye on IIDEX

Participants, speakers and exhibitors from around the world are gearing up for IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, the country's foremost exposition and conference showcasing the best of design, architecture and innovation for the built environment. Highlights this year include Canhome, covering sustainable living; the Green Patient Room, a symposium of sustainable healthcare; Material Experience, featuring a hands-on material…

August 11, 2008

Office furnishings from Thuoy, now availble in Toronto through H Squared.

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Tuohy now represented in Toronto

Tuohy has announced that its collection of modern office furnishings is now being represented in Toronto by H Squared Canada. Although available in the Western Canadian regions of Vancouver and Canmore, Tuohy has never been represented in the eastern Ontario area. "We are extremely pleased to be associated with such a…

July 8, 2008

GROHE's ne website is specifically designed for the Canadian market.

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GROHE up

After receiving input and feedback from various designers, architects, spec writers and consumers, GROHE Canada, the world's leading single-brand manufacturer and supplier of kitchen and bath faucets, has just launched their new and improved, user-friendly website. The new site, which features beautiful new high-resolution photos, vibrant true-to-life colours, and easy navigation, is…

June 19, 2008

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HOK’s Joe Pettipas Honoured with Distinguished Leadership Award

HOK's Joe Pettipas received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) on Sunday, June 8, 2008, at the IIDA's Annual Meeting in Chicago. The Distinguished Leadership Award was given to Joe Pettipas, IIDA, IDC, ASID, ISP, ARIDO, LEED AP for his tireless contributions to advancing the profession of interior design.…

June 10, 2008

ROAR_one, in Vancouver, by Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture Inc. and Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects, Associated Architects.

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ANNOUNCING THE 2008 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S MEDALS IN ARCHITECTURE

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to announce the recipients of the Governor General's Medals in Architecture for 2008. Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto (Toronto, ON) - architectsAlliance & Behnisch Architekten Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre (Osoyoos,…

May 12, 2008

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ARIDO honours (March 28, 2008)

The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) announced the latest additions to its prestigious Honours and Fellows awards program last night as part of the Association's Annual General Meeting. The highest level of recognition bestowed by the Association, three Fellowship Awards and one Honorary membership were handed out to four key industry players…

March 28, 2008

Sleeping Bag Dress, designed by Ana Rewakowicz and one of the winners of the 2007 Palm enRoute Competition for Mobility Design.

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Second annual Palm enRoute Awards in Mobility Design announced

Palm Canada and enRoute, the award-winning inflight magazine of Air Canada, have officially announced the launch of the second annual Palm enRoute Awards in Mobility Design competition. Intended to recognize Canadian innovation in the industrial design industry, the awards seek to fuse creativity with mobility to create revolutionary "on-the-go" designs for travellers. From practical…

March 6, 2008

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Yabu & Pushelberg go west

Holborn, the developer behind Vancouver's Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, announced today that noted Canadian designers Yabu Pushelberg have been selected to design the project's hotel interiors. Fresh from completing the newly redesigned Tiffany & Co. in Toronto, The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Vancouver marks Yabu Pushelberg's first foray into Western Canada. The duo will work…

March 5, 2008

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Multidisciplinary architectural firm wins the Professional Prix de Rome

The Canada Council for the Arts has awarded the Professional Prix de Rome in Architecture to Manon Asselin and Katsuhiro Yamazaki of the Montreal firm atelier T.A.G. The prize will enable Ms. Asselin and Mr. Yamazaki to study how current socio-economic and political environments redefine the activities of young architectural offices. The…

January 18, 2008

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Paging Monsieur Plante

Recently promoted to Associate Professor at the School of Architecture of Laval University (Quebec City), Jacques Plante is an architect specialized in the design of theatres and venues for entertainment. On December 5, 2007, he was awarded two "Merits of Architecture of the City of Quebec": the first for the renovation and extension of a…

January 17, 2008