The National Bank of Canada is located in the heart of Toronto's financial district.

Banking with Ruscio Studio

Financial institutions once occupied the most prestigious and opulent buildings and locations in every city and town. They oozed intimidation, grandeur and wealth. Then, with cities sprawling, bank branches became nameless and faceless boxes. Then it seemed we’d soon have limited physical bank locations, using only banking machines and online banking. Now we are starting…

October 23, 2012

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In Memoriam: Jeff Goodman

Jeff Goodman, one of Canada’s premier glass artists, passed away last Thursday, March 22, at the Toronto East General Hospital. With him went a wealth of technical expertise and a unique creative sensibility that would be impossible to duplicate. Goodman was born April 2, 1961, in Vancouver, B.C. His early ambition to become a boat…

March 29, 2012

Says Larry Beasley, "My vocation has been the design of cities, but my avocation and lifelong passion has been the design of everything else."

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Honouring Larry Beasley

Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) have presented Larry Beasley, former director of planning for the City of Vancouver, distinguished professor of planning at the University of British Columbia and founding principal of the international planning consultancy Beasley and Associates with the prestigious 2012 IDC/IIDA Leadership Award of Excellence. The…

February 10, 2012

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HDR’S new Humber River hospital

HDR, as a member of the Plenary Health Care Partnerships team, was selected to design Humber River's new 1.7-million-square-foot hospital in Toronto. The hospital will be the largest acute care hospital in the greater Toronto area and the first in North America to automate all of its operational processes. The project is the result of a partnership between…

January 4, 2012

Speaker: Jay Shuster, Art Director at Pixar.

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Plan to attend the IDC/IIDA Vancouver Leaders Breakfast

The IDC/IIDA Vancouver Leaders Breakfast takes place on Feb. 9, 2012. Launched as a single event in 1989 and expanded into an annual series, the IIDA Leaders Breakfast has become an iconic event for interior design professionals across North America. The event now stretches from coast to coast and crosses borders with stops in…

December 12, 2011

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An Italian piazza coming to Orlando, Florida

In a new twist at Coverings 2012, a 3,000 square foot pavilion for Ceramics of Italy will be transformed into a striking topography-inspired piazza, as envisioned by e+i studio. The NYC-based architecture and design firm was selected as the official winner of the Ceramics of Italy Exhibit Design Challenge and will design the next Ceramics…

November 18, 2011

Matt Petersen, president and CEO of Global Green USA, and U.S. Chair of Green Cross International.

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Allsteel sponsors NeoCon 2011 keynote speaker

For the 12th consecutive year, Allsteel Inc. is partnering with IIDA to sponsor the keynote speaker at NeoCon. Scheduled to address attendees at the Monday, June 13th opening session is Matt Petersen, who as president and CEO of Global Green USA, and U.S. Chair of Green Cross International, has created a strong universal presence as…

April 15, 2011

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Teknion Announces Executive Changes

Teknion Corporation has announced that Frank Delfino, President, World Markets, will retire from his current position with the company effective May 1, 2011. Delfino, who joined Teknion Furniture Systems in March of 1995 as EVP & COO, will be appointed as Chief Strategic Officer and special advisor to David Feldberg, President and CEO of Teknion Corporation,…

October 20, 2010