With the new Velar, Range Rover takes a reductionist design approach that puts small details like leather-free luxury upholstery front and centre.
Morbern, the leader in decorative vinyl upholstery for hospitality, healthcare and contract markets, has introduced the Bloom Collection, the company's first flame-retardant-free vinyl. Mobern is the first manufacturer to bring an FR-free vinyl to the commercial interiors market. "Bloom is customer driven," says Morbern VP of Sales Doug McClendon. "The needs of the architecture and…
The Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) is Canada's largest automotive fair held annually every February in multiple venues around downtown Toronto. All the major manufacturers are there showing off current and upcoming models, but some of the most visionary concept vehicles and tantalizing upgrades belonged to Infiniti, Acura, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan. Infiniti Q80 Inspiration The…
Hexacomb is launching Falconwood, an alternative to wood for displays, exhibits and signage applications. This latest addition to the Falconboard family of industry-leading sustainable graphic board products has been engineered to provide significant advantages over wood - including printability, weight and total cost. Now brand owners and retailers can still achieve the visual and tactile…
Colorado-based Housefish is a modular furniture company that allows users to create custom storage units. Founder Scott Bennet's degree in automotive engineering and background in race-car designing and manufacturing can be seen in the advanced digital manufacturing techniques and hands-on craft methods used to create Housefish furniture Housefish makes high quality furniture with 100-per- U.S.-sourced…
With more than 6,800 entries, this year’s Red Dot Award: Communication Design is one of the strongest in the competition’s history. Just 575 of those entries received the Red Dot, the seal of quality for excellent design. All those who were successful in this competition managed to impress what is obviously a strict international jury…
Groupe Lauzon recently inaugurated the largest Audi Terminal in the Americas. The facility is located in Laval, Quebec. Offering more than 130,000 square feet (the equivalent of almost 2.5 football fields) and spanning three stories, the spectacular building includes: • A showroom able to accommodate more than 20 vehicles; • More than 10 reception counters for…
Artscape and Castlepoint Studio Partners have announced their intention to partner on the creation of 70 new affordable artist live/work studios at 158 Sterling Road, located on the grounds of the former Tower Automotive sheet-casting facility in the Junction Triangle neighbourhood. The partnership would see Artscape purchasing up to 70 live/work studios from Castlepoint, ranging…
Mayhew is celebrating 30 years in the GTA and kicking off the milestone anniversary as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies with Marcia Mayhew at the helm. Mayhew has a team of over 150 designers, workplace strategists, construction managers, ergonomists and product experts focused on workplace strategy. Their innovative and award-winning designs and…
The Automotive Centre of Excellence is by any measure a unique building - perhaps one-of- a-kind in Canada. It was inaugurated this week at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa. The new facility designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects is a rare combination of industrial research and educational programming co-existing under…