Stylex’s Insight family has a brand-new member: the Insight Executive

Stylex is introducing the Insight Executive seating series. This addition to the Insight family embodies all the comfort and refinement for which Stylex is already known. In addition, there are also significant construction improvements that make it especially suitable for high-end office environments. The Insight Executive line's key feature is a new "tall" back model,…

March 4, 2014

For Simons' men's label, Le 31, Figure3 came up with a blue-on-blue, valet-inspired space, including fitting rooms in high-gloss petrol blue. Bright knit animal trophy heads provide a whimsical men's club reference. Photo by Ben Rahn / A-Frame Studio

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Simons victorious

The 2014 EuroShop RetailDesign Awards were handed out late Sunday evening at the Capitol Theatre in Dusseldorf, Germany. Figure3, the Canadian design firm behind the La Maison Simons store concept, was awarded top honours, with Simons West Edmonton Mall named one of the world’s top-three best retail stores of 2013. This is the first time…

February 20, 2014

The Design & Health International Academy Awards is the world's leading advocacy program, recognizing professional excellence in the research and practice of designing healthy environments

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Design & Health in Toronto

The Design & Health International Academy Awards is the world's leading advocacy program, recognizing professional excellence in the research and practice of designing healthy environments. The annual awards program features the best in global health design environments that support health, well-being and quality of life. The awards are multi-disciplinary, recognizing the interconnectedness of health with…

February 6, 2014

Norament xp is available in 3.5mm tiles and 13 standard colors. The floor's hammered surface features a confetti design that complements other Nora products

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New from Nora

Nora Systems, Inc. has just introduced Norament xp, an ultra-durable floor covering for highly impacted and trafficked workspaces. Offering enhanced stain and slip resistance, Norament xp is the ideal choice for operating rooms, emergency departments and cGMP facilities, where requirements for durability are matched only by demands for a clean appearance and comfortable work environment.…

January 31, 2014

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Lofty ideals

White but not whitewashed. Modern but with a touch of vintage. Open plan but with private areas. And studded with small, curious details that both surprise and delight the eye. Designers Alice Tacconi and Mirco Onesti, founding partners in design and communications agency Reverse Innovation, based in Milan, have converted a former industrial workshop into…

January 23, 2014

The first apartment is presented here. It was designed by Matteo Nunziati, who designed the furniture and the accessories for the home decor

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Keeping the home fires burning

Natevo, the new brand created by Italy's Flou, produces a complete range of furnishings that all include one extremely unusual feature: they have been fitted with LED lights that illuminate their surroundings. An apartment furnished with pieces from the Natevo range will have no need for lamps, chandeliers and other light fittings - with undeniable…

January 20, 2014

Veering away from the common modular system, Islands reshapes the typical interior arrangement by positioning the working surface as the binding element of its design

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Islands at the IDS

Caesarstone will show its Islands collaboration with the award-winning Raw-Edges Design Studio at the Interior Design Show in Toronto (Jan. 23-26). Islands is a conceptual installation placing the surface at the core of interior design. The brief for Islands was to re-examine the domestic environment and the use of surface. With its signature creativity, Raw-Edges…

January 17, 2014

Allsteel's Further is a powerful platform that is simple, elegant, and efficient. The trapezoid worksurface allows for flexible orientations and the freedom to transition from collaborative to focused work

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Further ahead

Allsteel Inc. has earned a 2013 Good Design award from the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Allsteel was awarded honors in the furniture category for introduction of Further. In designing Further, Allsteel called on IDa Design, led by Mitch Bakker. Further began as a concept to meet customers’ current…

January 16, 2014

Right where she belongs: honouree Tracy Bowie at the podium

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Congratulations, Tracy Bowie!

Last week, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) presented Tracy Bowie, vice-president, IIDEX Canada, with the prestigious Leadership Award of Excellence for 2013. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the interior design industry, was presented at the seventh annual IDC/IIDA Leaders Breakfast, on Fri., Dec. 6, at the…

December 12, 2013

Silent Wall By Arik Levy contributes to a pleasant and productive work environment

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Arik Levy goes Silent

Internationally renowned artist and designer Arik Levy continues to contribute substantially to our interior milieu with the creation of Silent Wall, an elegant tool for space organization, freedom and flexibility that contributes to a pleasant and productive work environment. ALL ABOUT ARIK LEVY "Creation is an uncontrolled muscle." So says Arik Levy (born 1963), artist,…

December 5, 2013