The Jam Factory in an industrial area overlooking the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto’s east end was transformed into a room full of garbage for PULP: paper art party 2015, a fundraiser designed to examine the current lifecycle of waste materials and investigate alternative uses organized by Pulp, a non-profit group that promotes the use…
Founded in 2003 by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, BKLYN DESIGNS was one of the first design fairs to shine a spotlight on the creative economy in Brooklyn. According to feedback from attendees and exhibitors, the 2015 edition was a success. 7,000 trade, media and consumers over the three-day show came to the new location…
Moooi crossed the ocean and landed in New York to open its first showroom and brand store in the U.S., introducing a "brand" new world of design opportunities in Manhattan’s Nomad area. Moooi New York opened its doors to the public on the May 14, just in time to celebrate NY Design Week. Moooi is…
Commemorating the 65-year Anniversary of the founding of Good Design in Chicago in 1950, Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum president of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and advocate for peace and social justice, declared "Good Design a Human Right" in a lecture at BMW's design headquarters in Munich, Germany. In his lecture, Narkiewicz-Laine declared…
Internationally renowned lighting designer David Trubridge is in Toronto today, following WantedDesign NYC as part of his North American tour. The recent recipient of two Red Dot Design Awards, he will be giving a presentation on the importance of beauty in design and how it relates to design sustainability. He will be at the Dark…
The annual Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Celebration of Excellence Awards held on May 8 showcased the best in architectural design and innovation by Ontario architects. Twenty new buildings in Toronto, St. Petersburg (Russia), Georgian Bay, Kingston, Bolsover, Sudbury, Crawford Lake, Sarnia, Town of the Blue Mountains, Oakville, Port Hope and Surrey (B.C.) were distinguished…
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) will bestow a special Lifetime Contribution Award to Sonja Bata, whom they identify as “a strong advocate of design excellence and benefactor of architecture worldwide.” Over the past 68 years, Mrs. Bata has furthered public awareness and appreciation of design and building excellence through the organizations she has…
Proof that the CORE (TD Square/Holt Renfrew) is taking green building to heart has been shown by the CaGBC granting the CORE shopping centre’s common areas LEED Gold certification for Commercial Interiors. “Having the CORE LEED Gold certified adds to our unique urban shopping experience, only available in Calgary’s downtown core,” states Regional Operations Manager,…
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment have announced its Top 10 Green Projects for 2015. Among them - and the only project from Canada - is the Diamond Schmitt Architects-designed CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory (LEED Platinum certified) in Hamilton, Ontario. ALL ABOUT THE PROJECT Natural Resources Canada relocated its CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory…
Following is the full transcript, from Steelcase, of “Designing for the Brain at Work: a Steelcase Meta-analysis.” SUMMARY To be distracted is to be human. To create, innovate and do our jobs best, workers need periods of focus or flow, those precious few moments when we are immersed in work and time flies by. Yet,…