State-of-the art restoration and renewal of 19th-century factory is by Diamond Schmitt Architects
Lladró presents Niagara Chandelier – Gold, a new version of spectacular Niagara chandelier with over 100 handmade porcelain fairies
In collaboration with Evoke International Design, Inform Contract will launch Emeco’s Alfi Collection by Jasper Morrison in Western Canada during IDSwest, which runs Sept. 24-27
Manon Gauthier, member of the Montréal Executive Committee responsible for Culture, Heritage, Design, Space for Life and the Status of Women, invites Montréal designers and architects to submit projects for the second edition of the Shenzhen Design Award for Young Talents. The competition, an initiative of Shenzhen, a UNESCO City of Design, aims to recognize…
Next month, the Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun Resort and Spa opens the doors to its new $2-million, state-of-the-art Coral Kidz Club. Designed by the award-winning team at Launch by Design Inc. of Toronto, the Coral Kidz Club is like no other children’s program in Latin America with more than 40 activities. “We wanted…
Lladró, the Spanish artistic porcelain company, is releasing an original collection of porcelain lights called Mademoiselle. Coquettish, refined and romantic, Lladró’s elegant ladies have been transformed into lamps in the new Mademoiselle collection. They borrow their inspiration from the company's figurines of ladies to create beautiful functional objects. The collection includes four individual hanging lamps…
"Fogo Island: The Ephemeral Isle at One of the Four Corners of the Earth" is a new exhibition featuring the photography of Alex Fradkin. The opening event takes place on May 7, from 6 to 8 p.m., and includes a talk by the artist at 6:30 p.m. The exhibit runs from May 1 to Sept. 10,…
Urban Capital and ALIT Developments are giving one of Toronto’s historic and picturesque neighbourhoods a facelift. Named after its majestic setting, The Ravine is a master-planned community set alongside Brookbanks Park and Deerlick Creek in Toronto’s York Mills and Don Mills area. Set on over 13 rolling acres overlooking the Don Valley, The Ravine offers…
Brentano will highlight its 25th anniversary and the work of design director Iris Wang, a luminary in her field, at NeoCon. The selection of a subtle, masculine palette for the showroom shifts the spotlight to the textile designer’s story, with subtle nods to vintage and new, and the dramatic new patterns in the contract line.…
And then there were 10! A Montreal multi-disciplinary firm that experiments with materials and building methods is the recipient of the 2015 Emerging Architectural Practice Award given by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Founded in 2003, KANVA is a 10-person collective led by Tudor Radulescu, MRAIC, and Rami Bebawi, MRAIC. “This is a…