Offices of Perkins+Will in San Francisco. Photo courtesy Perkins+Will / Mariko Reed

DIRTT Environmental Solutions’ Enzo system wins the CaGBC 2015 Green Building Product of the Year

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) is pleased to announce that DIRTT Environmental Solutions has been named the inaugural winner of the CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award for its interior wall system called Enzo. The company was on hand at the Building Lasting Change 2015 Gala Dinner (held last week) to receive…

June 11, 2015

COMFORT AT WORK With its patented technology and innovative backrest design, Crossline moulds to the body, supporting the spine without restricting or influencing movement

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Inscape will unveil 5 European-designed seating lines at NeoCon

Inscape will be introducing five European-designed seating lines at NeoCon. These stylish seating designs provide a range of options for the way work is done today, whether it’s in a more traditional workspace, a collaborative standing-height workspace or lounge-type work areas. CROSSLINE: "COMFORT AT WORK" Crossline is the result of close collaboration between scientists, engineers…

June 8, 2015

Daniels Spectrum, the transformative cultural centre at the heart of a regenerated Regent Park community in downtown Toronto, received a Great Places Award at a ceremony in L.A.

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Diamond Schmitt receives a third international award for Daniels Spectrum

Daniels Spectrum, the transformative cultural centre at the heart of a regenerated Regent Park community in downtown Toronto, received a Great Places Award at a ceremony in Los Angeles on May 27 as part of the 46th annual conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). The EDRA Great Places Awards recognize professional and scholarly excellence in environmental…

May 29, 2015

Located in the heart of Milan, the project's name is in itself a manifesto: Blue Design Factory

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A NEW SHADE OF BLUE Fantoni & Studio Ragni collaborate to create Blue Design Factory in Milan

Located in the heart of Milan, Fantoni’s long-established showroom is about to change thanks to a project conceived and shared by Fantoni and Studio Ragni. The project’s name is in itself a manifesto: Blue Design Factory. Blue, like the colour common to the two brands that chose it (Fantoni has blue in its DNA, in…

May 27, 2015

Grusella has a shelf, which is secured to the wall and a base, which ends with the storage tray with a contrasted colour inside

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Introducing Grusella, a console-with-a-difference by Paolo Foglini for Formabilio

Neat, functional and essential lines give shape and meaningful expression to Grusella, a console that becomes a shelf, small bookcase, a place your put your showpieces. This is an evocative furniture element, recalling the concept of "construction" and the mythical machines - the cranes! - that, with their profile, characterize urban landscapes and draw new…

May 22, 2015

CAN YOU SPOT THE TRENDSPOTTERS? From left: Christopher Kennedy (Palm Springs, CA); Drew McGukin (New York City); Theresa Casey (Toronto); Steffany Hollingsworth, ASID, NCIDQ (Santa Fe); Denise McGaha (Dallas); and Cheryl Kees Clendenon (Pensacola, FL)

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Silestone – a world leader in natural quartz surfacing – announces its 2015 Trendspotters

Silestone, a world leader in natural quartz surfacing, has announced the 2015 class of its popular Trendspotters program. The six industry influencers will collaborate with Silestone on colours to debut at KBIS 2016. The program, now in its fourth year, kicked off with a day of trendspotting around Manhattan, culminating at the opening night of…

May 20, 2015

WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S AWARD Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts, Kingston, Ontario; by N45 Architecture Inc. in association with Snhetta Architecture Design Planning P.C. Photo by Doublespace Photography

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OAA celebrates the best in architectural design and innovation by Ontario architects

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…

May 15, 2015

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Sonja Bata to receive RAIC Lifetime Contribution Award

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…

May 14, 2015

Marcel has very simple, linear lines with no fancy details

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Have you met Marcel? Formabilio introduces a snazzy new sideboard

Designed by Fabrizio Simonetti for Formabilio, Marcel is a smart sideboard made of wood and tubular metal inspired by the Modern Cultural Movement developed during the interwar period. Marcel has very simple, linear lines with no fancy details. The chromed tubular metal legs supporting and embracing the wood structure are inspired by Marcel Breuer’s genius, one of…

May 5, 2015

Ruth Asawa holding a form-within-form sculpture (1952). Photo by Imogen Cunningham

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New York City’s MAD celebrates women artists’ contributions to postwar visual culture

Continuing to Sept. 27, 2015, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) presents "Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft and Design, Midcentury and Today," an exhibition that considers the notable contributions of women to modernism in postwar visual culture. In the 1950s and ’60s, an era when painting, sculpture and architecture were dominated by men, women…

May 1, 2015