The Right Mix: James Cardinal McGuigan Hospitality Classroom

Photo credit: Arnaud Marthouret The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) has reimagined the traditional home economics classroom with a new hospitality learning space in one of its Toronto high schools. Combining the practical and theory side of teaching, the 220sq.-m. room, designed by G. Bruce Stratton Architects, brings a more commercially-based approach to the hospitality…

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Exhibition News

New exhibitions to explore art, science, and identity

Aga Khan Museum - The exhibition follows the progression of the narrative imagined by Saks Afridi. The first rooms are orderly and minimalistic, with many storage units, the A.N.G.E.L.S. sculpture presented on a shipping pallet, and hundreds of documents in cardboard boxes and visuals on grids. Photo credit: Toni Hafkenscheid Saks Afridi: SpaceMosque at the Aga…

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2026 masi Design Awards

2026 masi Design Awards gala. Photo courtesy of PIDIM The 2026 masi Design Awards recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, uniting industry partners and interior design professionals to recognize achievements in the design industry. The awards, organized by the Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba (PIDIM), provide a platform to showcase interior design projects and recognize the…

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2026 masi Design Awards winners announced at 10th anniversary gala

The 2026 masi Design Awards marked the event’s 10th year, bringing together interior design professionals and industry partners from Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to recognize achievements in the design industry. Organized by the Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba (PIDIM), the masi Design Awards provide a platform to showcase outstanding interior design projects and recognize…

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Green by Design: SQDC Quartier des Spectacles

SQDC Quartier des Spectacles by Artesa Architectes Concepteurs. Photo credit: Phil Bernard Located in Montréal’s Quartier des Spectacles, the SQDC flagship store, designed by Artesa Architectes Concepteurs, aims to emphasize an approach to retail design centred on spatial planning, accessibility, and the customer experience. While this project is a cannabis retail store, the lack of direct…

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The Goods: Upholstery

Florette by Designtex. Photo credit: Designtex Florette | Designtex Designtex has introduced Florette, expressive woven textiles that explore the structural beauty of weaving through layered colour, construction, and performance. The pattern features Impressionist florals and was designed to bring visual depth and durability to workplace, hospitality, education, and other commercial environments. Woven in a Belgian…

October 30, 2026

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Comfort is not a single number: rethinking how we specify comfortable seating

Ultrafabrics - Volar Bio Most seating comfort is judged in a matter of seconds. A designer may press a palm into a sample, run a hand across the surface, or maybe sit for a moment in the showroom, and then form an opinion. Yet seating is rarely experienced in such short intervals. People need to remain…

October 29, 2026

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The Kitchen That Changed Everything. Almost.

In 1926 the city of Frankfurt embarked on a large-scale social housing programme led by architect Ernst May, who asked Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky to re-envision the kitchen concept. In 1926, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky invented the kitchen as we know it. Working with fellow architect Ernst May, the Austrian designer re-imagined domestic food preparation through the lens of spatial…

October 28, 2026

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The Frankfurt Kitchen

DIAC Exhibition Opening - The Frankfurt Kitchen & bulthaup: Images of Innovation. Photo credit: Harry Choi Last month, the Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC), in partnership with bulthaup Toronto, held an opening reception for The Frankfurt Kitchen & bulthaup: Images of Innovation, an exhibition celebrating one of the most influential designs of the twentieth century and…

October 27, 2026

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The Goods: Scents

Concrete home diffuser. Photo credit: Le Labo Concrete Home Diffuser | Le Labo Le Labo’s limited-edition Concrete Home Diffuser brings together scent, light and design in one object. Each diffuser is individually cast, polished and sealed by hand in the U.S. As a result, the natural variations and air pockets in the concrete ensure no two are…

October 26, 2026