Canadian Interiors is proud to be sponsoring the IIDEX14 Interior Design Roundtable: Our Digital Future at IIDEXCanada. Everywhere you look people are talking tech, digital and apps. The Luddite within us might try to avoid adopting these platforms into our professional and personal lives but consider for a minute what resistance could mean for a…
Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS), the province’s regulatory association, celebrates its 10th anniversary with practice legislation on Fri., Nov. 7, 2014. Only individuals registered with IDNS are entitled to use the term “interior designer” and provide interior design services by virtue of the Interior Designers Act of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is the only…
Can logging be beautiful? Seen from above, it creates the most delicate patterns, but the story behind it is scary: large parts of the rain forest are disappearing every day. The upcoming exhibition "Mind the Earth" at the Danish Architecture Centre shows the Earth’s transformation, using selected photos from Google Earth, providing insights into how…
The German Interior Architecture Awards 2014 were given out last week, during Cologne's Orgatec trade show. First prize went to Kplus Konzept for its project Open Space, realized in 2013 in the basement of the shopping mall Köln Arcaden with the client Mfi Development. With the prize, which is awarded only every four years, the…
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is proud to announce a new partnership with Kollectif, Quebec’s leading architecture-based website. The RAIC is Canada’s national voice for architects and architecture and advocates for excellence in the built environment. Partnering with Kollectif is a logical connection between two entities who play an active role in promoting…
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), New York Upstate and Canada East chapter, has awarded the St. George’s Chapel project and Anatolia Tile project with 1st place in Small Commercial and 2nd place in Large Commercial categories, respectively. The St. George’s Chapel project also received the highest distinction of the 2014 Annual Awards —…
A modest library on the outskirts of Beijing, China, designed by architect Li Xiaodong, has won the inaugural Moriyama RAIC International Prize. Distinguished Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, FRAIC, established the prize in collaboration with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the RAIC Foundation. It includes a monetary award of CAD$100,000 and a crystal…
The IIDEXCanada Conference is now open and features more than 60 accredited seminars and 30 years of programming expertise. Combined with the keynote program and the cutting-edge products and services on the show floor, IIDEXCanada has your professional development covered. Some of the 60+ amazing seminars in the program include The National Summit on Corporate…
The Swedish brand Mr Perswall is releasing a collection of wallpapers based on old roses from the garden of David Carlson, editor-in-chief of David Report. David Carlson is a deeply dedicated gardener – more specifically, of old roses with unmatched aromas. With this collection, that literally grew from his rose garden in Falsterbo, he gives…
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the RAIC Foundation are delighted to announce the three winners of the inaugural Moriyama RAIC International Prize BMO Financial Group Scholarships. They are: • Loïc Jasmin, Université de Montréal • Benny Kwok, Dalhousie University • Shu Yin Wu, University of Waterloo Each has won a $5,000 scholarship…