An unmissable venue for design enthusiasts, the Scavolini Store is located in a strategic position right near the main entrance to the Mart

Scavolini opens new store in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart

Located in the prestigious Merchandise Mart complex, in downtown Chicago, the new exclusive Scavolini Store was inaugurated on Feb. 20. This important new space follows the opening of the Scavolini Soho Gallery in New York by Scavolini USA, in 2010, which is Manhattan's largest kitchen showroom to date, and the store inaugurated last September in…

March 5, 2014

The Design & Health International Academy Awards is the world's leading advocacy program, recognizing professional excellence in the research and practice of designing healthy environments

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Design & Health in Toronto

The Design & Health International Academy Awards is the world's leading advocacy program, recognizing professional excellence in the research and practice of designing healthy environments. The annual awards program features the best in global health design environments that support health, well-being and quality of life. The awards are multi-disciplinary, recognizing the interconnectedness of health with…

February 6, 2014

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Cassina goes to Cologne

Cassina returns to the iMM Cologne fair with some of the most important names from the international contemporary design scene. Germany is one of the most significant markets in Europe for Cassina and the fair is the perfect opportunity to present the brand’s authentic style in warm living environments. Versatility for the home and…

February 6, 2014

The man in question: Norman Foster. Portrait by Rudi Meisel

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Norman Foster, lately

The publisher Arquitectura Viva has just released a monograph devoted to Norman Foster, entitled Norman Foster In the 21st Century. Over the course of more than 50 years, the prolific oeuvre of Norman Foster has earned worldwide renown for its innovative approach and environmental commitment. The third AV monograph devoted to the British…

January 27, 2014

Graduates of the New York Institute of Art and Design's Complete Course in Interior Design now qualify for C.I.D. membership and certification

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Good news for the New York Institute of Art and Design

The New York Institute of Art and Design is now an approved school by Certified Interior Decorators International (C.I.D.). That means that graduates of the New York Institute of Art and Design’s Complete Course in Interior Design qualify for C.I.D. membership and certification. C.I.D. International is a professional association acknowledged for raising the bar and…

January 27, 2014

Right where she belongs: honouree Tracy Bowie at the podium

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Congratulations, Tracy Bowie!

Last week, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) presented Tracy Bowie, vice-president, IIDEX Canada, with the prestigious Leadership Award of Excellence for 2013. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the interior design industry, was presented at the seventh annual IDC/IIDA Leaders Breakfast, on Fri., Dec. 6, at the…

December 12, 2013

Audiotopie - Thierry Gauthier, tienne Legast, Yannick Guguen - Winner of the 2013 Phyllis Lambert Design Montral Grant. (CNW Group/Ville de Montral - Bureau du design)

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The sound of winning

Manon Gauthier, the Ville de Montréal's Executive Committee Member responsible for Culture, Heritage, Design, The Space for Life and the Status of Women, has awarded the annual Phyllis Lambert Design Montréal Grant to the new media, electro-acoustic and urban design artists' co-operative Audiotopie. The Audiotopie team includes landscape architect and digital media artist Yannick Guéguen,…

December 12, 2013

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Showers of light

A new LED pendant family form Nessen "showers" interiors with warm, white light. Stilla, Imber and Tempestas pendants are Latin names for “rain drop,” “rainfall” and “rain storm,” respectively. Each model emits drops of warm-white light to amplify visual interest in any interior space. The very low-watt, very long-life light sources are uniformly advanced, dimmable…

November 12, 2013

Intriguing IIDEX Woodshop prototypes include the snowshoe-shaped "Kna" lounger by Miles Keller, and the Paus + Grun "Keela" coffee table with its pseudo-campstool legs. Photo by Lija Skobe/LEAF/City of Toronto

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Good wood

One of the highlights of IIDEX Canada 2013 was the IIDEX Woodshop. DId you miss it? If so you're in luck: you can see it at the 2013 Toronto Wood Solutions FairSee IIDEX Woodshop at the Toronto Wood Solutions Fair. ABOUT THE EVENT There are exciting times for wood design. Ongoing technical innovations have resulted…

October 30, 2013

At the entrance the guest is greeted at the monolithic wood veneered prism like reception desk "grows" out of the surface of the floor and guides you to the main lounge space, the heart of the Sales Gallery, while the desk, now finished with the act of receiving, morphs into a water bar serving the lounge.

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Jewel of Shenzhen

A unique piece of architecture with its prismatic shapes, irregular planes and undulating volumes, evoking thoughts of an untouched gemstone nestled in a garden, was the goal of BLVD’s Interior Design Studio when tackling the Tian Yanbei North Garden Sales Gallery and Showroom project in Shenzhen, China. The primitive and pure tension of a “rough…

October 29, 2013