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Canadian Design Cuts A Rug

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Nina Boccia | Comments

Categories: Product design, Events, Interior Design

After months of anticipation, the competition-winning rug designs for the Interior Design Show's A New Era exhibit were unveiled at IDS's grand opening party last night.

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Toronto International Design Festival (January 19-24)

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Tory Healy | Comments

Categories: Product design, Events, Interior Design

As Toronto prepares for this week's high-profile Interior Design Show, the new, kicky Toronto International Design Festival is a good way to take the pulse of the independent and contemporary design scene.

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Hitoshi Abe, Japan's most innovative architect

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Catherine Osborne | Comments

Categories: Architecture, Events

In town last week for the University of Toronto’s Bulthaup lecture series, Japanese architect Hitoshi Abe commented on some of his work's defining challenges and strengths.

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Designers for Haiti

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Azure | Comments

Categories: Architecture

The unprecedented earthquake in Haiti has brought out a number of charitable initiatives from the architecture and design community, especially in the building arena.

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Textile trends for 2010: Heimtextil

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Paige Magarrey | Comments

Categories: Product design, Events

Until January 16, Heimtextil, the premiere textile expo in Frankfurt, Germany, brings together more than 2,500 exhibitors from 60 countries across the globe.

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