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Current Issue

Spring 2026

#315
Spring 2026

Furniture and lighting from Milan, new directions in architecture and urbanism, Sydney’s Fish Market, Toronto’s LRT line and more — the Spring 2026 Issue of Azure focuses on products and perspectives across scales.

Features
Trends: Milan Design Week 2026 Preview
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Eric Mutrie
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Trends: These Material Moves Are Both Striking and Sustainable
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Lloyd Alter, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Concept study of possible Eames Pavilion System sizes and typologies, 2024. © Eames Office, LLC. All rights reserved.
Trends: The Eames House Goes Prefab and a Halifax Home Basks in Blue
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Beth Hitchcock
Trends: How City Blocks Could Change for the Better
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Conrad Speckert, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Chaplin Station on Toronto's Eglinton LRT
Urban Mobility: Exploring Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Line and Two Streets Redesigned to Put Pedestrians First
Words
Sydney Shilling, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Form Us With Love Is Over the Status Quo
Words
Jonna Dagliden Hunt
Fernwood Studio House by Scott and Scott Architects
Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
Words
Carla Sorrell
Live, Work, Adapt, Multiply: AAmp’s Toronto HQ Does Quadruple Duty
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Features
Trends: Milan Design Week 2026 Preview
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Eric Mutrie
Trends: These Material Moves Are Both Striking and Sustainable
Words
Lloyd Alter, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Trends: The Eames House Goes Prefab and a Halifax Home Basks in Blue
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Beth Hitchcock
Trends: How City Blocks Could Change for the Better
Words
Conrad Speckert, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Urban Mobility: Exploring Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Line and Two Streets Redesigned to Put Pedestrians First
Words
Sydney Shilling, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Form Us With Love Is Over the Status Quo
Words
Jonna Dagliden Hunt
Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
Words
Carla Sorrell
Live, Work, Adapt, Multiply: AAmp’s Toronto HQ Does Quadruple Duty
Words
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
First + Foremost
In the Swiss Alps, Gerhard Richter Reflects On the Passage of Time
Montreal Boxing Gym Rebl’s Lobby Design Is a Total Knockout
The Hospitality Industry Trades Routine Restaurant Meals for High-design Dining Pop-ups
Toronto’s 2026 Design Week Deserves a Standing Ovation
Meet the Sprawling Ensemble Cast of Quebec’s Booming Design Scene
New Neighbour Reinvents Humble Hospitality Signage
Monos Retail Shops Master the Art of Living out of a Suitcase
Sydney’s New Market Is Filled With Mass-Timber and Plenty of Fish
Spotlight: Workspace
A Shared Studio Space in Valencia Sparks Creativity and Collaboration
Studio PROTOTYPE Designs a Light-Filled Justice Office in the Netherlands
Tokyo’s SymbolPlus Renovates its Own Office with Sustainability Top of Mind
4 Lounge Chairs That Max Out Comfort in the Workspace
4 Charming Textile Collections for Contract Spaces
Plus:
Lounge and Dining Collections That Take it Outdoors
10 Surfacing Collections That Turn Countertops, Flooring and Walls into Artistic Canvases
Three Resources That Cover (Almost) Everything They Didn’t Teach You in Design School
A Retrospective at Vitra Design Museum Maps Hella Jongerius’s Thoughtful Explorations of Craft and Industry
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Collage of Global Furniture Group chairs

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Q&A: Global’s Joel Feldberg Reflects on the Company’s 60th Anniversary
As the Canadian furniture brand marks a big milestone with a new Chicago showroom, president and CEO Joel Feldberg talks running a successful family business.
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Eric Mutrie
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Fine Line textile collection by Stinson, launching at NeoCon 2026

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NeoCon 2026 Has a Soft Spot for Carpet Tiles and Textiles
Textural carpet tiles and vibrant textiles seem poised to steal the scene at NeoCon 2026.
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Kendra Jackson
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Richter Collection by Prostoria

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NeoCon Preview: Prostoria Revives Croatian Modernism
Through 20 new furniture pieces, the manufacturer honours the legacy of Croatian architect Vjenceslav Richter.
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Eric Mutrie
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Fernwood Studio House by

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Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
In Victoria, in the space where a derelict structure once stood, Scott & Scott Architects has crafted a modern expression of living for a designer couple.
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Carla Sorrell
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New York’s Design Fairs Reevaluate How to Make It in America
The 2026 editions of ICFF and Afternoon Light got down to business, forging a — hopefully — productive future for a design week in transition.
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Eric Mutrie
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Design, NYCxDESIGN
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NeoCon 2026 Has a Soft Spot for Carpet Tiles and Textiles
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NeoCon Preview: Prostoria Revives Croatian Modernism
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Scott & Scott Architects Craft a B.C. House that Fills a Void
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New York’s Design Fairs Reevaluate How to Make It in America
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Announcing the AZ Awards 2026 Emerging Awards Winners!
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Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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10 Surfacing Collections That Turn Countertops, Flooring and Walls into Artistic Canvases
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AZ Awards 2026 Winners
AZ Awards 2026: Meet the Winners of AZURE’s 16th Annual Competition
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Azure
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We’re Used to Thinking About the Kitchen As a Machine. What If It Became More Like a Spa?
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Eric Mutrie
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Studio PROTOTYPE Designs a Light-Filled Justice Office in the Netherlands
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Giovanna Dunmall
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4 Charming Textile Collections for Contract Spaces
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Design Victoria Showcases the Potential of a City Still Becoming
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For Subscribers
#315: Spring 2026
Form Us With Love Is Over the Status Quo
The Stockholm studio is not only reimagining furnishings — but also how they're showcased.
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Jonna Dagliden Hunt
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Design
Chaplin Station on Toronto's Eglinton LRT
Urban Mobility: Exploring Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Line and Two Streets Redesigned to Put Pedestrians First
After a nearly 15-year journey full of twists and turns, Toronto’s Line 5, also known as the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, has finally opened to the public. Was it worth the wait?
Words
Sydney Shilling, Elizabeth Pagliacolo
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Urbanism
Sydney Fish Market
Sydney’s New Market Is Filled With Mass-Timber and Plenty of Fish
A landmark new building on the city's waterfront is as much a destination for seafood wholesalers as it is for architecture fans.
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Penny Craswell
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Architecture
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Workspaces
From hybrid hubs to high-design headquarters, these projects and products are redefining how — and where — we work today.
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Interior of creative studio in Valencia with wood table and white chairs
A Shared Studio Space in Valencia Sparks Creativity and Collaboration
Words
Kendra Jackson
Studio PROTOTYPE Designs a Light-Filled Justice Office in the Netherlands
Words
Giovanna Dunmall
Tokyo’s SymbolPlus Renovates its Own Office with Sustainability Top of Mind
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Kendra Jackson
4 Lounge Chairs That Max Out Comfort in the Workspace
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Kendra Jackson
4 Charming Textile Collections for Contract Spaces
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Kendra Jackson
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Canada, Toronto

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Competitions

iF Design Award 2027

Category
Design
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November 4, 2026
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November 4, 2026

Ceramics of Italy International Tile Competition

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Architecture, Interior Design
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June 5, 2026

Radical Innovation 2026

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Design, Interior Design
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August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026

iF Design Award 2027

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Design
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Ceramics of Italy International Tile Competition

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Radical Innovation 2026

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August 3, 2026
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Events

3daysofdesign 2026

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Fairs & Trade Shows
Dates
June 10, 2026 - June 12, 2026
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark

NeoCon 2026

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Fairs & Trade Shows
Dates
June 7, 2026 - June 10, 2026
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Chicago, USA

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2026

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Fairs & Trade Shows
Dates
July 10, 2026 - July 12, 2026
Location
Canada, Toronto

3daysofdesign 2026

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Fairs & Trade Shows
Dates
June 10, 2026 - June 12, 2026
Location
Copenhagen, Denmark

NeoCon 2026

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Fairs & Trade Shows
Dates
June 7, 2026 - June 10, 2026
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Chicago, USA

Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2026

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Fairs & Trade Shows
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July 10, 2026 - July 12, 2026
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Canada, Toronto
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Royal College of Art Interior Design studio
Royal College of Art (Interior Design)
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Interior Design
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London, United Kingdom
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Yorkville University
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Interior Design
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Canada, Concord, ON, Online
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Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design
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Industrial Design
Location
Stockholm
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
A lamella structure designed by Dalhousie University School of Architecture's Coastal Studio
Dalhousie University
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Architecture
Location
Canada, Halifax, NS
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Master of Architecture
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Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies
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