The Interior Design Show (IDS) returns in-person this year with its 2022 flagship trade show. IDS Toronto will explore the realm of possibility with its 2022 theme, New Futures, reflecting Canadian design within a global context catalyzing new ideas, solutions and expression. In addition to highlighting Canadian design, IDS Toronto will be showcasing exhibitors from all around the world, giving visitors perspective on the future of design across the globe.
Highlights
Caesarstone x Alessandro Munge
Canadian designer Alessandro Munge of Studio Munge is this year’s International Guest of Honour, collaborating with IDS22 sponsor Caesarstone to design an immersive installation for guests. Neo Colosseo features Caesarstone’s newly-launched “Pebbles Collection,” and will take visitors through a whimsical and sensorial journey of earth, art, nature and expression.
Studio North & Prototype
Ever-popular Studio North and Prototype offer the country’s best glimpse at the stars of tomorrow. In Studio North a group of independent product designers exhibit their custom and one-off creations (including furniture and lighting, glass and ceramics, textiles and décor objects) within a gallery-like setting, while Prototype lets designers unveil innovative and avant-garde pieces that often experiment with cutting-edge materials and techniques.
Seminars
IDS Toronto will host a program of 40+ accredited seminars taking place on the exposition’s trade days, discussing a range of topics across themes of Building the Design Business, Climate Change & Social Responsibility, Innovation and Technology Trends, and more.
Keynote Speakers
- In Conversation with… – Dexter and Byron Peart, Founders, GOODEE
- Full House – A Prototype for Adaptable Multi-Generational Housing by Michael Leckie, Principal Architect, Leckie Studio Architecture & Gaile Guevara, Interior Designer, Gaile Guevara Studio
- Place, Site and Building – Brigitte Shim, Architect, Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
- Designing Canada – Richard Ouellette, Founder Les Ensembliers, Shayne Fox, Founder, Shayne Fox Hardware, Bret Williams, Huey Light Shop
- Destination Design – Sarah Sklash, June Motel, Joyce Lo, Drake Hotel, Shannon Hunter, Wander the Resort, Eliane Cadieux, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of BESIDE
