IDS Toronto 2026 returns this winter with a renewed sense of purpose and a sharp focus on the ideas reshaping the global design landscape. This year’s edition explores a pivotal moment in the industry — defined by breakthroughs in material innovation, lighting technology, AI-driven design tools and new forms of international collaboration. From January 22–25, IDS will gather world-leading designers, emerging studios, future-focused brands and thousands of industry professionals and design enthusiasts for four days of exhibitions, talks, installations and product debuts

IDS Toronto 2026 welcomes a world-class speaker lineup of global and Canadian design leaders, including:

• Eames Demetrios: Director of the Eames Office and grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, championing a legacy of design thinking, storytelling and cultural exploration.
• Tatiana Bilbao: Acclaimed Mexican architect recognized for her human-centred, socially driven, and contextually rich design approach.
• Fredrika Inger: Global Chief Product and Commercial Officer at IKEA, will take the main stage with a keynote address that explores product development and design, innovation and how IKEA continues to shape life at home worldwide.
• Yves Béhar: Founder and CEO of fuseproject, known for creating iconic products like the SNOO smart sleeper, Herman Miller Sayl chair and Samsung Frame TV.

Other feature exhibitions include:

How We Work

A forward-looking exploration of today’s evolving workplaces, showcasing human-centred environments and next-era office design. Installations include:

• Ste Marie x Moooi: “Out of Office,” a playful and elegant subversion of corporate culture. 
• Three H x Syllable Design: “Un/Confined,” a shift from static, controlled offices to flexible environments.
• BDP Quadrangle: “Pomodoro” is a spatial interpretation of focus, fatigue and recovery. 

Furniture Forecast — Global Debut

Launching for the first time at IDS Toronto, this curated showcase — led by Azure Magazine’s Eric Mutrie — highlights leading furniture innovations from around the world. Featuring new releases and Canadian debuts from Moooi, SEM Milano, HAY and more.

ILLUMINATE — Toronto Premiere

Following its acclaimed debut at IDS Vancouver, this immersive lighting feature arrives in Toronto for the first time. Curated by ThinkL Lighting Studio, ILLUMINATE spotlights cutting-edge lighting design, technology, and experimentation.

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. This showcase of rising Canadian talent featuring Etty Anderson, JETA Studio, Juba, AND Ceramic Studio, Laboratoire Textile, Le Tenon & La Mortaise, and Good Friend.