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Take home a piece of #DesignTO25 w/ the 2025 Festival poster by aftermodern.lab. Each year, a Limited Edition Print is produced to commemorate the Festival's visual identity. This year, 2025, entered into stage two of the generative art concept. Each of these posters—and the illustrations produced throughout the festival by Amir & Aryaan—were coded. The specialized scripts and utilities took predefined parameters, dynamic parameters, and a pool of images from DesignTO over the years to generate each illustration—a pixel map of colour, time, and year. To purchase, visit: https://buff.ly/42H9VBz Two versions were created. Both versions feature a bottom layer that celebrates 2025's visual language, a top layer that celebrates DesignTO's 15 years, and a commemorative sticker that you can keep separate or attach to the print. Each print was handmade by the members of aftermodern's team: Amir, Aiyana, Alex, Anthony, and Josh. #DesignTO25 #merch #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #Design #Art #TorontoDesign #FestivalSwag

Going through #DesignTO25 withdrawal? Grab some pals and head to Collision Gallery this weekend and experience the DesignTO Youth exhibition 'Story Stoy' on until Feb 15! ‘Story Story’ is a group exhibition featuring 9 emerging artists and designers from the annual DesignTO Youth program. Through diverse mediums, materials, and forms, the showcased works present reflections on themes of family, identity, femininity, cross-generational traditions, and the ‘self’. Jan 24-Feb 15, 2025 Collision Gallery 30 Wellington Street West, Toronto Reception: Feb 15 | 4-6 PM To learn more, visit: https://buff.ly/3Q4Vu2J 🎉 DesignTO is turning 15! Join Canada’s largest non-profit design festival, Jan 24-Feb 2, 2025, with 100+ free events and exhibits across Toronto. Celebrating 15 transformative years with over 1M attendees, 6.5K+ creatives, and $120M in tourism impact. Let’s design a sustainable, just, and joyful future together! 💫 DesignTO Youth: Story Story' is organized by DesignTO in partnership with JAYU and ArtReach, and supported by the Government of Ontario, City of Toronto, Entro, KPMB, and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. Collision Gallery provided by QuadReal. Image: ‘Lost in Translation: A Family Tapestry’ by Rubiat Fusigboye #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #design #community #creativity #design #art #festival #TorontoDesign"

The 2025 DesignTO Festival may be over, but there's still so much art and design left for you to experience. We've compiled a list of exhibitions, events and installations you can go to after the Festival officially closed on February 2, 2025. https://lnkd.in/d-XbjEBz 🎉 DesignTO is turning 15! Join Canada’s largest non-profit design festival, Jan 24-Feb 2, 2025, with 100+ free events and exhibits across Toronto. Celebrating 15 transformative years with over 1M attendees, 6.5K+ creatives, and $120M in tourism impact. Let’s design a sustainable, just, and joyful future together! 💫 We acknowledge funding support for the 2025 DesignTO Festival from the Government of Ontario, City of Toronto, and the Ontario Arts Council. Image: Justine Gustafson. ‘To live in balance’, 2017. Part of the group exhibition 'REVIVE' at Gallery 235, Harbourfront Centre. #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #Design #Art #TorontoDesign

A great collaboration between DUER, DesignTO Festivak and Ruth Wickremesooriya for the 15th Annual DesignTO Festival! Through woven and paper works crafted from discarded textiles, ‘Winter Waiting’ by Ruth Wickremesooriya is an exhibition with accompanying events exploring what winter trees can teach us about how to avoid despair when there are no signs of life around us. There are still many exhibitions open so please check out the full online Festival schedule to plan your post-festival excursions! #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #design #community #creativity #design #art #festival #TorontoDesign

We want to hear about your 2025 DesignTO Festival experience. Help us continue to bring people together to design a more sustainable, just, and joyful future by taking our audience survey. Through this survey, we want to know more about our audience and understand how well you and other members of the public are being served. Participants will have a chance to enter a draw to win a $200 shopping spree courtesy of our partners at DUER. To complete the survey, visit: https://lnkd.in/dJDNZFT3 🎉 DesignTO is turning 15! Join Canada’s largest non-profit design festival, Jan 24-Feb 2, 2025, with 100+ free events and exhibits across Toronto. Celebrating 15 transformative years with over 1M attendees, 6.5K+ creatives, and $120M in tourism impact. Let’s design a sustainable, just, and joyful future together! 💫 We acknowledge funding support for the 2025 DesignTO Festival from the Government of Ontario, City of Toronto, and the Ontario Arts Council. Image: ‘DWELL’ at Toronto Union Station.  #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #survey #Toronto #Design #Art #community #TorontoDesign

WOW! What a 15th Birthday that was! We hope you were able to experience all the amazing art & design across the city. Now is your chance to show your favourites some love and vote for them in the 2025 DesignTO People's Choice Awards. To vote tap the link in our bio or visit: https://buff.ly/3vCMMBQ 🎉 DesignTO is turning 15! Join Canada’s largest non-profit design festival, Jan 24-Feb 2, 2025, with 100+ free events and exhibits across Toronto. Celebrating 15 transformative years with over 1M attendees, 6.5K+ creatives, and $120M in tourism impact. Let’s design a sustainable, just, and joyful future together! 💫 We acknowledge funding support for the 2025 DesignTO Festival from the Government of Ontario, City of Toronto, and the Ontario Arts Council. Image: ‘A Name To It’ by Boris Yu at Stackt Market. Part of the 2025 DesignTO Festival #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #LaunchParty #TorontoDesign

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✨ That’s a wrap on DesignTO Talks: Net Positive! ✨ A huge thank you to our incredible speakers, partners, and sponsors for making this event a powerful space for bold ideas, engaging discussions, and forward-thinking design solutions. From regenerative design and urban infrastructure to carbon-positive initiatives and more-than-human kinships, we explored how design can move beyond “less harm” to create net-positive impact. A special shoutout to our speakers: Aaron Budd (SvN Architects + Planners), April Barrett, Deepikah RB, Juan Erazo (Culturans), Judith van den Boom (Central Saint Martins), Netami Stuart (Waterfront Toronto), Reza Nik (SHEEEP), and Tura Cousins Wilson (SOCA)—your insights and expertise left us all inspired. To our partners Government of Ontario, OCAD University, and AZURE Magazine, thank you for your support in amplifying these critical conversations. And of course, a huge thanks to Ace Hotel Toronto for being such a fantastic host! 🎥 View the recap! What was your biggest takeaway from DesignTO Talks: Net Positive? Drop a comment below! ⬇️ #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #NetPositive #SustainableDesign #UrbanDesign #RegenerativeDesign #Architecture #ClimateAction #TorontoDesign

✨ CLOSING RECEPTION: FELT Unfurled ✨ Join us Saturday, Feb 8, 2-5 PM at @christiecontemporary for the closing reception of FELT Unfurled by FELT (Kathryn Walter) @feltstudiomedia This immersive installation transforms six-foot-wide rolls of felt into a living interior environment—blurring the lines between art, function, and interaction. Walls fold into seats, textures evolve, and the space shifts with its visitors, echoing the anti-form movement of the 1960s. A gathering space, reading room, maker space, and conversation platform—all in one. 📍 Christie Contemporary 🗓 Jan 18–Feb 08, 2025 | Closing Reception: Feb 8, 2-5 PM 💸 Free Admission Don’t miss this final chance to experience FELT Unfurled before it disappears! Follow @feltstudiomedia for updates and more from FELT (Kathryn Walter). 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gRh9WT7A #FeltUnfurled #KathrynWalter #TextileArt #InstallationArt #TorontoDesign #PublicArt #Creativity #Community

🚶♂️✨ Trinity Bellwoods: A DesignTO Hotspot! ✨🚶♀️ Dundas Street West is buzzing with 11 must-see exhibitions at #DesignTO25, featuring sculpture, textiles, wearable art, and immersive installations. 🎨 Chromatic Echoes – Nadira Narine @ Cafe Pastel A memory-evoking mix of light, mirrors, and colour. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 02 🪞 DesignTO Talks: Material Expressions – Lauren Rice & Nadira Narine @ Collective Arts Taproom A talk on glass, identity & memory. 📅 Jan 26, 2 PM 📜 Drawing and Improvisation in Paper and Wood @ bookhou Furniture & paper works exploring process-based design. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 02 🧶 Family Stories – Diana Watters @ Comrags Macrame & weaving reflecting materials & memory. 📅 Jan 19–Feb 12 | Reception: Jan 24, 5 PM 💡 Iluminación – Desiree Martinez @ VdeV Maison An exploration of longing for light in winter’s darkness. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 02 🗺 On This Spot – Paul Dotey @ Saving Grace A deep dive into Toronto’s geological & human history. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 01 👗 Plasticity – Shira Yavor @ Storm Horse Tattoo Acrylic corset-like bodices float in futuristic elegance. 📅 Jan 19–Feb 08 🏳️🌈 Queer Connections – Lauren Rice @ Worth Gallery Blown glass sculptures linked by leather harnesses. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 02 🛹 Run From the Dumpster Fire – Kira K. @ Dirty Laundry Vibrant skateboard deck art reflecting transformation. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 02 🛍 Stone and Stone: Undo Burden – Rob Shostak @ Milky’s Concrete shopping bags suspended in tension. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 02 🧵 Weaving the Fibreshed – Charlotte Little @ Capri Shoes Hand-woven textiles made from all-Canadian materials. 📅 Jan 24–Feb 02 🎉 DesignTO is turning 15! Explore 100+ free events across Toronto from Jan 24–Feb 2, 2025 and help design a sustainable, just, and joyful future. 🔗 Plan your visit! Link in bio: https://lnkd.in/gTFxqQdK #DesignTO25 #DesignTO #DesignTOFestival #Design #Community #Creativity #TorontoDesign #PublicArt #Sculpture #TextileArt #WearableArt #GlassArt