On January 21st 2015, Umbra celebrated their 35th Anniversary and much like their products, it was an effortlessly stylish affair at their flagship store at Queen and John. The event was brimming with staff, media and VIPs. Umbra’s founders, Paul Rowan and Les Mandelbaum were on hand to help celebrate this special occasion. Umbra’s designers current and former were there including Karim Rashid who designed some of Umbra’s most successful products. (Remember the Garbino Can – 1997 and OH Chair…
The GE Monogram Dinner by Design exhibition is open from Jan 22-25th from 11am to 6pm. Admission is only $5 or FREE with your ticket to the DX Politics of Fashion exhibit. Check out photos from the preview night on January 20, 2015.
Here’s your opportunity to celebrate and get inspired by the best of the best in Canadian interior design.
Guests will enjoy custom Absolute Elyx and Tequila Avon craft cocktails and get immersed in the design of 11 dining experiences that put Canadian designers at the forefront. What better way to kick off this year’s Interior Design Show.
Opening up 3 floors of the Design Exchange, the annual DX Intersection gala is a top must-attend event and you have to attend to really appreciate it. For a gala focusing on design, art, and entertainment, it’s appreciated when the food and cocktails are on-par or better than other similar galas. This year was a supermarket-themed event with fresh flowers and fruits given out. Highlights included: Live musical entertainment included Azari and Third Art installations by Castor Design, Common Good…
Pairing two Italian uber-luxury brands together in one cocktail party is no small feat. For those seeking the finest things that Toronto has to offer, an evening at the Maserati of Toronto showroom with fine cars and fine Bulgari watches should be pretty standard, if you have the dough, to say the least. The Maserati of Toronto managers, Robert Vacca, Angela Coratti alongside Bulgari Corporation of America’s Nathalie Diamantis and Heather Schneider were on hand to discuss the subtle details…
Media, designers and architecture were invited to preview the new “Ottawa Collection” designed by Karim Rashi at the BoConcept store at Jarvis and Adelaide. Karim Rashid is considered one of the most prolific designers of his generation with international acclaim from over 3,000 designs in production and works featured in 200 permanent collections in over 35 countries.