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January 19, 2020

EDITOR'S NOTE: We've launched a new annual feature called Designing Canada in partnership with EQ3 to celebrate notable design across the country, including architecture, interiors, furniture and housewares. This week we also bring you an oral history of how the DesignTO festival came together, told by the people who made it happen. Follow @globestyle on Instagram for more.

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Designing Canada: The country’s top talent in architecture, interiors and housewares

Anya Georgijevic

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Style news: Toronto design shop Mjölk celebrates 10 years with pieces from local artisans

Caitlin Agnew

Mjölk is a celebrated design shop in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood that turns 10 this year. Founded by husband-and-wife team John and Juli Baker, it specializes in artisanal lifestyle pieces mainly from Scandinavia and Japan. To celebrate their anniversary, the Bakers have worked with some of their favourite international designers – Winnipeg’s Thom Fougere, Oslo-based Anderssen & Voll and Japan’s Oji Masanori – to produce pieces through manufacturers and artisans in Toronto, many of whom are located within a 15-minute radius of the shop.

What to wear

Can The North Face’s new fabric rival Gore-Tex?

Blake Snow

The biggest annoyance with outdoor waterproof gear is that it’s loud and stuffy. There’s no getting around the first problem, as nearly every Gore-Tex coat and pant obnoxiously “whoosh” as you move around. For the latter issue, adventure brands encourage delayering and usually add armpit and leg zipper vents for extra air conditioning as the wearer works up a sweat.

These are, admittedly, first-world problems. But, nonetheless, they are ones that the North Face has seemingly solved this winter for the most committed (or moneyed) outdoor adventurers with “Future Light,” its newest fabric to rival, if not dethrone, Gore-Tex – the industry standard for more than 50 years.

Handbag designer Ela Aldorsson on why she switched from leather to vegan materials

Odessa Paloma Parker

Toronto Fashion Week cancels spring run

Beauty trends

Aloe goes from hot houseplant to succulent skin-care ingredient

Caitlin Agnew

Design and decor

The story of how DesignTO came together, told by the people who made it happen

Jeremy Freed

Each year, in the gloomy depths of January, DesignTO lights up venues across Toronto in a celebration of the newest and most exciting ideas in design and contemporary art. Since its inception, this non-profit, multidisciplinary initiative has evolved from a loose network of like-minded creatives to one of the city’s most dynamic institutions with a diverse program of collaborative and inclusive exhibits. Now entering its 10th year, here’s the story of how the festival came together, told by the people who made it happen.

Designer Jonathan Adler on the myth of good taste

Beth Hitchcock

Favourite Room: A practical living room that respects the home’s historical bones

Gayle MacDonald

Galas

Party of the week: Opening Reception for the Great Hall Commission in New York

Nolan Bryant

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