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2004
| December
19, 2003 – April 11, 2004 |
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Diana,
A Celebration
Direct from the Althorp Estate in England, the ancestral
home of the Spencer family, comes this remarkable, award-winning
exhibition celebrating the life and work of Diana, Princess
of Wales. On display will be authentic memorabilia and
film footage from Diana's childhood and her adult life,
a collection of 28 dresses from her public engagements
including her resplendent royal wedding gown, original
jewels, artifacts, paintings and more. Don't miss the
North American premiere engagement of this rare and
intimate glimpse into the life of The Princess who lives
forever in the hearts of millions around the world.
All profits generated to the Althorp Estate from the
Toronto exhibition will support the ongoing work of
the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to benefit
communities living with the legacy of landmines, cluster
bombs and other explosive remnants of war.
A production of Arts and Exhibitions International in
association with the Althorp Estate and the Althorp
Charitable Trust. For complete information on this exhibition
visit www.dianacelebration.com
Supported by The Government of Ontario www.ontariotravel.net |
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Home,
Self, Tribe
Digifest presents an exhibition of digital media design
and creativity reflecting the theme of this year’s
festival, “On The Move”. Filiz Klassen curates
a section on new products and materials for building
transportable homes (in coordination with an international
conference on Transportable Environments hosted by Ryerson
University); Christine Redfern identifies three leading
Quebec new media designers/artists and digifest curators
present a survey of work by engineer/inventor and festival
keynote Steve Mann, along with four selected works from
the New Voices Competition Program.
Curators: Paola Poletto, John Sobol, Filiz Klassen,
Christine Redfern |
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MASTERBUILDERS
View the work of Ontario’s outstanding architects,
designers, developers, builders and engineers as seen
in 22 projects from across the province. MasterBuilders
celebrates initiatives in healthcare, education, arts
& culture, parks and community institutions. Completed
projects and those in the planning stages are presented
through models, drawings, animations and more. By focusing
on the design process, the exhibit traces the development
of buildings from initial ideas to final concepts.
This exhibit illustrates the valuable role that Canadian
design is taking in shaping the face of our public institutions.
Over the last 5 years, a significant renewal of public
infrastructure has occurred in the province. A combination
of provincial, federal and private funding has promoted
a large-scale building program, generating unprecedented
opportunities for the design community.
Explore all 22 sites. Map
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Canada
House by Douglas Coupland
The Canada House project merges art, craft and design
to capture the spirit of contemporary Canada. Coupland
proposes a new image of our country based on the materials
and objects we use everyday at home and at work. Canadian
traditions in art and craft have been updated with new
materials and new meanings with an underlying homage
to the rich natural and cultural resources of Canada.
Furniture, lighting, textiles, and images from Coupland’s
latest book, Souvenir of Canada 2 (Douglas & McIntyre),
will be featured. Canada House portrays Canadian art
and design as humorous, playful and accessible.
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| December
16, 2003 - January 24, 2004 |
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Quilting
with Diversity
QUILTING WITH DIVERSITY represents a collection of quilts
by gay Toronto artists. The exhibit is curated by Professor
Michael Plasse-Taylor of the Ryerson School of Interior
Design. This exhibit has been selected to open in conjunction
with the North American premier of Diana, A Celebration.The
Quilting with Diversity exhibit was chosen because of
the relevance to the social causes and charities with
which Princess Diana was associated.
Historically quilts provide a creative means for remembrance
and healing and illustrate the enormity of the AIDS
epidemic while increasing public awareness.
As well, quilts are a tradition at Casey House. The
quilts at Casey House are the work of a team of volunteers.
There is one quilt for each year since 1988, when Casey
House opened. Each panel of an annual quilt bears the
names of residents or clients who died in that year.
Like the family album, the Casey House quilts are prominently
displayed at services of remembrance.
Please see http://www.caseyhouse.com
for more information.. A selection of quilts as auction
items will be available with the proceeds benefiting
Casey House. The auction will be held at the opening
night, December 18th, 2003 at the Design Exchange. |
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Beyond
Style
Ryerson's School of Fashion presents
award-winning designs by students in
conjunction with the Beyond Style fundraiser on January
15. "Beyond Style
will show that fashion excellence at Ryerson goes beyond
novelty," said
Linda Lewis, Chair of the School of Fashion. Ryerson
has been developing
fashion professionals for more than 50 years.
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| February
4th - February 18th, 2004 |
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Designers
in the Classroom
The Design Exchange is pleased to present
an exhibition displaying design work by the student
participants of DESIGNERS in the Classroom.View wagons,
shoes, chairs and logos for the Toronto Zoo. These
innovative projects are the result of challenges posed
by designers who worked closely with Toronto classrooms
this Fall.
Participating designers: Todd Falkowsky, Bob Hambly,
Dylan Horvath, Davide Tonizzo, Kirsten White.
Participating schools: Hillcrest Junior Public School,
Rolph Road Public School, Ryerson Community Public
School, Withrow Avenue Public School.
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pilot program is made possible with support from
the Ontario Arts Council. |
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| February
20 - March 4, 2004 |
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Fashion
Flashback
Take a tour of fashions from the 30s, 50s, 60s and 70s
as Seneca College's
School of Fashion and Merchandising celebrates the silhouettes
that
influenced designers at the turn of the millennia. Designed
to complement
the fashions of Diana: A Celebration, Seneca's Fashion
Resource Centre has
organized an exhibit of clothing and accessories from
its collection of
historical garments. With approximately 10,000 garments
ranging from 1840 to
the present day, the Seneca Resource Centre is an educational
laboratory
where students study the influences, details and fabrication
of fashions
throughout the ages. For more information on Seneca's
School of Fashion and
Merchandising and the Seneca Fashion Resource Centre,
please visit
http://www.senecac.on.ca/fashion/.
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Unplugged,
OCAD annual student design competition
This years' design competition focuses on how designers
can effect change in
society, alter collective behaviour and liberate communities
from the
conformity of excessive consumption. Students will present
solutions to
such questions as: how can designers encourage or support
the population to
become more unplugged, either in a practical sense -
by not being so
dependent on the state to provide services at a massive
cost to the
environment and our dwindling resources - or in the
ethereal sense of
supporting a more questioning, non-accepting attitude
to the idea that we
are a consumption based society? How and what can be
designed to encourage
society as a whole to become more aware of the need
for our impact to be
lessened and help create a culture of sustainability?
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Felt
Lab
Curated by Professor Paul Mezei: technical felt furniture
and products
designed and fabricated by students from University
of Toronto Faculty of
Architecture, Landscape and Design, and Ryerson School
of Interior Design. |
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March 23 – April
3
April 13 – 17
April 19 – 24
April 26 – May
8 |
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Graphic
Design
Student Exhibitions
Durham College, Schools of Design and Communication
Arts.
York University, Design Degree Program.
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Graphic
Design Department
George Brown College, School of Design |
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Visual
Rhythms
This exhibit presents
a unique art exhibition and sale devoted to South Asian
art featuring a myriad of art forms. The exhibit will
include paintings in various media, replicas of ancient
Indian culptures, pottery from the River Ganges, Mohenjadaro
Jewellery from Pakistan, Moghul Jewellery from India,
quilted frames, computerized miniatures, Trompe I'oeil
and photographs. Come feast your eyes on original artwork
& creations from the South Asian subcontinent. |
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CONNECT
Results of Design Exchange’s
nationwide student competition for post-secondary
design students. |
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Impact
1 Keith Muller
Impact 1 is the first of a series of retrospective exhibits
of the work of Canadian Industrial Designers presented
by the Association of Chartered Industrial Designers
of Ontario (ACIDO). Impact 1 features the work of the
late Keith Muller, an internationally award-winning
designer, a founding board member of the Design Exchange,
Past President and a Fellow of ACIDO and a respected
member of the Canadian design community. The exhibit
presents a cross-section of his innovative furniture,
consumer products, healthcare and wayfinding designs. |
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| July
29 - August 22, 2004 |
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Cultural
Currency
BARK design collective seeks to map and exhibit the
exchange and evolution of ideas— the development
of cultural currency. The exhibit will present a network
of Canadians who have developed ideas, concepts or
products that make a contribution to a community,
benefit humanity or that better the world in which
we live. The context for ideas is Food, Clothing,
Shelter, Health, Communication or Orientation. |
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Cabin
Motherbrand has invited some of Canada’s most
talented designers to celebrate Canadian culture through
the myth of the cabin. The Cabin project consists
of more than two-dozen new design concepts, from furniture
to textiles. Drawing from the best of the cabin experience,
both real and imagined, the familiar objects of the
cabin have been transformed for everyday. Recently
exhibited at Felissimo Design House in New York during
ICFF.
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August
26 – Sept 26, 2004 |
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TEN
The DX celebrates its tenth anniversary this year
and through this exhibit, visitors can look back at
a decade of design excellence at the DX. TEN will
remind visitors of the design leaders who have spoken
at the DX, the public exhibits featuring Canadian
design and other DX success stories from the past
ten years.
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September
29, 2004 - October 19, 2004 |
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BEST
OF CANADA DESIGN AWARD WINNERS
This exhibit features the winners of Canadian Interiors’
7th annual awards for design. The range of products
and projects includes the work of many of the country’s
leading design professionals and offers visitors a
stunning look at the creative and fresh approach to
design at work today.
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October 23, 2004 - October 30, 2004 |
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DESIGN AT WORK
A juried exhibit of professional designed work, presented
by the RDG (Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario).
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November 1 - November 6, 2004 |
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ROCKET
Featuring winners of the student competition held
by ACIDO (Association of Chartered Industrial Designers
of Ontario).
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November 9 - November 13, 2004 |
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DEZINERS
Winners of the Ryerson student fashion competition.
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November 17 - December 2, 2004 |
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WINNERS OF THE 2004 NATIONAL POST DESIGN EXCHANGE AWARDS.
The National Post Design Exchange Awards program is Canada's only design
competition to judge design by results - balancing function, aesthetics and
economic success.
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