Danish Way of Living

Dates: May 15-June 20, 2007

The Danish Design Way of Living exhibit will highlight a select group of 12 Danish design companies that adhere to a high standard of quality in all phases of the product's creation - from the development of creative ideas to the choice of materials and manufacturing. The products on display stretch from newly developed designs to work by classic design icons such as Fritz Hansen, and Georg Jensen. Presented in partnership with the Royal Danish Consulate, Toronto. Co-financed by the Trade Council of Denmark.

Japanese Design Today 100 -

Dates: February 8 - April 29, 2007

The travelling exhibition, Japanese Design Today 100, is a selection of approximately 100 of the finest examples of Japanese design created between the 1990s and the present, focusing on products used in everyday life.

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Durham College

Counterbalance

Dates: March 26 - April 21, 2007

View work by students of the graphic design program at Durham College completed in their portfolio studies class at the third year level. For the past four years, these students have followed the instruction of their professors and design professionals. Now we look to them for their leadership, fresh perspectives and zest for the art of design.

For more information visit http://www.durhamcollege.ca/graphicdesign

Ecological Design for the Toronto Region

Ecological Design for the Toronto Region

Date: February 23, 2007

This workshop will explore an emerging approach to bioregional planning that emphasizes the symbiosis between dense, ecologically sensitive, convivial development; sustainable commerce and governance; and connected, healthy green spaces. We will provide frameworks and case studies of both “eco-density” and multi-functional landscapes providing a wide range of ecosystem services. We will explore the institutional and financial models that might enable an ecological design for the Toronto region. Participants will have a chance to test these ideas using pattern languages (www.conservationeconomy.net) and “open space” dialogue, resulting in a vivid and compelling vision for the greater Toronto region as it adapts to a carbon constrained, post fossil fuel world.

For more information visit http://www.dx.org/ecological/index.html

Universal Design and Orphan Spaces

Exhibition Opening: February 8, 2007
6pm, Design Exchange (234 Bay Street)
(The opening reception is presented in conjunction with the opening of Japan 100 Today)

This exhibition showcases results from four workshops and charrettes held in fall 2006 that explored universal design principles within an urban context, with a focus on spaces for kids and young adults. It includes the exhibit Children and Youth Picture SickKids Hospital curated by David Theodore; design team concepts for a proposed parkette south of Bloorview Kids Rehab and the CNIB headquarters in Toronto; an exploration of six priority neighbourhoods in Toronto through the proposed design solutions of designer/young adult teams; and results of a four-day charrette with Toronto-Chicago student teams from planning, architecture and landscape design, involving proposed solutions for Garfield Park in Chicago, inspired by the Massive Change project by Bruce Mau Design and the Institute Without Boundaries.

Design Exchange Awards

Date: Saturday Nov. 25 - Friday January 19, 2007

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Designing Spaces for Kids

DX is proud to exhibit the first of four innovative projects which took place in 2006 that focused on principles of Universal Design. Designers and young adults participated in a series of workshops and to develop concepts and methods for designing spaces for and with young adults.

Priority Neighbourhoods

The second installment of a DX program, involving the reworking of public spaces, including hospitals, parks and neighborhood plans for priority neighbourhoods. The concepts are showcased in this exhibition

Durham College

View work by students of the graphic design program at Durham College completed in their portfolio studies class at the third year level. For the past four years, these students have followed the instruction of their professors and design professionals. Now we look to them for their leadership, fresh perspectives and zest for the art of design.

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OURTOPIAS: Ideal cities and the roles of design in remaking urban space
National Design Conference

Date: June 14 - 16, 2007

This interdisciplinary conference, the second presented by the Design Exchange, Canada’s National Design Centre, seeks to explore the varied and future states of cities. Interested in the roles cities play in the economic, social and cultural lives of societies, such topics as the architectural, design and material culture of cities, densification, urban renewal, branding, zoning, adaptive re-use, gentrification, social responsibility and historic preservation will be explored.

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Roger Wood: Klockwerks

Dates: December 1, 2007 - February 1, 2008