Simons opening
High-end design and mid-market prices make the latest branch of the Quebec-based fashion department store a delightful addition (and clothes-hound must-see) to Mississauga’s Square One. The latest Simons iteration is by Toronto’s Figure3, whose version for the Montreal suburb of Anjou was a Best of Canada competition winner. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----------------------------------------------------------------------1—Simons head honchos Peter Simons, president, and Bernard Leblanc, VP operations, who are happy clients of Christopher Wright, partner at Mississauga store designer Figure3. 2—Andrew Gallici, principal Designstead, and Seamus Dixon, food service director, Simons. 3—From the Quebec office of Lemay Michaud, architects of the new store: architects Marie-Christine Baillargeon and Jérôme Henné, and partners Katrine Beaudry, designer, and Alexi Lemay, partner. 4— Interior designer trio: Figure3’s Steve Tsai, senior team leader; Erin Neufeglise, project designer; and Janice Kee-Son, project manager at the retail division of non-profit organization Me to We. 5— From Govan Brown, the store’s construction managers: David Hodgson, design manager; Matt Piry, account executive; Michael Chou, project manager; Andy Kohler, partner; Sophia Yilmaz, project co-ordinator; and Hany Younan, project manager.
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Thermador goes Luxe
To celebrate its centennial, Thermador threw a foodie party at Luxe Appliance Studio on King Street East in Toronto with teams of designer chefs battling it out for charity at the presentation cooking stations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------
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1—Steve Preiner, director of marketing, and Dale Elliott, general manager and CEO from party sponsor BSH Home Appliances Group, owner of the Thermador brand. 2—Joshua Breau, merchandiser, Peloso Alexander Interiors; Peter Brooks, principal designer at interior design firm Bedford Brooks; and certified master kitchen and bath designer Anastasia Rentzos of Anastasia Interior Design. 3—Designer-chef team members Matt Dean Pettit, chef and owner, Rock Lobster restaurant; Shai DeLuca-Tamasi, who heads his eponymous residential interior design firm; and Jamie Alexander, partner at Peloso Alexander Interiors. 4—Regal Security’s Nicola Vetere, CEO, Regal Security, and Carrie Cowton, director, operations, flank Kate Davidson of her self-named interior design firm. 5—Hypnotist Asad Mecci; Melissa Davis of her eponymous interior design firm and host of HGTV’s Income Property; and Mike Ward, event judge and food editor-in-chief at Canadian Living.
Quadrangle’s 30th
Designer of the year? Who knows? Party of the year? I know. Already, in May, it seems a safe bet that Quadrangle Architects’ 30th-anniversary bash will take the palm. Its vast Liberty Village venue boasted a Glenfiddich Scotch tasting station with 14- and 15-year-old whiskeys (what a difference a year makes!); charcuterie and dim sum stations, multiple bars and at the exit, a Tiny Tom Donuts truck offering dainty goody bags with the fresh, hot treats. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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1—Quadrangle’s Roxanne Huang, architect; Panyada Wangpongpipat, interior designer; and architects Lida Arbabi and Jessica Thather. 12—Ricky Mugford, design review specialist, capital projects group, Metrolinx; the Ontario Arts Council’s Loree Lawrence, multi-inter and community-engaged arts officer, and Peter Caldwell, director and CEO; Elaine Brodie, digital media artist and Sheridan College professor; and her husband, designer artist Gord Peteran, who represented Canada at the 2015 Beijing Biennale. 3—Interior designer Enid MacIntosh; Quadrangle principal and architect Leslie Klein; Don Manlapaz, VP development at private equity firm Forgestone Capital; and event designer Laurence Heartz, owner of Heartz Event Creation. 4—Quadrangle’s Sylvia Richmond, junior interior designer; Tor McGlade, designer; junior interior designers Diana Smiciklas and Sarah Choi; and Lindsay Brown, intermediate interior designer. 5—Quadrangle’s Vera Gisarov, senior associate; Caroline Robbie, principal; Lana Ivanchuk, interior designer; Andrea Hall, designer, and Julie Mroczkowski, interior designer. 6—Quadrangle’s Ted Shore, principal and architect; and George Foussias, senior associate and interior designer. 7—Partisans Design co-founder Pooya Baktash and senior designer Betty Vuong flank Tracy Bowie, VP, Informa Canada.
Ryerson School of Interior Design year end show: Dialogue IN[SID]
The Ryerson School of Interior Design (RSID) held their annual student exhibition, entitled Dialogue IN[SID]. Along with showcasing final products, this year’s event explored the physical representation and the unique processes that each student artist undertakes in completing their work. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------•
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1—Brett Patychuk, student at Ryerson School of Interior Design (RSID), admires student sketchbooks. 2—RSID professors Joanne Lam with son Jacques Martin, and Ruth Spitzer, enjoying the display of wooden utensils. 3—RSID Chair, Lois Weinthal, gives a speech to guests. Background: Roberto Manias from SoundXent; and sponsorship director Tulika Datta. 4—Kayley Mullings, RSID student, admires her own installation completed with fellow RSID student and Graphics associate, Sidney Tsao. 5—Paul Rowan, co-founder and VP Inspiration, and Umbra product designer Laura Carwardine, hand out the Umbra design challenge award to one of the three winners, RSID student and Year End Show Graphics Associate, Justine Houseley.
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