The Toronto Design Offsite Festival is back January 18-24!

Toronto Design Offsite Festival

TO DO is presented by Keilhauer

Credit: todesignoffsite.com

The Six Annual Toronto Design Offsite Festival

Monday, January 18 – Sunday, January 24, 2016

This family-friendly week-long event takes design out of the studio and into the city for the community to engage and enjoy. The 2016 Toronto Design Offsite Festival (TO DO), presented by Keilhauer, will offer over 80 exhibitions and events across the city at over 60 venues, showcasing the work of hundreds of designers and artists. Storefronts will display exciting exhibitions, galleries will host immersive installations, and local and international designers will spark discussion with lectures and workshops open to everyone to participate and learn.

Screenshot: The Junction BIA: Toronto Design Offsite Festival 2016
The Toronto Design Offsite Festival is back here in the Junction from January 18-24th 2016.
Credit: www.thejunctionbia.ca

The Junction will be participating in the Toronto Design Offsite Festival once again.

Junction Venues

Toronto Design Offsite Festival Map: Junction Venues

Window Installations  (from west to east)

Peephole Portraits - Photography:  Phillipa C. Photography, 3063 Dundas St. W.
Balancing on Leaves - Industrial Design:  Helen + Hildegard, 3036 Dundas St. W.
Lost Lands - Photography:  Latre, 2988 Dundas St. W.
MAGICBOX - Industrial Design, Interactive Design:  Coolearth Architecture, 386A Pacific
WINTERSCAPE - Installation, Multiple Disciplines:  West Toronto Paint and Wallpaper, 2975 Dundas St. W.
Flummox - Art, Installation: Pandemonium, 2920 Dundas St. W.
Nthology:01 - Craft, Industrial Design:  Opticianado, 2919 Dundas St. W.
Double Happiness - Graphic Design, Industrial Design:  Forever Interiors, 2903 Dundas St. W.
Circus Series (Stage Set) - Industrial Design, Installation:  Cornerstone Furniture, 2886 Dundas St. W.
In Light - Multiple Disciplines:  NODO Restaurant, 2885 Dundas St. W.
Subtle Technologies v.19 Festival Preview - Fashion:  The Sewing Junction, 2841 Dundas St. W.

Exhibitions:

Oji Masanori Exhibition - Craft, Industrial Design: Mjolk, 2959 Dundas St. W.
Exhibition: Wed., Jan. 20 – Sun., Jan. 24 (We 7-9, Th-Fr 10-6, Sa 10-5, Su 12-5)
Reception: Wed., Jan. 20, 7-9 pm

YAM LAU: what if…a space… - Art, Installation: ARTiculations Earl Selkirk Gallery, 2928 Dundas St. W.
Exhibition: Mon., Jan. 18 – Sun., Feb. 14;  Mo-Fr 11-6, Sa 11-5, Su 12-5
Reception  Wed., Jan. 20, 6-9 pm

The Good Type - Graphic Design: Cut The Cheese, 2901 Dundas St. W.
Exhibition:  Tue., Jan. 19 – Sun., Feb. 28;  TWTh  12-9, FSa 12-11, Sun 12-5
Reception: Sat., Jan. 23, 5-8 pm

#ROMInk - Art, Craft, Graphic Design: SMASH, 2880 Dundas St. W.
Exhibition: Mon., Jan. 18 – Sun., Jan. 24;  Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5
Reception:  Live Tattooing Daily, 12-5 pm;
#ROMInk Video Essay, Sat & Sun, 12-5 pm

Events:

TO DO Talks: Oji Masanori: Mjolk, 2959 Dundas St. W.
Event: Sat., Jan. 23, 11 am – 12 noon; click here to RSVP (required)

Nuvango Studio Tour:  Nuvango Studio, 2738 Dundas St. W.
Event:  Tours on Jan. 20: start at 11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm, and 7 pm. Each tour is 45 min.
RSVP required (email makers@nuvango.com)

Free Festival Shuttle Bus:

Screenshot: Free TO DO Festival Shuttle: The Map for the Shuttle Stop Locations
Credit: www.todesignoffsite.com

TODO is excited to announce the arrival of their new and FREE Shuttle Bus service that stops here in the Junction. The shuttle runs every 20 minutes on Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24, 2016, from 12pm-5pm.  Find out more HERE.


The Toronto Design Offsite Festival (TO DO) is a design festival and community created by designers. TO DO is a space to engage in design that’s unpretentious, exciting, accessible, and fun. TODO's purpose is to build awareness and dialogue around design. This not-for-profit festival attracts the international community to Toronto for one design-filled week of discovery every January.
For more information, visit www.todesignoffsite.com

2 Weeks left until #TODO16 here in #JunctionTO. Take a peek at the exhibits https://t.co/hG3gKmkjBD @TODesignOffsite pic.twitter.com/IkMzZceCzM

— The Junction BIA (@junction_bia) January 4, 2016

Toronto City Hall's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Toronto City Hall's 50th Anniversary Celebration: Sunday, September 13, 2015
Come out and enjoy live entertainment on the Square
and exhibit in the City Hall Rotunda, from noon to 5 pm.
Free event! Rain or shine.
Credit: www.toronto.ca/cityhall50th

50th Anniversary of City Hall

Sunday, September 13th from Noon to 5 p.m.
Come out and enjoy live entertainment on the Square and exhibit in the City Hall Rotunda, on Sunday, September 13 from noon to 5 p.m. for a FREE celebration in honour of this unique and iconic location.

Designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell, Toronto City Hall opened in 1965 and is home to the municipal government of Toronto. It is also one of the country's most distinctive landmarks. Some may even call it an icon.

For full program and further information please go to www.toronto.ca/cityhall50th

Event details

Exhibits • Entertainment • Memorabilia

Date:
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Event time(s):
Noon to 5 p.m.

Where:
100 Queen Street West, Toronto M5H 2N1 Ontario Canada
Queen Street West & Bay Street

Events on Nathan Phillips Square

Public transit:
Take the 501 Queen Streetcar and get off at Bay Street.

Cost: FREE

Read more:
thestar.com: News / GTA / At 50, Toronto’s City Hall is still ahead of the curve: Hume
Finnish architect’s creation — both contemporary and respectful to ancient ideals — is the product of a spirit we’ve lost, Christopher Hume says.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/08/30/at-50-torontos-city-hall-is-still-ahead-of-the-curve-hume.html

Toronto Design Offsite Festival Week 2015 in The Junction: January 19-25

Screenshot: The Junction BIA: Toronto Design Offsite Festival 2015

The Junction will be participating in the Toronto Design Offsite Festival once again.
Credit: www.thejunctionbia.ca

Toronto Design Offsite Festival

January 19-25, 2015

The Junction will be participating in the Toronto Design Offsite Festival once again.

The fifth annual Toronto Design Offsite Festival (TODO) showcases the best in Canadian design at events across the city, from unexpected prototypes to immersive installations from January 19-25, 2015. Nearly one quarter of the exhibitions will be featured here in The Junction.

TO DO is a not-for-profit, independent design festival that aims to provide exposure for local and national designers. They also foster public understanding and knowledge of the practice of design and create an ongoing presence that promotes Canada’s creativity, drawing on great thinkers, practitioners, and educators to a deliver an innovative celebration of art and design. During the brisk Toronto winter they offer the best in installations, furniture, industrial design, conceptual design and more, to people from Toronto and beyond.

TO DO 15 Opening Party

Festival week starts on Monday, but kick-it-off mid-week at the TO DO Opening Party at SMASH (2880 Dundas St W) in the Junction. Come and find out what the Festival is about, meet local designers, experience featured installations, and dance with the amazing community that makes this Festival happen. Live music by Das Hussy. Featured installation by LeuWebb Projects and live mural by Ben Johnston.

Other Opening Receptions/ Installations/ Events: Wednesday January 21, 2015
ARTiculations: Mesh Projections
2928 Dundas St W
SNAP Fitness: Railpath Botanica
400 Pacific Ave
The Junction Train Platform: Wintersphere
2960 Dundas St W
Mjolk: Anderssen, Voll & Mjolk
2959 Dundas St W
Gerhard Supply: Trevor Wheatley
2949 Dundas St W
La Vizziata: Metal Art in Style
2986 Dundas St W
LATrE: Naomi Smith: First Nation Artist
2988 Dundas St W
Sewing Junction: Limited Edition Prints on Display
2841 Dundas St W
Cornerstone Home Interiors: Photokeratitis
2886 Dundas St W
Opticianado: Calgary Outside the Box
2919 Dundas St W
Coolearth Architecture Inc: April 30, 1904
386 Pacific Ave
Above Ground Art Supplies: Canadiana Curiosities
2868 Dundas St W
Cut the Cheese: Reading/ Writing The Junction
2901 Dundas St W
Forever Interiors: Tree of Life
2903 Dundas St W
Phillipa C: Bad Pottery: A Collection
3063 Dundas St W
Rod, Gun & Barbers: Baron: Design & Media
2877 Dundas St W

TODO Talks: Saturday, January 25th, 2015
Mjolk: Anderssen & Voll
2959 Dundas St W

Screenshot: Toronto Design Offsite Festival 2015: The Junction Map

Credit: www.todesignoffsite.com

For more information about the Festival:
website: todesignoffsite.com
facebook: facebook.com/TorontoDesignOffsiteFestival
twitter: twitter.com/todesignoffsite

#TODO15 is here in #JunctionTO. Check out what will be on display from Jan19-25: http://t.co/elaBJ2GOlT @TODesignOffsite
— The Junction BIA (@junction_bia) January 19, 2015

Local Love: Junction Design Crawl 2013

Image: Local Love: Junction Design Crawl

Friday, August 23, 2013, 7 – 11 p.m.

Junction Design Crawl Participating Venue Map: Be Guided by the Lights

on Dundas Street West (between Indian Grove and Clendenan Ave.)

Postcard design by Alexandra Pettinato, Polka Dotted Pixels Design Studio

Credit: junctiondesigncrawl.com

Enjoying your summer in the Junction?! But it's not summer without the Junction Design Crawl!

This Friday, August 23 a bunch of Junction businesses along Dundas Street West between Indian Grove and Clendenan Avenue will be open late as part of the Third Annual Junction Design Crawl. Participating venues will have white lights strung up outside so you don't miss a thing.

Come on out to The Junction and be guided by the lights!

Junction Design Crawl 2013
Friday, 23 August, 7-11pm
Hosted by Your Favourite Shops

Be Guided by the Lights at the 3rd Annual Design Crawl

Start off your Friday night by going out for an evening stroll, where all of your favourite stores will be playing host for the evening. The Junction Design Crawl is organized by a group of independent business owners in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto.

Come to participating locations to see innovative design displays, participate in one-of-a-kind installations, savour exotic snacks, and hear great live music. All of the businesses participating in the Junction Design Crawl will have white lights strung up outside of their shops, making it easy to navigate the evening.

2013 Junction Design Crawl includes:

1. Junction Flea Market
2. Post and Beam Reclamation
3. Forever Interiors
4. Opticianado presents: MASTER-VIEW
5. Gerhard Supply / Telephone Booth Gallery
6. Mjolk + MSDS: selling tasty treats until 11pm, or until it all runs out!
7. Phillipa C Photography: Photos of The Burning Man Festivals
8. The Beau & Bauble + + Brothers Dressler Studio
9. Narwhal Projects presents The Funeral [Their Collection]
10. Full Stop Cafe
11. Lori Harrison
12. ARTiculations / Mason Studio
13. Pandemonium Books and Discs: installation by White Sphinx
14. SMASH presents the camp site of Troop 171
15. Indie Ale House
16. East of Keele

+ Frog in Hand: Performance at the Junction Train Platform

Check out the Junction Design Crawl website for more information about the event.

Be guided by the lights on Friday August 23rd at the Junction Design Crawl along Dundas Street West from Indian Grove Avenue to Clendenan Avenue in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto!

Just make sure to add the hashtags to your tweets to get #JunctionDesignCrawl and #JunctionTO trending!

links:
artjunction.blogspot.com: Enjoy Your Summer 2011 in the Junction: Farm Fest, Design Crawl, Outdoor Cinema and More

artjunction.blogspot.com: Junction Design Crawl 2012 - There Will Be Something for Everyone

The Junction Flea is back in the Junction: June 9, Same Place, Same Time

Poster: Toronto Junction Flea Market 2013
2799 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M6P 2J3
at the corner of Dundas and Keele at Indian Grove
Credit: junctionflea.com

The monthly Junction Flea is back in the Junction at the corner of Dundas and Keele at Indian Grove.
The first outdoor event of 2013's season is coming this weekend was on Sunday, May 10!


When is Keele and Dundas flea market open?

This season's markets fall on the following dates:

May 12th
June 9th
June 22 SPECIAL NIGHT MARKET!
July 14th
August 11th
September 8th


Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

October 13th- NEW DATE!!! Junction Flea
Saturday, October 12, 2013
10:00am – 5:00pm
Keele & Dundas (map)
2803 Dundas St W
Toronto, ON


The Junction Flea is Toronto's newest west end flea market and antique show presented by SMASH and Thank You. Held on the second Sunday of every month, the Junction Flea features a mix of select independent vendors selling antiques, handmade craft+design, food, vintage clothing, records and more.

Where to find Junction Flea from May to October 2013:

Located on the usual lot 2799 Dundas Street West, just east of Keele and Dundas West in the #JunctionTO.

Map: Toronto Junction Flea Market 2013 

2799 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M6P 2J3 

at the corner of Dundas and Indian Grove 

Credit: junctionflea.com

Mark your calendar and be sure to come to all of the Junction Flea's Sundays!

links - check them out:

artjunction.TO: Junction Flea Market Inaugural Season Starts Sunday, June 10 - Fall Flea - October 14
http://artjunction.blogspot.ca/2012/06/junction-flea-market-inaugural-season.html

artjunction.TO: Junction Fall Flea Market October 14, 2012

twitter.com: #JunctionFlea
 

Debut of the Junction Flea Market
#JunctionFlea Sunday, June 10, 2012
+ New images from August 12th Bazaar
flickr: itceremony

The Junction Kick-off Weekend @ Toronto Design Offsite Festival

Screenshot: Toronto Design Offsite Festival: January 21-27, 2013

New: Junction Kick-off Weekend: January 19-20, 2013

Credit: Toronto Design Offsite

Emerging artists showcase work in The Junction during #TODO13 FestivalWeekend Kick-Off Saturday Jan.19 &Sunday Jan.20 insidetoronto.com/news-story/149…
— The Junction BIA (@junction_bia) January 9, 2013

Third Annual Toronto Design Offsite Festival (TO DO)
January 21 to 27, 2013

The third annual Toronto Design Offsite Festival will show the best in Canadian design at over 40 exhibitions and events across the city, from unexpected prototypes to immersive installations.


Toronto Design Offsite is a not-for-profit, indie design festival happening annually at the end of January.  TO DO‘s aim is to provide exposure for local and national designers; to foster public understanding and knowledge of the practice of design; and to create an ongoing presence that promotes Canada’s creativity, drawing on great thinkers, practitioners, and educators to deliver an innovative celebration of art and design.

2013 Toronto Design Offsite Festival Events Schedule

2013 Toronto Design Offsite Festival Guides [PDF]

Leading off this year with a Junction Kick-off Weekend
January 19-20, 2013

New to the Toronto Design Offsite Festival this year is the Junction Kick-off Weekend! Anchored by the intersection of Dundas Street West and Keele Street, the Junction neighbourhood follows Dundas Street West and is an emerging art and design district. During the Junction Kick-off Weekend, visit 10 events and exhibitions at ARTiculations, East of Keele, Forever Interiors, Latitude 44 Gallery, Mjolk, Opticianado, Post + Beam Reclamation, Smash, Telephone Booth Gallery, and The Hair Lounge.

Map: Junction Kick-off Weekend: January 19-20, 2013

Toronto Design Offsite Festival: January 21-27, 2013

Credit: Toronto Design Offsite

Junction Kick Off Weekend @TODesignOffsite January 19-20, 2013 #junctionTO

The Warm-Up: Fire-Building in the Junction
Saturday, January 19,  6-9 pm | Sunday, January 20, noon-3pm
Location: The Junction Train Platform at 2960 Dundas Street West (1/2 block east of Pacific Ave)

The Warm-Up: Fire-Building in the Junction project to construct a fire pit at the train platform of the junction was set in motion by Marcin Kedzior and Noah Scheinman and involves students from Interior Design, Industrial Design, and Architectural Technology from Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.

[1] Art by the Dozen: Part II of Local Call - Junction Neighbours
Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - Sun, Feb 17, 2013
Telephone Booth Gallery | 3138 Dundas Street West | Exhibition


Featuring established artists that live or work in The Junction or Junction Triangle neighbourhoods of Toronto, 'Art by the Dozen' highlights the location of the gallery in the Junction neighbourhood, across from the action at Baker's Dozen coffee shop.



[2] That Old Thing

Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013
Reception: Saturday, January 19
Post + Beam Reclamation | 2869 Dundas Street West | Exhibition

TBA

[3] Snip

Fri, Jan 18, 2013 - Mon, Feb 18, 2013
The Hair Lounge | 2940 Dundas Street West | Exhibition

Inspired by traditional wallpaper formats, Miriam Grenville is creating a series of patterns that celebrate the familiar tropes of both current and dated hairstyles.
   
[4] Ash Out of Quarantine - Tumbling Ash ... New Growth

Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Feb 17, 2013
Opening: Saturday, January 19, 6-9PM
ARTiculations | 2928 Dundas Street West | Exhibition


Through Brothers Dressler's continued exploration and experimentation with ash wood a pattern of growth has emerged. The small sapling is expanding. Its sprawling branches sprouting new buds of glowing light. This wall lighting system is part of their Ash Out of Quarantine project.

    
[5] Jackson/Stern: Automatic/Revisited

Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sat, Feb 16, 2013
Opening: Saturday, January 19, 6-9 pm
Latitude 44 Gallery | Exhibition

Automatic/Revisited is an installation that explores the creation and implications of experimental systems of construction. The reconstruction of a historical Frank Lloyd Wright system is fitted opposite its contemporary reinterpretation, creating a dialogue between two progressive ideas in architecture.

    
[6] Peekay + Opticianado

Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013
Opticianado | Exhibition

TBA

    
[7] Smash - Product Launch

Reception: Saturday, January 19, 6-9 pm
Smash | 2880 Dundas Street West | Reception


Smash is unveiling shelving units based on salvaged 19th century library shelves. Smash has updated the bookshelf by rendering its parts in aluminum and mixed wood and metal, as well as introducing colour. The reformatted shelves are suitable for domestic application and include a stand-alone unit as well as built-in, cantilevered option.

    
[8] When is a Door?

Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013
Reception: Saturday, January 19
Forever Interiors | Exhibition

Forever Interiors designs and builds a number of furniture and accessory products made from reclaimed century doors. When is a Door a Bench? When is a Door a Cabinet? When is a Door a Vanity?


[9] Workplace Affairs
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 - Sun, Jan 27, 2013
Opening: Saturday, January 19, 2–5PM
East of Keele | 2830 Dundas Street West | Exhibition

Do spaces shape ideas? Where do those ideas take shape? ‘Workplace Affairs’ explores the relationship of space to the creative process by examining the artefacts of production and documenting the workspaces that enable their creation.

+ a couple of other events in the Junction emerging art and design district during the Toronto Design Offsite indie Festival #TODO13 @TODesignOffsite

[15] archiTEXT | Grapes & Chips

Monday, January 21, 6-8PM
East of Keele | 2830 Dundas Street West | Workshop | Collaboration
RSVP: sherry@architextinc.com

Put down your pens, take your eyeballs off your screens, banish those Monday blues. Join archiTEXT in the two things we do best: EAT and PLAY. Monday, January 21 between 6-8pm we launch the design week edition of Grapes & Chips at 'East of Keele'.

[26] Claesson Koivisto Rune + Mjölk

Opening: Wednesday, Jan 23, 7PM
Mjolk | 2959 Dundas Street West | Exhibition

Claesson Koivisto Rune + Mjölk is an opportunity to showcase the work of Sweden's most iconic contemporary architect firm: Claesson Koivisto Rune. The exhibition will be in part a retrospective, and feature new projects including the international debut of a collaborative work between Claesson Koivisto Rune and Mjölk.

More info: Toronto Design Offsite Festival
 

Screenshot: The Globe and Mail » News » Toronto » ART & DESIGNThe Junction: for art and design types, ‘It still feels like anything is possible here’
by KELLI KORDUCKI, Published Friday, Jan. 18, 2013

Photo: Kristina Skindelyte, executive director with the Junction BIA, at Latitude 44 on Jan. 18, 2013:

‘The community feels very artistic.’ Photo credit: Fred Lum /The Globe and Mail