Interior Design
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Lessons from the rise of co-working centres
The popularity of co-working centres has less to do with the physical environment and more to do with people, which has implications for large companies.
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Expanding the frontiers of universal design
Universal design encompasses much more than physical accessibility, as three Interior Designers of Canada members recently explained in a panel discussion.
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2015 kitchen design trends
Like the fashion scene, kitchen design trends change from year to year. So, what are the latest styles being embraced by designers in 2015?
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The latest trends in hardwood floors
Wider boards, textured surfaces, and natural grey toned patinas are the current trends in hardwood floors.
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New award honours interior design researchers
Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) has partnered with Milliken for a new award that highlights the achievements of Canadian interior design researchers.
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Hullmark revives aging Liberty Village property
The more than 100-year-old brick building at 60 Atlantic Ave. was facing near-certain demolition when Hullmark Developments bought it. President Jeff Hull saw in the
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Inside U of T Mississauga’s Innovation Complex
To subsume or not to subsume. That was the question presented by the project brief for the expansion and renovation of University of Toronto Mississauga’s
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Karl Lagerfeld to design Toronto condo lobbies
Karl Lagerfeld, a German designer, artist and photographer based out of Paris, France, has partnered with CD Capital Developments and Freed Developments to design two lobbies in the new Art Shoppe Lofts + Condos mixed-use development in Toronto, Ont. The condominium will be the first project in North America to involve Lagerfeld’s influential and creative direction.
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SSDG Interiors joins One Global Design
Vancouver-based SSDG Interiors Inc. has become a member of One Global Design, an international network of architectural and interior design firms.
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The growing appeal of large format tiles
In the late 2000s, a new type of tile developed out of Europe that was both very large and very thin. Today, large format tiles have tremendous versatility and appeal.
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Landmark Victoria hotel renovated by Hilton
One of Victoria's landmark hotels, Executive House, will re-open this spring as the new DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Suites Victoria following the completion of a multi-million dollar property-wide renovation
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New team members join interior design council
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), a non-profit accrediting organization for interior design programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada,
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Workplace ecology under the microscope
Ecology is a term often associated with natural environments and their corresponding animal kingdoms, but it applies equally well to employees and their relationship with
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New restrictions on lighting design in Vancouver
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Educating future interior designers
As of midnight December 31st, 2014, designers wishing to become members of the Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) will need to have graduated with a degree in interior design.
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IDNS celebrates 10th anniversary
Interior Designers of Nova Scotia (IDNS), the province’s regulatory association, celebrates its 10th anniversary with practice legislation on Friday, November 7, 2014.
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Cost-effective interiors for healthcare facilities
Even though interior design is often first to be cut from a healthcare facility’s budget, it is perhaps one of the most important investments its