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What to look for during Toronto’s jam-packed design week. This year’s design week in Toronto is packed with boundary-pushing programming. The events are divided between the city-spanning DesignTO Festival, which runs from January 23 to February 1, and the Interior Design Show, taking place from January 22 to 25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
DesignTO Festival
For DesignTO, Toronto-based designer Jamie Wolfond, who runs a studio with a gallery known as 8×7, will host the group exhibition ‘Tape’. This unique show explores the creative potential of a material that is often overlooked. Six industry leaders will discuss the state of Canadian design at this exciting event.
At the Drake Hotel, Newfoundland-based wallpaper designer Kate Golding has partnered with Toronto-based architectural designer and self-taught painter, Myles Burry, on an exhibition called ‘Drawed’ Through’. The display will feature 27 custom mirrors adorned with floral wallpapers, traditional Newfoundland paint colours, and symbols used in the decoration of local buildings. Many of the pieces on display at the exhibitions will also be available for purchase.
Natural Instinct
Mjölk, a well-appointed gallery showroom and furniture store in the Junction, will host Copenhagen-based Norm Architects’ new selection of minimalist decor. This includes a timber coffee table and Washi paper pendant lighting. Norm Architects won the Danish Design Awards’ furniture of the year award in 2025. For this most recent product offering, they worked with lifestyle brands such as Sweden’s Bonni Bonne and Japan’s Karimoku Case.
All Together Now
The Montreal design collective Ensemble, which won DesignTO’s best exhibition award last year, returns with the show ‘Pot-au-feu’. Visitors can expect to see a range of intriguing pieces, including the Baby Bong Stool created by Sangare Studio. This petite piece has a base crafted from aluminum and a seat that can be upholstered in an array of textures and colours.
Combined Effort
Studio North, the Interior Design Show’s annual display of custom works from independent Canadian brands and makers, will feature a brilliant group of exhibitors. Among them will be ceramic-focused artist Etty Anderson and firewood accessory business Archilog, as well as Laboratoire Textile. The latter, a Montreal-based studio, will present a selection of intricately handmade lamps as part of their new Jujube collection.
Rich Tapestries
Hand-punched yarn tapestries made by artist Madeleine Bailey will be on display at Carbonic Coffee in Toronto’s Trinity-Bellwoods neighbourhood. These expressive pieces that comprise Bailey’s ‘Within Bloom’ exhibition are abstract illustrations of buds, stems, and other botanical elements.
Fine Texture
The Parkdale art gallery General Hardware Contemporary will host a collaborative exhibition between local industrial design firm Republic of II by IV and the Portuguese company Viuva Lamego. The exhibition, ‘A Reflection in Time’, spotlights two handcrafted tile collections called Colinas and Marola, made to emphasize the quality of craft by the 146-year-old bespoke ceramics brand based in Sintra.
As part of the 2026 DesignTO festival, Senior Style Editor Haley Steinberg will host ‘Studio Session: Jamie Wolfond’ on January 30 at the designer’s Toronto studio. Wolfond will discuss how the space and his approach to making influence the way he thinks about designing lighting, furniture, and accessories for brands including Muuto, Moooi, and Ferm Living.
