DESIGNLINES

DESIGNLINES is Toronto’s ultimate guide to contemporary design. Four times a year, we review top furniture showrooms and decor shops, along with stylish restaurants, new architectural projects and cutting-edge art galleries. Each issue is packed with entertaining news on local designers, the latest trends and ideas for urban living.

Designlines Magazine

The Time is Now

One Thing • Local studio Stacklab crafts an easily replicated greenhouse prototype for tiny Toronto backyards

Breaking Ground • Sustainable flooring options made to stand the test of time

Lightbulb Moment • Our top picks for ingenious and beautiful eco-friendly lights

The DL

Second Skin • How ERA Architects retrofitted a crumbling housing project in Hamilton into the first large-scale residential high-rise to be Passive House certified in North America

Respite Area • With its green build and serene interiors, Prince Edward County’s Everly Inn promises a guilt-free vacation

Steamy Kitchens • A Queen West family home gets a major overhaul and a Cabbagetown kitchen channels its Victorian setting.

Green Machines • Sustainable kitchen products to take your eco-friendly home reno to the next level

GRASS ROOTS • A landscape architect and artist gives us the lowdown on building a healthy, natural garden – and it’s more cerebral than you might imagine

Sunny Spot • Solares Architecture’s light-filled laneway house is very much a celebration of place

How Suite It Is • Looking for the ideal spot to build a new home, one homeowner turned to her own backyard

Green Condos on the Rise

Built to Last • Two architecturally minded pals build a spectacular laneway retreat 11 years in the making

Closet Systems

Contemporary Furniture

Design Accessories

Flooring, Surfacing & Tiles

Home Entertainment Systems

Kids’ Furniture

Kitchen & Bath

Lighting

Outdoor Furniture

Rugs & Carpeting

Textiles

Vintage & Reclaimed Furniture

Wallcoverings & Paint

Windows, Doors & Fireplaces

Workplace Furniture

Tick Tock • RZLBD’s conceptual sculpture Coal Watch is a doomsday clock for the post-atomic era