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 • Vol. 22, No. 2

Contributors

Letter from the Editor

One Thing • EzoBord reinvents soundproofing with design-driven acoustics

Home Gallery • Sculptural objects to inspire a curated living space

Bookish Types • Stylish and functional shelves for your favourite reads

The DL

DL’s Picks • Peel-and-stick tiles to make a splash in your kitchen reno

Yaw Tony’s World • Black Palette is the consummate book-lovers art book

Rising Stars • Three emerging brands now available in Toronto

Stone Age • These counters and surfaces don’t settle when it comes to quality or aesthetic

Ode to Italy • Daniel Germani’s latest collection for Cosentino reimagines classic stones for modern living

Kapwani Kiwanga • In Remediation, the artist contemplates the varieties and mysteries of plant life

The Fine Arts of Tile • Catherine Carroll of Black Rock Studio lives and breathes all things clay in her Etobicoke studio.

Gather Round • Three kitchen renovations designed to withstand pets, guests and time

New Classics • Design-savvy products to keep your kitchen current and cool

Frame of Mind • A young family calls on architect Brenda Izen to reinvent a century-old detached into a dwelling all their own

Work Life Balance • Architect Noam Hazan builds a dreamy new home for his growing family and business

Amazing Space • SOCA reimagines a narrow Toronto Victorian for a family of four

COOL FACTOR • A rundown 1970s pile emerges as a sunny, party-ready home

Dreaming in Colour • With an outdoor pool, downtown location and great bones, this Little Portugal reno has it all

Shop Guide

Flooring, Surfacing & Tiles

Kitchen & Bath

Lighting

Windows, Doors & Fireplaces

Patch Work • When the city goes big, artist Martin Reis goes small with statement-making street art that fills people with joy