Canucks with a love for design hold a special place in their heart for The Design Exchange (DX).

This non-profit design museum is located in the historic Toronto Stock Exchange building on Bay Street in the financial district, and hosts exhibitions, competitions and educational programming dedicated exclusively to the pursuit of design excellence and preservation of design heritage. The DX also contains the permanent collection of Canadian Industrial Design and is home to the Clairtone archives, Fred Moffat archives and Thomas Lamb archives. Opened in the autumn of 1994, its birth was a response to the unfortunate lack of support for design on the part of the Canadian government and its cultural institutions. And like all non-profit entities, it needs to consistently fundraise to continue operations.

Which brings the beloved Design Exchange to spear-heading it’s first benefit auction this Friday May 29th, 2015.

This is the ultimate in houseporn. There are dozens of exceptional pieces hitting the auction block – including objects from design titans including “Omer Arbel, Philippe Starck, Kelly Wearstler, Emeco, Bang & Olfusen, and EQ3”.

So for those who have a love for style – and appreciate a design pedigree – this is a great opportunity to acquire and support the design industry.

Here’s the Design Exchange’s Invitation

And here’s a great article in Canadian House and Home!

~ Written by Steven Fudge, the purveyor of canadianrealestatehousingandhome.ca and proprietor of Toronto’s urbaneer.com.