It’s that time of year in Toronto again,
Canada’s National Design and Architecture Exposition & Conference is just around the corner and here’s what’s on the agenda for 2013!
‘THINK:Material’ returns to IIDEX this year with another collection of sustainable and inventive material manufacturers on display. Annually, this firm offers a unique look at green materials through their interactive exhibits.
This year their booth celebrates ‘Panolam’, a Thermally Fused Laminate resembling distressed wood, used for cabinetry, millwork, fixtures and furniture.
For 2013 IIDEX will feature a favourite event called a Pecha Kucha with the theme “Get Better”.
A Pecha Kucha is a pre-timed presentation of twenty slides at twenty seconds each, where the speakers plan ahead and must keep in time with the slideshow.
A fun event to check out at the IDC/RAIC booth, in conjunction with Moleskin notebooks, is the IIDEX sketching contest.
This free event allows you to draw a sketch and tweet it to @IDCanadatweets for your chance to win a moleskin gift package!
Finally, IIDEX also has an amazing lineup of 6 keynote speakers worth checking out, five of which are free events:
- Healthcare Keynote: David Webster, Partner, IDEO Health + Wellness
- Emerging Professionals Keynote: Eames Demetrios, Director, Eames Office
- Design Keynote: Luca Nichetto, Nichetto & Partners
- Architecture Keynote: Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Modernism at Risk Keynote: Henry Ng, Executive Vice President, World Monuments Fund
- Hospitality Keynote: George Yabu & Glenn Pushelberg, Partners, Yabu Pushelber with Ilana Weitzman, Editor-In-Chief, enRoute Magazine
With many more tours, presentations, installations and workshops planned over the weekend it’s bound to be a source of inspiration.
Check out the official site by clicking HERE.
All photos: Courtesy of IIDEXCanada.com
Researched and Written by Spencer Robert Jeffries
Student of Interior Design – Ryerson University
