5 Events to Check Out at DesignTO 2021
Design goes on.
This year, we don’t have to remind you, is a little different. But DesignTO, the week-long festival celebrating creativity and design, is thriving nonetheless.
Events
Vancouver’s Edible Museum Pop-Up
Starring Canadian food and wine.
For one night, Vancouverites will have the chance to explore our nation’s culinary profile in depth.
The Keene Pumpkin Festival
Gala of the gourds.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Keene, New Hampshire, is the perfect model of a small town. It has a Main Street, a Central Square and plenty of quirky accolades. And as is the case with most small towns, Keene has seen good times and bad. But that all changed in 1991 when Center Stage, the downtown revitalization committee, started something that would soon put Keene on the map: a pumpkin festival.
Festival des Métiers
Hermès pulls back the curtain on craftsmanship.
In a world where just about every brand uses all manner of legal and shady contrivances to cover up cheap, overseas production, the relatively new retail category known as superluxury, is as refreshingly honest as it is pretentious-sounding. Unlike mere luxury brands, superluxury labels revel in the work of their skilled artisans.
Veuve Clicquot’s Yelloweek
Champagne, nationally.
Champagne has a complex personality; it’s a beverage you ought to get to know and spend time with. Veuve Clicquot’s second annual Yelloweek provides a good opportunity to do so.
Philippe Malouin’s 20 Planters
A Caesarstone project.
Canadian-born designer Philippe Malouin has reunited with Caesarstone at Milan’s infamous design show, Salone del Mobile, to showcase 20 Planters, an aptly named collection of planters made from vintage Caesarstone surfaces.
Philippe Malouin’s Swings
A Caesarstone playground.
Canadian-born, London-based designer Philippe Malouin is known for his innovative use of materials and playful final forms.
Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship
Top talent.
If the art of plating a dish didn’t already have its own set of challenges, certainly performing under a ticking clock in a room full of observers adds to that pressure. This past weekend at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts on Granville Island in Vancouver, British Columbia, eight of the country’s brightest new talent did just that.
Art in Edinburgh
Artists examine the commons.
Scotland may have been dominating headlines as of late for its political referendum, but its art scene is well worth some ink as well, particularly in its capital city. As cultures become increasingly global, art that examines them assumes a new, multi-layered relevance.
