I spy my little eye, a bike made of wood

Off Cut Studio was created by Toronto local Cameron MacLean. Through his work as a furniture maker he comes across a continuous supply of small wood offcuts unsuitable for furniture. Over the last few years Cameron has developed a series of designs aimed at making use of these offcuts. They are largely inspired by clean and simple shapes, as well as an affinity for retro design. We're loving his bike accessories especially.  Check him out on the web:

 

shop: http://www.offcutstudio.etsy.com 

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Fresh From the Oven with Will Brant: Jess Atkinson

by Will Bryant


Jess Atkinson has some really lovely work. Jess is a Toronto based designer who just recently finished up her bachelor's of design this past May. She's got loads of good stuff flowing from her portfolio.

I really love these Lonely Glasses! These specs provide the user with the feeling of being surrounded by people when worn.

jessatkinson.ca

Posted by Will Bryant

new shop alert! bookhou

One of our favorite Canadian designers, bookhou, owned by Toronto's husband and wife team, John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj have now opened a brick and mortar. The space is located on Dundas street west in downtown Toronto - it's a space with their studio is directly in the back - clients can come and see where they make things as well. They are currently running printing workshops limited to four people per class and starting soon they will also be displaying a featured artist/designer.

bookhou
798 dundas street west
toronto, ON m6j 1v1

MADE presents Felt Quilts

An installation by Kathryn Walter on quilts made of remnants and off-cut felt collected from work produced through her company, FELT is being presented by Made Design in Toronto this week.

The exhibition which opens with a reception January 8th (7-9pm) runs through to March 7th. The quilts are made from a range of pressed wool felts, machine-stitched with cotton backing and which are functional as bed covers or may be hung on the wall.

For more information contact MADE at info[at]madedesign[dot]ca

madedesign.ca
feltstudio.com

toronto design guide at d's

design*sponge has added a toronto design guide to her guides section which covers the city's best. tips for art galleries, shopping, cutting edge design houses and even where to grab a bite. click here to see. i've added it to my "oh canada" links. thanks grace.