From a psychedelic Moooi installation and a Coors beer spoof at IDS Toronto to a stylish display of Montreal talent in a Corso Italia basement, here are the standouts from the late January design events in Toronto. More about Eight highlights from the biggest week in Canadian design
Rubber shelving and an origami-infused update to the Adirondack Chair feature in this roundup of furniture and lighting by emerging Canadian designers. More about Eight furniture and lighting designs from up-and-coming Canadians
Interior Design Show Toronto director Will Sorrell has curated an exhibition of speculative spaces, including a model for transitional housing by architecture studio SvN for sites in mid-development. More about Future Neighbourhood exhibition at IDS Toronto features timber transitional housing
Designing more sustainable structures is not about deciding what is good or bad, but making more carefully considered design decisions, says architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. More about "We have to be careful not to condemn" in the face of the climate crisis says Diébédo Francis Kéré
Salt and pepper shakers and an ice-cube tray are among the objects that Canadian designers have made from machined aluminium for an exhibition at this year's Toronto design week, curated by designer Jamie Wolfond and local studio MSDS Studio. More about Ten diverse designs made from machine-cut aluminium
Canadian design studio SDI has presented its WRKkit concept for adaptable offices at IDS Toronto, using a booth modelled on a giant DIY toy. More about SDI showcases WRKkit flexible office system as life-size kit of parts
Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang took IDS Toronto visitors on a journey narrated by a seed, through a forest of ribbons to reach hidden areas that stimulated all five senses. More about Marije Vogelzang creates sensorial Seeds experience at IDS Toronto
With projects for some of the world's biggest luxury brands under their belts, Toronto designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg fly the flag for Canadian design globally. In this interview, the duo discuss how their home city is now becoming an important creative hub, and their plans to help it along. More about "We want to put Toronto on the map as a creative place" say Yabu Pushelberg founders
MSDS Studio has taken cues from cosmetic brand Aesop's products to create a series of wooden lamps that nestle on shelves in its Toronto store. More about MSDS Studio illuminates Aesop store in Toronto with collection of compact lamps
Halo-shaped pendants based on prosecco bubbles and counterbalanced office lamps feature among US reporter Eleanor Gibson's selection of the top lighting designs presented at this year's Interior Design Show Toronto. More about Five lighting designs from IDS Toronto that deserve glowing praise
Known as the "hip-hop architect", Michael Ford helps kids from minority backgrounds discover architecture through music. He spoke to Dezeen about the importance of black musicians like Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, who heavily promote their involvement in architecture, in improving diversity in the profession. More about "Architecture has not been promoted to communities of colour" says Michael Ford
A melting ice globe, a fountain and steam clouds feature in this series of kitchen islands that New York studio Snarkitecture has crafted using quartz surface material Caesarstone. More about Snarkitecture sculpts kitchen islands based on glaciers, rivers and geysers
An exhibition in Toronto brings together 365 photographs of products by Canadian designers, which were posted to an Instagram account one per day for the past year. More about Exhibition of Instagram images celebrates one year of Canadian design
New York design brand Pelle is launching a set of small pendants and sconces, which are encased by triangular metal frame that diffuses light in different directions, at the Interior Design Show in Toronto this week. More about Pelle introduces geometric lighting with weathered steel fins at IDS Toronto
Toronto design store Mjölk has curated a display of original products from the Shaker movement, and commissioned contemporary interpretations of the pared-back household items to show alongside. More about Mjölk presents Shaker-themed exhibition of old and new designs
We've chosen five young Canada-based designers and studios to watch, after seeing their work that includes a wooden ping-pong table and furniture made from mushroom mycelium at design events in Toronto. More about Five emerging Canadian designers from IDS and Toronto Design Offsite
The beads on this oversized abacus designed by Ontario-based Jeff Goodman Studio are made from colourful pieces of blown glass. More about Jeff Goodman Studio blows coloured glass beads for Devil's Abacus screen
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has assembled sections of quartz material Caesarstone into stoney faces that form tabletops, cabinet fronts and wall hangings. More about Jaime Hayón uses "21st-century marquetry" to create whimsical Stone Age Folk
The architecture and design industry still doesn't provide the same opportunities for both sexes said architect David Adjaye, on the day that hundreds of thousands of women worldwide marched for equal rights. More about David Adjaye "embarrassed as a male" that women still need to fight for gender equality
Canadian brand Lightmaker Studio is launching two lighting collections with branch-like brass fixtures at the Interior Design Show in Toronto this week, as well as additions to its Zig-Zag series. More about Lightmaker Studio presents geometric brass lighting at IDS Toronto