DESIGNLINES

DESIGNLINES is Toronto’s ultimate guide to contemporary design. Four times a year, we review top furniture showrooms and decor shops, along with stylish restaurants, new architectural projects and cutting-edge art galleries. Each issue is packed with entertaining news on local designers, the latest trends and ideas for urban living.

Designlines Magazine CA

DL turns 21!

21 Years Old • Designlines goes into its third decade!

The DL • From the early aughts to the 2020s, a look back at some key moments for Toronto’s design scene as seen through our pages

Pretty Panes • Our top window and door picks are designed to let light into your life.

Opening Doors

The DL Lightbulb Moment • The folding paper design of ZeedLight’s Tapermoon is out of this world

Hot Ticket • In “BREATHLESS,” The Power Plant reckons with the politics of breathing in the current socio-ecological moment.

Against the Grain • Already a beloved fixture of Toronto’s custom furniture scene, Mary Ratcliffe is just getting started.

Secret Garden • Following on the heels of laneway housing, Garden Suites get the green light from the City. Fabrication Studio gives us the details.

Restful Nights • Sweet dreams are made of these: from a funky kids space to inspiring hotel rooms

Party in the Back • Seemingly two storeys, Tile House is all business from the street – but the sensational ravined yard tells another story

Future Perfect • A conversation with Post Architecture’s Gloria Apostolou and interior designer Jennifer Kominek, who took a Victorian semi back to its roots and into the future

New Order • Architect Heather Asquith takes the best of a Beach semi and turns it up a notch

Hidden Gem • A hop skip from the AGO is artist Charles Pachter’s newly built home and private museum with surprises at every turn

SHOP GUIDE • INSIDE: TAKE IT OUTSIDE

Contemporary Furniture

Design Accessories

Flooring, Surfacing & Tiles

Home Entertainment Systems

Kids’ Furniture

Kitchen & Bath

Lighting

Outdoor Furniture

Rugs & Carpeting

Textiles

Vintage & Reclaimed Furniture

Wallcoverings & Paint

Windows, Doors & Fireplaces

Workplace Furniture

What’s next? • As we look back on two decades, we asked this issue’s contributors what they see for the next 21 years of design in Toronto and beyond.