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

The Indoor/Outdoor Issue

One Thing • And now, for the mane event: the shaggy chic Ame chair from Studio Paolo Ferrari

The DL

More Is More • These tiles pack in pattern, colour and texture for design that doesn’t hold back

Our Neck of the Woods • You don’t need to go far afield – or far a-forest – to find incredible designers and woodworkers creating made-to-order furniture

Leading by Example • Toronto’s former chief planner and mayoral runner-up Jennifer Keesmaat is leveraging her city-building expertise to rethink housing – this time as a developer

Tricked-Out Picnic • Beers on a busy patio, a barbecue at a friend’s house – ah, summertime activities of yore. But supporting local and being (responsibly) social outside is still doable. Just ring up your favourite establishment for seasonal goodies and dress up a blanket with neighourhood-sourced wares to start a glampy new tradition

All-Season Living Rooms • Warm focal points and cool connections to the outdoors define these family spaces

On the Record • Curves by Sean Brown builds a 21st-century lifestyle brand by sampling retro inspiration

Levelling up • Odami’s St. Lawrence reno channels brilliance with its multi-layered biophilic design

FULL TRANSPARENCY • An East End home unabashedly uses glass walls and a split-level floorplan to bring the outdoors in

Into the fold • Anya Moryoussef bends a Craven Road cottage into a sun-filled sanctuary

Perennial Perks • How designer Nicholas Ancerl raised a home with year-round advantages

SHOP GUIDE • INSIDE: PATIO FURNITURE FOR SUNNY DAYS AHEAD

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

Making Strides • YouTuber John Hicks strolls through our city with hundreds – socially distanced – in tow