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1 week ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Peter Sobchak
It is our pleasure to announce the jury members for the 28th annual Best of Canada Awards competition. They are:Products Dylan Horvath — Cortex Design Inc. Anna KaoRanee Lee — DESIGNWithProjectsDom Cheng – NonumentChen Cohen – DIALOGDavid Grant-Rubash – Phaedrus StudioTatiana Soldatova – SyllableDylan HorvathFounder & CEO, Cortex Design Inc.
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2 weeks ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Peter Sobchak
“Can the scenario of Canada becoming the 51st state be considered a design problem?”One of my design students recently asked this, raising a critical question: what is design’s role within the crises we are facing? To what extent is the design community prepared – or even willing – to actively confront troubling global trends, whether the creeping rise of authoritarianism, the steady eradication of the middle class, or the negligent destruction of eco-systems?
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2 weeks ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Peter Sobchak
You do great work, and your peers in the Canadian interior design industry want to see it! Canadian Interiors is proud to officially open the doors to the annual Best of Canada Awards, this country’s only design competition focusing on interior design projects and products without regard to size, budget or location. Submissions are welcome from interior designers, architects, landscape architects, decorators, crafts persons and design students.
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3 weeks ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Peter Sobchak
Design isn’t just about how a space looks—it’s about how it makes people feel. The most successful interiors go beyond aesthetics; they tell a story, evoke emotion, and create a lasting impression. Whether it’s a workplace that energizes employees, a healthcare environment that soothes patients, or a hospitality space that immerses guests in an experience, design should engage all five senses to reinforce a brand’s identity.
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4 weeks ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Peter Sobchak
The newest title in Phaidon’s ongoing and impressive cataloguing of the “greatest hits” from a period many consider the golden era of design, Mid-Century Modern Designers by Dominic Bradbury pays tribute to the pioneering designers who shaped the mid-century modern aesthetic across disciplines such as furniture, glassware, ceramics, and textiles.
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1 month ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Peter Sobchak
In late February, seven members of the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) traded in their winter boots and warm coats for lush palm trees and tropical heat of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After adjusting to the new climate and sleeping off the jet lag, the group immersed themselves in the world of Southeast Asian design during a trade mission to the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF). The trade mission, which took place from Feb.
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1 month ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Matthew Hague |Peter Sobchak
These days, retailers face a tough challenge: how to convince consumers to part with their hard-earned money. Tariff threats, inflation, and an uncertain economy have everyone safeguarding their credit cards. But in this landscape, some brands are meeting the moment by offering affordable alternatives to luxury: high-quality products at reasonable prices. It’s the kind of value that shoppers are increasingly seeking.
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1 month ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | David Lasker |Peter Sobchak
With affordability such a hot topic these days, how are designers navigating their clients’ desires for luxury retail? A look at two recent projects, Château d’Ivoire in Montréal by Archi-, and The Modern Bride in Guelph, Ont. by Urbanus Interiors, demonstrates that the eternal rules of retail merchandising still apply. The first rule is counterintuitive: a high construction budget is not a prerequisite for luxury retail design. Extravagant materials per se don’t convey luxury.
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2 months ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Martha Uniacke Breen |Peter Sobchak
Nowhere is the idea of luxury more mutable than in the communal spaces of condo projects. The raison d’être of these spaces is not just to provide additional square footage facilities for the building’s inhabitants, but increasingly these days, to impart an air of elegance and aspiration. This is true whether it’s an entry-level tower near the waterfront, or a luxury building in the city’s most exclusive neighbourhoods.
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2 months ago | 
canadianinteriors.com | Martha Uniacke Breen |Peter Sobchak
How, exactly, do you define luxury? You might be pretty confident you know what the word means; but when you get down to specifics, it’s actually a fairly elusive concept. To one person, it means the finest hotels, clothes, automobiles, jewellery, cuisine. But to another, it might simply be the security of a safe place to stay, a warm bed and clean sheets.
