GOTO Event: King East Design District Hits the Street For a Party

On September 20th from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. the collective brain and driving force behind Toronto’s King East Design District (KEDD), joining forces with 3d parti, invite you to an unprecedented showcase of art and design on the street.

If you’re interested in design, this is where you’ll want to be this weekend.

For one day only, King East will come to life as artists and designers transform the area into a life-sized, all-day, free to the public art gallery, to fete Toronto’s downtown Design District (KEDD) and its official launch.

From Church to east of Parliament, this public art project will prove that creativity is in this neighborhood’s DNA.

Entrance to the KEDD 3d parti festival is free, but attendees are invited to make a donation for the 3d parti pack, the guide to the festival. All proceeds go to support Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area.

What to expect?

Installations will include everything from a massive 10’x 10’ installation, artists preparing to charge the street like a herd of elephants, a mirrored cube playing on light and optical illusion, a life-sized arch of chair, edible art in the street and much more.

Here are some of the showrooms and installations you can expect:

Thrush Holmes at Klaus
TYPOE (Miami) at bulthaup
Gary Taxali at DOM Interiors
Justin Broadbent at UpCountry
Pascal Paquette at Aveda
Fugitive Glue at Studio 22
DesignAgency in collaboration with Tommy Matejka and Saty + Pratha at Kiosk
Zeidler Partnership Architects at studio b
RAW at Calligaris
NIVEK REMAS in collaboration with crow at Grange
Robin Clason/Floral Islands at Gautier
Glen Peloso & Jamie Alexander at Designer Inspired Interiors

Hope to see you there!

Lisa Raffaele

I'm Lisa, a real born and bred Torontonian in every sense of the word. I'm a PR practitioner by day with a fabulous client list, at a very cool boutique firm in the core with a view of the city that can make anyone want to move here. I have a mild to moderate hat obsession, and you’ll usually find me searching the city for the next big chef, and rarely without a fashion or décor magazine in my purse. Before PR, I was a travel writer/editor/photographer, and spent most of my time travelling the world and bringing my stories back here. The rest of the time I spent indulging in the city's untapped culinary scene as Post City Magazine's main restaurant photographer. But, no matter where I am in the world, nothing beats coming home. That's why I've spent the last few years planting my roots here, moving from Toronto’s uber-chic west side to the heart of Greek Town in a modern Victorian semi (a.ka. my lifelong décor project), with my husband and super-stylish son. Yes, I'm one of those moms, the one who won't give up her sense of style post-baby bump; and why should I?! I aspire to have my cake and eat it too - I am Italian after all. And, now why my 2-year-old in tow, I can bring him along for the ride.

by Dani Goddard

1 COMMENT

Julie from Swatch and Review

18 September

Amazing! I live right around there 🙂

Dani Goddard

Lily Collins Covers Marie Clai..