IDS 2014: Some Highlights

<div style="text-align: center;">Like every other Toronto design blogger/enthusiast, I spent a good chunk of my weekend exploring and being inspired at IDS2014. I get very overwhelmed by the sheer size of events like this, and inevitably, my intentions to take a million pretty pictures get thrown out the window while I touch and experience everything. I did, however, make sure to document some things that really caught my eye.<br /><br />First up is the IKEA booth. IKEA is always a showstopper at this event and this year was no exception!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71GUtp5NekcHwNfqtTXdVyzY-q1Vj-5Tm-aGMs1eo0lbnm-r3ZyXSZfWlu_WR_AI8k-B1E9S8rO0mbNkNJugPKQ95pQFglEyVuP_vz1hDWCp0H_97UIhbpwN-1_Ux9K1s3AqmEdyX4gU/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71GUtp5NekcHwNfqtTXdVyzY-q1Vj-5Tm-aGMs1eo0lbnm-r3ZyXSZfWlu_WR_AI8k-B1E9S8rO0mbNkNJugPKQ95pQFglEyVuP_vz1hDWCp0H_97UIhbpwN-1_Ux9K1s3AqmEdyX4gU/s1600/003.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWPhlzXNTVfldTRtohQLINX59OWBtR6YRqnxi25e1-Kot7_4DXYx6yM23LgLWpCCvhvXmTecOQydH7Umuz9GA9yz2SLRCxRoylgB4cUHTGSZocucrUAwGqwGuf00EmLLSZ7s6DEs52uw/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWPhlzXNTVfldTRtohQLINX59OWBtR6YRqnxi25e1-Kot7_4DXYx6yM23LgLWpCCvhvXmTecOQydH7Umuz9GA9yz2SLRCxRoylgB4cUHTGSZocucrUAwGqwGuf00EmLLSZ7s6DEs52uw/s1600/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZhD3TZFbY13ws7-oMWlhnyelhe-ch0sMyWsZPTwdCJQWTe4NNNb5_8jRjgQ8zRwQ7LpJaOaNGVh7fxswpyFXq_-l0cd45GBeJUCPM7s9_U70y28Xeu2O03WLmNL89MgcBitZPFJFMiA/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZhD3TZFbY13ws7-oMWlhnyelhe-ch0sMyWsZPTwdCJQWTe4NNNb5_8jRjgQ8zRwQ7LpJaOaNGVh7fxswpyFXq_-l0cd45GBeJUCPM7s9_U70y28Xeu2O03WLmNL89MgcBitZPFJFMiA/s1600/005.JPG" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxxVOyZn5mr5QfP-YS5LEynvMe-I8fFvACfeNVJLKYl6US4BJcv1XstRFShuP-b3AFqUW7q3IFQajL_qSYfIUMtk8PRqRLBHrysMVOXisu_Qnc00oZv7pHfx_4fG-vER64BMtBndj1FU/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxxVOyZn5mr5QfP-YS5LEynvMe-I8fFvACfeNVJLKYl6US4BJcv1XstRFShuP-b3AFqUW7q3IFQajL_qSYfIUMtk8PRqRLBHrysMVOXisu_Qnc00oZv7pHfx_4fG-vER64BMtBndj1FU/s1600/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I was literally drooling over that gold tile!<br /><br />I also really liked the fun and quirky displays illustrating colorways at the Urban Barn Display:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YCjPHKPbWyELQd8p1TPdLnyakGl-uKsVrvc8hL0fDUhG9wfRNKJxLYNOnoTJpEmCepwWQw6z6Q2CUznd93nPFiF96v8JmAdUNd-jSwdQdiO2obkL-gvEFed-2H7YaOXN8nQGelUhNKc/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YCjPHKPbWyELQd8p1TPdLnyakGl-uKsVrvc8hL0fDUhG9wfRNKJxLYNOnoTJpEmCepwWQw6z6Q2CUznd93nPFiF96v8JmAdUNd-jSwdQdiO2obkL-gvEFed-2H7YaOXN8nQGelUhNKc/s1600/008.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="432" /></a></div>Obviously this wall treatment isn't the most practical, but it is pretty and romantic isn't it?<br /><br />A line by Aerin Lauder is coming to <a href="http://www.cocoonfurnishings.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Cocoon Furnishings</span></a>! I just loved this etagere vignette: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C-U8FLoDj3IFdr7dhQlLpbxgqntFwfOATrF1MofF9C_FzNTMk2VZy_lbjiyIaBn4uJYWmqALNOSvX2q8rgUwqXjEPRD6qfkqmRKjHTTqPNZmOwaioiq4PZFrZU4lljHYAsnWuHi7glA/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8C-U8FLoDj3IFdr7dhQlLpbxgqntFwfOATrF1MofF9C_FzNTMk2VZy_lbjiyIaBn4uJYWmqALNOSvX2q8rgUwqXjEPRD6qfkqmRKjHTTqPNZmOwaioiq4PZFrZU4lljHYAsnWuHi7glA/s1600/006.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />I also had fun seeing the new products on the market, especially those designed and constructed locally here by talented designers in Toronto.<br />I found these <a href="http://innitdesigns.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">'Innit'</span></a> chairs to be so fun and surprisingly comfortable:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYgfHxxgrFXelJWrUsH7IrsnjITcXODTM3mX2caMWNfrqqXCHxCUJk8jV38ysC5Dq9cOz3p21u38ULxt4A4-gfn20_VugzlfL6q9Nv-Lg_3eeKtyHihF410Ys1CM9lw1d1W-2uW_BMtE/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYgfHxxgrFXelJWrUsH7IrsnjITcXODTM3mX2caMWNfrqqXCHxCUJk8jV38ysC5Dq9cOz3p21u38ULxt4A4-gfn20_VugzlfL6q9Nv-Lg_3eeKtyHihF410Ys1CM9lw1d1W-2uW_BMtE/s1600/010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Last but not least, I had the privilege of hearing the design talks by Linda Reeves, Kelvin Brown, Suzanne Dimma and Sarah Richardson, which was very inspiring and motivating. Sarah's booth featuring her new Kravet fabric line was amazing too, but much too crowded for me to take a decent picture!  Here is a peak off of Sarah's Instagram account:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5L997C191pHV_j7BcLL_1ws-ElAmw9bNTB1rjKhPodJ1fsGerlLtqmovwBjr-1N7Y8RqAkFiskpPDjcXEOrXU2mIGEPz6tLZuaBQd5ZSAh_zUuXSxns237SW5VrJLsno4ibkhs8bhoM/s1600/sarah%2527s+booth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY5L997C191pHV_j7BcLL_1ws-ElAmw9bNTB1rjKhPodJ1fsGerlLtqmovwBjr-1N7Y8RqAkFiskpPDjcXEOrXU2mIGEPz6tLZuaBQd5ZSAh_zUuXSxns237SW5VrJLsno4ibkhs8bhoM/s1600/sarah%2527s+booth.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/jfGiqbJLpT/" target="_blank">via Sarah Richardson on Instagram</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Next year, I will try to take more photos! At least this year I didn't knock over any sculptures...<br />Big thanks to M. for sticking it out with me all day! He is a keeper.<br /><br />Were any of you at IDS? What was your favourite thing? <br /><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /> <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>

IDS 2014: Some Highlights

Like every other Toronto design blogger/enthusiast, I spent a good chunk of my weekend exploring and being inspired at IDS2014. I get very o...

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