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This Creative City: Toronto’s Top Designers of 2016

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Innovating with felt, fibreglass, industrial textile, porcelain and wood, Toronto’s top designers are masters of material.

Toronto’s best designers of 2016 are transforming traditional materials into modern masterpieces. From felt artistry to fashion, ceramics, lighting, and woodworking, these innovators are shaping the city’s design landscape with their bold, boundary-pushing creations.

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The Fabric-ator: Felt Artist Kathryn Walter

Sid Neigum

The Figurehead: Fashion Designer Sid Neigum

Alissa Coe

The Mould Breaker: Ceramicist Alissa Coe

Yoki Milke

The Industrialist: Lighting Designer Yoki Milke

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The Poet of Wood: Peter Coolican

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