Greenhorn for figforty

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Greenhorn was the code name for a product that efficiently solves a single nagging problem most people have encountered in their workplace  -  runaway cables.  The name came from a tongue-in-cheek derivation from the idea of corralling all of these runaway cables with the approach of …

“Nicholas Cage” for XOCOCAVA

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Typical design projects are about producing a product. But what if your challenge is a process, that you cannot find a solution to?

Chris McDonald, head chef and owner of Cava Restaurant and XOCOCAVA in Toronto, had to identify his delicious chocolate truffles with 2 letters. …

CISTA

CISTA is a rain water harvesting system concept, optimized for use in an urban setting.  It utilizes a small footprint coupled with a vertical format to achieve a substantial capacity, with the addition of useable water pressure.  It is a concept we created in collaboration with MossSund Architects.

We began by analyzing what it is that …

Ireland Park

Ireland Park is the principal memorial to the Irish Famine experience in Toronto.  It is a bridge from the past to the future, remembering the 38,000 people that came through Toronto in the 1840’s.  figforty’s role was to design 3 interactive terminals situated in an Irish limestone ‘vault’ in the west end of the Park.  The terminals provide information on …