design in_tent(s)ion for the IIDA
We are pleased to announce that “design in_tent(s)ion” has been accredited by the IIDA as a CEU approved course for Interior Designers. It is a course we that outlines the creation of objects and the issues surrounded them. Presentations begin autumn 2011.
The main intent of the presentation is to dig into the multi faceted activity of designing the objects that find themselves …
Omada at Neocon
Omada launched at neocon in Chicago last week. We were honoured with a front and centre location in the showroom and the response was excellent. In the video below, the showroom is reviewed, with the inclusion of Omada.
Omada for Nienkamper
We are very pleased to announce the launch of Omada - a new chair for Nienkamper. The chair is offered with either a fully adjustable T-arm, or a fixed position cantilever arm.
Omada is designed to be approachable, neighborly and elemental.
Approachable in its appearance, acknowledging a growing move to …
Ray and The Chicago Athenaeum
We are extremely proud to announce that Ray has been selected as a 2009 winner of The Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Awards. Ray was designed for Allseating Corporation and launched at Neocon in 2009. ”Founded in Chicago in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., GOOD DESIGN bestows international recognition upon the world’s most …
Greenhorn for figforty
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
2008
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. …
IIDA NeOConnect 2009
We are pleased to announce that Lee has been invited to speak at the International Interior Design Association neoconnect 2009 event in Newport Beach California, Thursday October 22nd, 2009. He will be giving a presentation on the work of figforty, and our studio’s approach to designing objects.
Ray wins Silver at Neocon 2009!
We are extremely pleased to announce that our Ray chair, designed for Allseating, was awarded Silver this week at Neocon. ”Neocon is Celebrating its 20th year, the Best of NeoCon®(BON) honors new commercial interiors products. These products are introduced to the market in 45 categories ranging from Alternative Office to Workplace Technologies.” This is our first venture …
CISTA at Toronto’s Terminal 1
Cista has the honourable distinction of being selected to be part of the Socially Responsible Design exhibition in the US Departures area of Toronto Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1. “Socially Responsible Design (SRD), whether focussed on the individual or wider society, moves beyond economic and consumerist considerations to embrace ethical, emotional and …
introducing figforty
We are pleased to introduce figforty. figforty came about early in 2008, as a way for Terence Woodside of Masetak Innovation Capital Inc. and Lee Fletcher of Fig Industrial Design Inc., to collaborate in the creation of compelling objects, and to broaden our collective experience and offering.
The projects contained here are a selection from the past 2 years work. …