NOW Magazine Article about OCAD U's Regent Park Sewing Circle

Friday, January 11, 2019 - 6:30am

According to Sureya Ibrahim, TCCL&D’s community relations specialist, the women of the sewing circle are currently making more of the soft goods designed by the OCAD class.

Re:Location designs will be on display at OCAD University’s Great Hall (100 McCaul) as part of DesignTO. Opening reception takes place on January 22 from 7 to 9 pm.

Click the link for the full article.

https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/class-action/ocadu-regent-park-sewing-circle/

 

DesignTO Symposium: Unlocking the Future of Work

Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 1:00pm to 5:00pm

OCAD U's Industrial Design Faculty: Associate Professor Angelika Seeschaaf Veres, Instructors Daniel Daam-Rossi and Koby Barhad are co-founders of Radical Norms (http://radicalnorms.com/) amd will be speaking on:

Inclusion & Diversity
Open Visions: Creating alternative futures narratives through diversity and inclusion.

https://designto.org/event/designto-symposium-unlocking-the-future-of-work/

https://www.instagram.com/radicalnorms/

Venue & Address: 
George Brown College, St. James Campus - Room 406 Auditorium
Website: 
http://bit.ly/DTOSymposium
Digital Screen: 

re:Location exhibition by Industrial Design students

re:Location
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

 

OCAD U Industrial Design students teamed up with Toronto Centre for Community Learning and Development (TCCL&D) to pilot an innovative, hands-on design course.  The students worked with members of the Regent Park Sewing Studio to design and create ‘made-to-order’ textile goods. The finished products will be sold at the exhibition on Dec 6, 2018. 

 

 

Venue & Address: 
Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. East
Email: 
rlee@faculty.ocadu.ca
Cost: 
Free
invite to Regent Park Gallery
Digital Screen: 

OCAD U Industrial Design Department

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 5:00pm to Thursday, January 18, 2018 - 11:15pm

1.)     Title: Designing for Health, Wellness, Action and Destigmatization” – showcasing selected 3rd Year ID students and Master of design for Health student work from the Fall term including first aid kits for naloxone and assistive products for children with mental & physical challenges.

 

http://todesignoffsite.com/event/designing-for-health-wellness-action-and-destigmatization/

Location: Great hall, 2nd floor, 100 McCaul Street

Reception: Tuesday 16th January 2018, 5-7 pm

 

2.)     Title: OFF COURSE - work in progress by OCAD U Industrial Design and graphic design 4th year Bachelor of Design students

 

http://todesignoffsite.com/event/off-course/

 Location: Radiator, 358 Dufferin Street, Suite 103, Toronto, ON (Gallery entrance from west side of parking area off of Dufferin Street)

Reception: Thursday 18th January 2018, 7-11 pm

 

3.) Title: OCAD U x YSM (Regent Park): Elevation through creative collaboration.

In a collaboration between OCAD University and the Yonge Street Mission, a group of second year Industrial Design students at OCAD U were challenged to design marketable textile goods to be sewn and distributed by Regent Park’s Creative Women’s Collective.

 

http://todesignoffsite.com/event/ocadu-x-ysm-regent-park-elevation-through-creative-collaboration/

 

Location:

OCADU x YSM [Regent Park] : Elevation Through Creative Collaboration

306 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON

 Reception: Thursday 18th January 2018, 7-11 pm

 

4.) Tables, chairs and other unrelated objects

http://todesignoffsite.com/event/tables-chairs-unrelated-objects/

Location: Ignite Gallery, 165 Augusta Avenue, and

Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON

Receptions: Opening Reception at Daniels Spectrum: Thu, Jan 18, 6-9pm
Opening Reception at Ignite Gallery: Sat, Jan 20, 6-10pm

 

Please make sure that you check out other Todo events as well as the IDS show for design work & lectures.

http://todesignoffsite.com

http://toronto.interiordesignshow.com

 

Venue & Address: 
See listing below