January 17-20, 2019: Interior Design Show Expands with Trade-Only Exhibition

November 21, 2018

From January 17-20, 2019, the Interior Design Show will return to Toronto for its 21st year, showcasing hot-topic design trends and the most innovative of international and Canadian design. An incubator of ideas, the show hosts the most influential design minds of today, curates feature exhibitions and collaborations, and is a platform to launch never-before-seen products. IDS is not just a fair — it’s a total design experience.  

Among the speakers: Sharyn Adler Gitalis, Principal, Colour + Light — The Importance of Colour, Light and Darkness for Resonant Human Experience. Sharyn’s experience as an artist, colour consultant, lighting designer and educator informs her insightful perspective on design. As a principal Colour + Light, and Associate Lighting Designer with Gottesman Associates, she explores and applies the nuances of colour and light with scientific enquiry and creative understanding. Sharyn’s professional interests include urban streetscapes and projects relating to community, health and wellness, and sustainability.

Visit these lighting industry exhibitors and others while there:

  • AM Studio
  • Century Industries Inc.
  • Feelux Canada
  • Renwil
  • VYYD Lighting

Find out more: toronto.interiordesignshow.com/en/home.html.

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