The 2018 Toronto Design Offsite Festival is set to kick off on January 15 and will run until the 21st, with its TO DO Tour of Geary Avenue taking place on the final day, from 2 until 3:30 PM.
A total of five participants will showcase their work throughout the tour, with MADE Design, the product design company that's operated by Shaun Moore starting it off. Following this, attendees will head over to four other studios: Watson Soule, Janet MacPherson, GUILD eyewear, and PARTISANS.
By taking part in the TO DO Tour of Geary Avenue, attendees will have the chance to explore creative spaces that aren't usually open to the public, while learning about how the former industrial neighborhood has evolved to home them.
Hidden Creative Space Tours
Toronto Design Offsite's TO DO Tour Will Explore Geary Avenue
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