Members 4 Members

DesignTO is a registered charitable arts organization that believes design can create a sustainable, just, and joyful world. From January 23 – February 1, 2026, the DesignTO Festival features 100+ free events across Toronto, showcasing hundreds of artists and designers. Known as Canada’s largest annual design festival, DesignTO has welcomed over 1 million attendees, reached 2.6 billion people through media, supported 7+ creatives, and generated $120 million in tourism impact.“DesignTO isn’t just a festival; it’s an anti-loneliness machine,” co-founder Christina Zeidler remarked, underscoring the organization’s power to foster belonging and spark vital conversations about design’s role in shaping a better world.

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A Pecha-Kucha style event where four DesignTO members showcase their work.

Mason Studio

‘Members 4 Members’ is a casual Pecha-Kucha style event for members of DesignTO’s Membership Program. Artists and designers Tania Love, Georgia Mackenzie-MacPherson, Meredith Moore, Christine Tatilon share their inspiring creative work with Toronto’s design community.With each speaker presenting 20 slides for 20 seconds each, this Pecha-Kucha style presentation combines inspiring narratives with visual engagement, fostering community dialogue and design appreciation. Set in the atrium of Mason Studio’s west-end office, where DesignTO is co-located, the event also offers the opportunity to meet the speakers and other DesignTO members. <h3>Speakers</h3>Tania Love is a Toronto-based visual artist whose work evolves from a relationship with the natural and cultural habitat. Her process centres the use of diverse natural materials, placing emphasis on tactility and inviting slower rhythms. She is the recipient of numerous grants and residencies, having exhibited both within Canada and internationally. Last year during DesignTO, her collaborative project titled “mémoire” was recognized with a ‘Best In Festival: Exhibition’ award. In the upcoming DesignTO Festival 2024, she’ll showcase her works at The Lyceum Gallery in Toronto. Georgia Mackenzie-MacPherson is recognized as a creative problem solver who employs a human-centered design approach. Leading social design projects through MAC / MAC Design, Strategy &amp; Consulting, she leverages a multi-media and interdisciplinary process. Holding a BDes in Industrial Design from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and an MA in Interdisciplinary Design Strategy from Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology in Ireland, Georgia's work is multifaceted and impactful.Meredith Moore founded Ouroboros Deconstruction with a mission to promote sustainable reuse and contest the prevailing throw-away culture. With a profound background in the history of art and architecture and interior design, Meredith champions the value and allure of salvaged materials. She is based in Toronto, dedicating her time outside of deconstruction to her young family.With a background in graphic arts and illustration, Christine Tatilon is a French visual artist and independent designer now residing in Toronto. After moving to Canada, she shifted her focus from a scientific setting in an anthropological lab to design. Over the past eight years, she has concentrated on textile design, emphasizing sustainable products made from both recyclable and non-recyclable ordinary waste.–––––'Members 4 Members' is organized by DesignTO and supported by Vyvyd Lighting and Mason Studio.

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