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Ruth Cawker and Bruce Kuwabara represent a dynamic new breed of designers who believe architecture should serve the people who use it
Ruth Cawker and Bruce Kuwabara represent a dynamic new breed of designers who believe architecture should serve the people who use it

Ruth Cawker and Bruce Kuwabara represent a dynamic new breed of designers who believe architecture should serve the people who use it

Date8/5/1990
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FormatPicture
ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0129122F
Don't blame Hennie Wolff (left) executive director of the Visual Arts Ontario's art and architecture program, for Bruce Kuwabara's proposed space-fill(...)
Don't blame Hennie Wolff (left) executive director of the Visual Arts Ontario's art and architecture program, for Bruce Kuwabara's proposed space-fill(...)
Loek, Dick
6/22/1988
Dynamic duo: Hoax Couture designers Christ Tyrell, left, and Jim Searle are known for creating classic pieces in state-of-the-art fabrics
Dynamic duo: Hoax Couture designers Christ Tyrell, left, and Jim Searle are known for creating classic pieces in state-of-the-art fabrics
Beaty, Keith
7/10/1989
Stephanie Hill: Chez Catherine retailer believes the influence of European designers on North American fashion is stronger now than ever
Stephanie Hill: Chez Catherine retailer believes the influence of European designers on North American fashion is stronger now than ever
Hill Wexler, Stefanie
3/2/1987
Less is more: Designers Denis Huggins (above) and Pauline Cheng believe the packaging is as important as the package and have dremed up these tiny gift boxes, kicking off their own greeting card company
Less is more: Designers Denis Huggins (above) and Pauline Cheng believe the packaging is as important as the package and have dremed up these tiny gift boxes, kicking off their own greeting card company
Lennon, Frank
12/17/1979
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
2/9/1972
Poker-faced player: Robots are supposed to serve man without question but, according to one cyberneticist, a new breed is evolving that can see, read, talk, learn and even feel emotions
Poker-faced player: Robots are supposed to serve man without question but, according to one cyberneticist, a new breed is evolving that can see, read, talk, learn and even feel emotions
Cooper, David
3/2/1979
Personal choice: Designers Frank Thibodeau, standing, and Stephen Bailey say today's decor should make a personal statement.
Personal choice: Designers Frank Thibodeau, standing, and Stephen Bailey say today's decor should make a personal statement.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
3/16/1983
Five inches over the designer's height of 1,815 feet, was the decision on the CN Tower by Ross McWhirter, who puts out the Guinness Book of World Reco(...)
Five inches over the designer's height of 1,815 feet, was the decision on the CN Tower by Ross McWhirter, who puts out the Guinness Book of World Reco(...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
4/2/1975
Friendly rivals Shelley Wickabrod and Bernard McGee of Clotheslines, above, are two of the Toronto designers who turned up for Clark's show. Did they (...)
Friendly rivals Shelley Wickabrod and Bernard McGee of Clotheslines, above, are two of the Toronto designers who turned up for Clark's show. Did they (...)
Combs, Erin
2/17/1982
Montreal's Louis-Guy Giroux, the enfant terrible of Canadian fashion designers, who is known for his uncompromising point of view, has changed gears. (...)
Montreal's Louis-Guy Giroux, the enfant terrible of Canadian fashion designers, who is known for his uncompromising point of view, has changed gears. (...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/4/1988
Frank Codd, presidet of Interior Designers of Ontario, shows use of dramatic wall fabric to add warmth, individualize room.
Frank Codd, presidet of Interior Designers of Ontario, shows use of dramatic wall fabric to add warmth, individualize room.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
12/23/1980
Anti-airport demonstrations, like this one by the Pickering-based People or Planes group, are causing designers to consider lakes and oceans as sites (...)
Anti-airport demonstrations, like this one by the Pickering-based People or Planes group, are causing designers to consider lakes and oceans as sites (...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
7/4/1972