"Creatives dictate this city": Inside 20 years of the Montreal designer fair SOUK

Montreal is a city by and for designers.

There are, however, only so many events, fairs, collections, curations, platforms, and festivals that are capable of harnessing the currents that flow from its wellspring of creativity—and then there’s SOUK.

What started in 2003 is now in its 19^th edition, but its essence remains intact: A near-annual curated selection of Montreal’s designers—both recognized and not—and the exceptional modern lifestyle objects they create for the everyday.

Named for the bazaars of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond, SOUK has since its first iteration been a roaming non-profit event where Montreal collects and enters a deep discourse around the creative thinking of artists that call it home.