Design

The Cabin of the Future Is Smaller, Simpler, and Prebuilt

Architect Julien Nolin’s Quebec prefab company Base Habitation is building high-performance cabins around local manufacturing and simplified designs.

Design

A Guide to Design Week Montreal 2026

Where to be, what to see, and how to make the most of the city's first-ever design week.

Design

Is Montreal a World Capital of Placemaking? That Depends on What Comes Next.

From spontaneous public life to decades of cultural investment, a case for Montreal as a global placemaking capital—and what it will take to keep it.

Design

Cinema Cinema's New Look Was Inevitable

Deux Huit Huit's new identity for Cinema Beaubien, Cinéma du Parc, and Cinéma du Musée starts with a name that was always there.

Design

Who Will the Entrepôt Van Horne Belong To?

Plans are in motion for the century-old warehouse, but whether it becomes what the neighbourhood needs is another question entirely.

Design

Stop Building Sad Cities

Dull architecture has a real cost, and Montreal is paying it.

Design

The Cabin of the Future Is Smaller, Simpler, and Prebuilt

Architect Julien Nolin’s Quebec prefab company Base Habitation is building high-performance cabins around local manufacturing and simplified designs.

Design

A Guide to Design Week Montreal 2026

Where to be, what to see, and how to make the most of the city's first-ever design week.

Design

Is Montreal a World Capital of Placemaking? That Depends on What Comes Next.

From spontaneous public life to decades of cultural investment, a case for Montreal as a global placemaking capital—and what it will take to keep it.

Design

Cinema Cinema's New Look Was Inevitable

Deux Huit Huit's new identity for Cinema Beaubien, Cinéma du Parc, and Cinéma du Musée starts with a name that was always there.

Design

Who Will the Entrepôt Van Horne Belong To?

Plans are in motion for the century-old warehouse, but whether it becomes what the neighbourhood needs is another question entirely.

Design

Stop Building Sad Cities

Dull architecture has a real cost, and Montreal is paying it.

Design

The Saint-Henri soundsmith reclaiming how music should feel

How a record store kid slinging wax by day and DJing by night turned his obsession with audio clarity into a speaker company with soul.

Design

GOODEE's flagship Westmount space combines curated global design with Montreal roots

Step inside Byron and Dexter Peart's world of goods vetted for design excellence, craftsmanship, and positive social and environmental impacts—all in 1,000 square feet.

Design

Montreal Finally Has a Design Week to Call Its Own

Twenty years after earning its UNESCO City of Design designation, Montreal is consolidating its scattered design events under one banner for the first time.

Design

Ivy Studio is shaping Montreal's visual identity from the inside out

Always in collaboration with local craftspeople, this nimble design firm creates immersive commercial spaces designed for that ineffable 'wow' factor.

Design

A fictional designer of very real experiences

André Brown doesn't exist per se, but the branding created under that name shows how hospitality can think differently about storytelling, atmosphere, and emotional design.

Design

Montreal’s public spaces are good, but are they good enough?

Other cities are rethinking how everyday spaces support connection, comfort, and community. Here are five trends Montreal should be paying attention to in 2026.

Design

The Saint-Henri soundsmith reclaiming how music should feel

How a record store kid slinging wax by day and DJing by night turned his obsession with audio clarity into a speaker company with soul.

Design

GOODEE's flagship Westmount space combines curated global design with Montreal roots

Step inside Byron and Dexter Peart's world of goods vetted for design excellence, craftsmanship, and positive social and environmental impacts—all in 1,000 square feet.

Design

Montreal Finally Has a Design Week to Call Its Own

Twenty years after earning its UNESCO City of Design designation, Montreal is consolidating its scattered design events under one banner for the first time.

Design

Ivy Studio is shaping Montreal's visual identity from the inside out

Always in collaboration with local craftspeople, this nimble design firm creates immersive commercial spaces designed for that ineffable 'wow' factor.

Design

A fictional designer of very real experiences

André Brown doesn't exist per se, but the branding created under that name shows how hospitality can think differently about storytelling, atmosphere, and emotional design.

Design

Montreal’s public spaces are good, but are they good enough?

Other cities are rethinking how everyday spaces support connection, comfort, and community. Here are five trends Montreal should be paying attention to in 2026.