Industrial Heritage to Industrial Design: Learning from Manufacturing

Designers, artists and makers from both sides of the border talk about how the history of manufacturing in the Great Lakes informs the region’s unique contemporary design culture. 

This panel is part of our City of Design Conversations series with Stefan Novakovic.

Featured Panelists:

Jake Oliveira

Toronto-based designer whose family background working in factories shaped his outlook on design and low-cost fabrication in North America. Jake is the co-founder of Ourse, a new design brand championing made-in-Canada furniture.

Bozenka Shepherd