Designlines Winter issue
11 days ago
Object
‘Stick Light’
Environment
‘DESIGN CRAWL: MJOLK’
Environment
’2nd Floor Events’
Object
‘Ladder Light’
Concept
‘Irregular Reflections’
Object
‘Bento Box’
Environment
‘Common Good’
Environment
‘SPiN Galactic Toronto’
Concept
‘Walk On’
Concept
‘Blind Faith’
Established by Jessica Nakanishi and Emil Teleki, M-S-D-S is a multi-disciplinary, multi-medium design practice based in Toronto, Canada. Through perception and experimentation the studio is engaged in the pursuit of emotive Concepts, Objects and Environments.
M-S-D-S STUDIO
329-1655 Dupont St Toronto ON. M6P 3T1
p: 416 577-0322 e: info@msds-studio.ca
“They come to us because they feel comfortable with our brand and the aesthetic we’ll procure for them. It may seem self-righteous, but we have something we’re chasing. It only makes sense for us to be working with you if you’re okay with that.”
DESIGNLINES
“Conceptualizing light as decorative and emotive, rather than utilitarian, the Ladder Light gets hung on a wall like a necklace on skin, its natural palette and simple form echoing the feminine quality of the fixture’s soft light.”
DESIGN MILK
“Constructed using metal components, tubes are connected by a leather strap which
is woven through the side wall of each tube – concealing the wire which runs between each strip of LED with a riveted loop at the top from which the fixture hangs.”
Design Boom
“Adding a hardwired twist to food presentation, Bento Box by Jessica Nakanishi are handmade ceramic plates, subdivided into compartments in the Japanese bento lunch box style.”
MOCO LOCO
“Walking into the 12,000-square-foot space–complete with 12 ping pong tables, two rooms, two bars, and a full food menu and cocktail list–it’s clear that ping pong has finally entered the realm of ‘cool.’”
BLOGTO
“You have only to walk through the glassy, open-minded, Scandinavian-Japanesey hybrid space to get it. Tables are modular and multi-purpose; so are the felt couches that often serve in place of desk chairs.”