Furniture - contemporary

AT Design Group

5 MACPHERSON AVE

This shop is located in a charming century-old coach house in Rosedale, just off of Yonge Street. Inside is an eclectic mix of elegant and unusual de...
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Atelier 688

688 Richmond ST W, STE #201

On a typical Saturday at Alex Jowett’s home, strangers wander in and out, coming to admire, and possibly buy, the eclectic furnishings and art tha...
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Avenue Road

Until June: 59 Booth Ave

Long known for its carefully curated mix of luxury furnishings for home and office, this showroom is moving (in the summer) to an historic...
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BILTMORE DOMICILE

44 Sherbourne St

Given that living rooms are often centred around the all-important couch, Biltmore Domicile’s focus on custom-made, down-filled sofas has k...
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Barrymore Furniture

1168 CALEDONIA RD

Barrymore has been in the furniture and upholstery business since 1919, when its focus was on rattan. Now the company offers 200 styles of handmade c...
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Belle Epoque

1066 YONGE ST

Although its name recalls French country, the owners of BE, Andrew Dymecki and Kathryn Botsford, focus on edgy Euro. The shop’s furnishi...
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Blvd Interiors

570 Queen St W

Affordable contemporary furnishings for the home and office are on prominent display at Blvd Interiors. The range of space-saving, multifunctiona...
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Bookhou

798 Dundas St W

This is cute and crafty local design at it best – with an emphasis on family friendly. A mobile of hand-laminated maple veneer birds...
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CABINET

55 Mill St

This custom furniture showroom is about as Canadian as it gets. The preferred material is maple, harvested from sustainable forests in Ontario, Q...
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Casalife

171 East Liberty St, Unit #170

Condo-dwellers looking to make the most of their space go to Casalife. The focus here is on sustainably-made, modern, multi-purpose furniture. Th...
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Commute Home

819 Queen St W

This stylish store mixes vintage finds with the proprietors’ own line of reclaimed exotic wood furniture. Solid walnut consoles wit...
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Crate & Barrel

3401 Dufferin St, Yorkdale Shopping Centre

The 3250-square-metre Yorkdale location of this hallowed chain gathers together all things decor-related, including furniture for every room, tab...
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DOM Toronto

39 Parliament St

The main draw here is Valcucine, the king of eco-friendly, modular culinary systems.Keeping with the sexy streamlined (and green) design, the lat...
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DeBoer's

444 YONGE ST

The long-standing family business carries traditional and contemporary furniture (including some familiar names – Martha Stewart, Donald Trump). O...
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Design Within Reach

435 King Street West

At the heart of DWR’s offerings are licensed modern classics by the likes of Knoll, Kartell, and Herman Miller, whose ...
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Designers Walk

168 Bedford Rd

Designers Walk is a collection of showrooms housed in five buildings at Davenport and Bedford and visited mostly by architects and interior de...
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EQ3

222 King St E

Condo dwellers looking for modern furniture that doesn’t require a second mortgage aredrawn to the price-friendly designs of W...
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Elte

80 Ronald Ave

It’d be a good idea to visit this 180,000-square-metre showroom wearing sneakers. An incredible selection covers such ground as contemporary fu...
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Euroflare

1331 Bay St

Take your time exploring the range of quirky yet ultra-modern offerings in this large, airy showroom dedicated to contemporary Italian furniture and ...
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Eurohaus

167 King St E

Specializing in luxury kitchen systems, Eurohaus is the place to go for Poggenpohl, theGerman company renowned for its minimalist de...
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Greentea Design

388 Carlaw Ave, STE 200

An oasis of oriental contemporary style in the Riverdale studio district, this extra-large warehouse showroom features intricately carved dining ...
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Gus* Studio

940 Queen St W

Owned by neighbouring Stylegarage, Gus* Design Group is a Toronto studio noted for its no-fuss forms and FSC-certified materials. The space itsel...
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Hardware

760 Queen St E

This store’s pitchblack walls, dim lighting and tin ceiling give it an industrial vibe. Former jewellery and graphic designers Murray Duncan and J...
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Hastens Beds

55 Mill St, Building #8

With its trademark blue-and-white gingham mattresses, Hästens is always easy to spot. The Swedish bed and mattress company combines traditio...
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High-Tech

106 Front St E

With more stainless steel and chrome than exists in a lifetime supply of cyber-punk novels, High-Tech has an exhaustive supply of home, kitchen and o...
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Hollace Cluny

1070 Yonge St

Owner Susan Fowlie keeps the mix fresh at her Yonge and Summerhill shop by switching up pieces every few weeks and doing complete revamps twice yearly. ...
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HorsefeathersHome

1400 Castlefield Ave (Castlefield Design Centre)

The selection at HorseFeathersHome’s in the Castlefield Design Centre runs the gamut from antique to ultramodern. At the back of the showro...
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IQ Living

542 Danforth Ave

It’s a surprise to encounter this emporium of kitchenware on the Danforth, if only because it stocks such a wide range of small appliances ...
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Inabstracto

1160 Queen St W

Owner Kate Eisen’s passion for varied materials and mid-century modern furniture and design is well-displayed here, with an extensive colle...
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Industrial Storm

1099 Queen St W

Gary Flaherty and Hanson Tan produce furniture with urban edge and attention to detail, sketching on the spot as customers describe their dream f...
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Inner Luxe

2358 Bloor St W

With the store’s mantra being comfortable design for the everyday home, Inner Luxe features furniture in an understated classic theme. The ...
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Interior Elements

255 Davenport Rd

Divided into bedroom, bath, home office and kitchen areas, this showroom is a shrine to high-end Italian design. Major players include the Poliform ...
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Italinteriors

359 King St E

In a heritage red-brick storefront, originally built in 1891 and elegantly restored by architecture firm KPMB, this showroom is the perfect setting for ...
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John Paul & Co.

122-124 Avenue Rd

More mini-mansion than showroom, this 418-square-metre shop is devoted to Italian luxe labels: Fendi Casa and Missoni Home, along with sel...
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Kiosk

672 Dupont St

This is the city’s exclusive retailer of Ligne Roset, the French furniture line known for interesting collaborations. Among the latest appe...
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Kiosk Jarvis

99 Jarvis St

Kiosk’s downtown showroom offers elegant contemporary furniture from premium brands. In-house you’ll find Cappellini’s body-hug...
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Klaus by Nienkamper

300 King St E

This beautiful showroom is always a treat to visit and never looks the same way twice. Klaus by Nienkämper specializes in licensed modern Europe...
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L.A. Design

788 King St W

Staged with pieces by owner Christopher Wood and other designers such as JonathanAdler and Martha Sturdy, Living Art Design offers inspired choice...
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Limitless

366 Adelaide St E, STE 150

This exposedbrick warehouse is home to the exclusive Canadian retailer for contemporary Dutch line Limitless (the space was also previously home ...
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MJÖLK

2959 DUNDAS ST W

Call it gentrification or an urban renaissance, traffic is definitely picking up in the once dry and deserted Junction neighbourhood, and Mjölk has...
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Made

867A Dundas St W

Toronto’s coolly intellectual shoppers head here for rustic Canadian-designed ready-made and made-to-order furniture, such as the Brothe...
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Ministry of the Interior

80 Ossington Ave

Located in a former auto body garage, this furniture and accessories shop showcases innovative pieces by international cutting-edge designers, wi...
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Missoni Home

1400 Castlefield Ave (Castlefield Design Centre)

This small boutique, housed in HorseFeathers Home, is bursting with the bright colours and bold patterns that Missoni is famous for. From towels to t...
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Montauk Sofa

220 King St E

This eco-friendly Montreal-based company specializes in oversized custom chairs, ottomans and loveseats with hardwood frames and cushions generou...
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My Design Republic

639 Queen St W

Behind the austere facade of Queen Street West’s historic Burroughes Building lies My Design Republic, a 929-square-metre showroom filled with plu...
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Nirvana Home Collection

55 Bloor St W

Specializing in ergonomic but modern furniture for the home or office, Nirvana is an official distributor for Herman Miller and carries th...
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OneTwenty Modern

120 Ossington Ave

This Ossington Avenue spot is the sister store to Queen West's Quasi Modo. Selling more high-end furnishings than its sibling, Onetwenty carries mainly ...
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Palazzetti

1020 Lawrence Ave W

Palazzetti is a one-stop shop for modern furnishings, lighting and accessories. You’ll find items by big name designers and architects,&nbs...
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Paloranta Art & Furnishing

833 Queen St W

This shop operates as an art gallery for owner Teemu Paloranta’s large abstract paintings and as a small boutique of contemporary Scandinavian ...
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Perez

35 Bathurst St

New on the scene, the Perez showroom features the exceptional designs of Daniel Perez of Montreal, whose signature is modern and contemporary ...
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Plan B Office

195 Davenport Rd

This impeccably dressed showroom is best known for Vitra, the Swiss manufacturer of mid-century designs by Eames, Nelson, Panton, Noguchi and Jac...
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Positive Space

77 King St E

Specializing in making wood furniture basics for value hunters seeking space-saving solutions, this showroom lines its walls with entertainment u...
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Quasi Modo Modern Furniture

789 Queen St W

The three-level, one-stop mod shop carries furniture and accessories by all the heavy hitters of 20th-century modern design, including Artemide, ...
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Relative Space/Floorworks

365 Dupont St

Two divisions of the same company take up this roomy showroom. Relative Space – which also operates a location in New York’s East Village &n...
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Roche-Bobois

101 Parliament St

This classy showroom carries French manufacturer Roche-Bobois’s three classic-contemporary collections: African-inspired Les Voyages, pop m...
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Rolo

24 Bellair St, Suite 6

Rowley Ocampo’s tiny Yorkville accessory and doodad store is packed with designer household items and weirdly wonderful gifts. His eclectic...
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Roomy

232 King St E

Roomy boasts a full interior design service to help you with custom closets, organizing systems and furniture solutions. Roomy's specialty is sav...
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Roots Home Design

1400 Castlefield Ave

The furniture at Roots Home Design is much like the brand’s clothing: classic, comfortable and vaguely outdoorsy. The showroom is outfitted...
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Roseland Gallery

702 Queen St W

This art and design boutique is the equivalent of a global village – modern vases by Italy’s Gatti share space with antiques f...
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Selene

8051 Keele St

This giant, family-run showroom and manufacturing facility in Vaughan has kept tabs on the trends in Italian furniture design for more than 30 y...
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Snob

388 Carlaw Ave, Suite 202F

While genuine African design isn’t always readily available locally, Snob owner Denise Zidel makes it easy to find by bringing a little bit...
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South Hill Home

200 Dupont St

This home furnishings store carries a wide range of tailored seating, but their standout items are accessories that run to the more exotic...
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Space Furniture

479 Queen St E

Alex Bak and Laura Payne offer custom design furnishings that combine wood and steel, plus materials such as glass, ceramic and plexiglass. They ...
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Studio EyeSpy

388 CARLAW AVE, SUITE 200B

Local vintage retailer Stephanie Lees has converted EyeSpy into Studio EyeSpy: an atelier that functions as a boutique retail space as well as headquart...
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Studio b

334 King St E

Beaton Group’s complex at King and Parliament operates as a series of independent showrooms, each with its own line. Baker’s solid wo...
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Studiocasa+

Designers Walk BLDG #2, 326 Davenport RD

Italian kitchen manufacturer Modulnova, known for its seductive minimalist cabinetry and refinement. Studiocasa+ also carries Italian-designed...
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Stylegarage

938 Queen St W

All the furnishings here are Canadian designed, many of them the creations of co-owner and designer David Podsiadlo, who prefers his furniture to be ...
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Suite 22 Interiors

233 Signet Dr

This comprehensive source for Italian home furniture design offers cleanlined and practical pieces, finished with bold colours and stains. The co...
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Teatro Verde

98 Yorkville Ave

This Toronto garden and decor institution’s new flagship occupies a stately Georgian mansion, oozing glitter and glam. Inside this go-to store for...
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Tendex

247 Davenport Rd

Everything carried in this midtown showroom is exclusive, represented by the high-end European lines Draenert, Viteo, FSM, R&oum...
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The Art Shoppe

2131 Yonge St

Established in 1934, the Art Shoppe is best known for its “white glove” delivery service and for supplying uptowners with quality traditi...
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Trianon

247 King St East

This large and lofty space, owned by the interior designers behind George restaurant(111 Queen Street East), is fashioned into vignettes that juxt...
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Tusch Seating

251 Bartley Dr. Unit 4

 With a showroom that caters primarily to designers and architects, Tusch offers colourful stools, desk chairs, armchairs a...
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Umbra Concept Store

165 John St

Umbra’s concept store, designed by Kohn Shnier Architects, is clad in translucent vertical pink bands that make the building glow like a Japanese ...
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UpCountry

310 King St E

The offerings at this expansive space are varied, from 1960s reproductions and dark-stained tables and wall units to chunky sectionals in various uph...
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Urban Mode

145 Tecumseth St

Modern design at Urban Mode ranges from classic to contemporary. This store caters to small space dwellers by offering such items as Blomus...
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Visitor Parking

254 King St E

This showroom is jam-packed. Design-savvy folk will find living, dining and bedroom displays, black leather sofas, a plethora of chairs (includin...
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West Elm

109 Atlantic Ave

A division of Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma, San Francisco’s West Elm is like the hipper sibling and is designed to attract apartment- and cond...
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