The Sandra Ainsley Gallery celebrates 40 years of diverse artistry in the evolving glass world. The beauty of art is that it can be expressed through endless forms and materials, be it painted canvas, sprayed walls in an urban environment or sculptures fashioned from paper, plastic or metal into all shapes and sizes. One of …
‘Beautifying the world’ through design that is immersive, creative, and inspired by culture is the ethos of Michael London Design. In the bustling metropolis of Toronto, a city bursting with multicultural influences and world-renowned architecture, interior designer Michael London has been quietly transforming the urban landscape from the inside out. His eponymous design firm, Michael …
Canada’s definitive couture jewellery house Alan Anderson Design offers one-of-kind, handcrafted and ‘vintage infused’ pieces that remind us that glamour is timeless. Appropriately located on the second floor of the grand Edward Blake House, one of Toronto’s last remaining Gilded Age mansions, the Alan Anderson Atelier embodies a bygone era of opulence and slow, quality …
Israel Schachter has been using his influence as a global relationship-builder to raise more than half a billion dollars for thousands of nonprofits. As history shows us, nothing of positive consequence happens in our world without people coming together to work for change. Bringing people together takes a special type of person — someone who …
Richard Dolan has spent his life providing guidance and building legacies for people at the world’s highest levels, and his newest venture is sure to be another success in a career full of them. Growing up in the 1970s in inner-city Toronto as the son of a mother from South America and father from Ukraine, …
Silvio De Gasperis and Jack Eisenberger personify community-building, leveraging their personal successes for the greater good. Smaller only than Mexico City, New York and Los Angeles, the Greater Toronto Area has grown to become North America’s fourth largest metropolitan area due in large part to people like Silvio De Gasperis, founder, president and CEO of …
Sylvia and Robert Mantella's wildlife conservation sanctuary in Florida is making a difference in the battle to save animals – one species at a time. If you are fortunate enough to have the means, the true test of your character - indeed, of your humanity - is choosing to use those resources to make a …
The Women’s Art Association of Canada has been a powerful voice supporting the arts for more than a century. The arts are among the most important threads that weave the rich fabric of our society together. Art is emotive. Art tells a story. Art can inspire the spirit and lift the soul. But for arts …
Maria Elena Fabbrini is determined to recapture Italy at 360 degrees for the world to see, from hospitality to food, art and e-commerce. In an ever-changing world, traditions tend to fade and authentic cultural experiences are hard to come by. Meanwhile, cliches and labels remain fixed and misrepresent a country's true identity. For Maria Elena …
After a devastating injury left Dr. Alex Mihailidis in the hospital for four months, the senior scientist, the Barbara G. Stymiest Research Chair in Rehab Technology at the University of Toronto and Toronto Rehab-UHN, has committed to bringing researchers and clinicians together. Though he didn’t know it at the time, on August 31, 2019, Dr. …
