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This 1918 building originally housed the American Can Co. canning company. Its reinforced concrete construction and the main façade, adorned with molded motifs inspired by Art Nouveau, made it an innovative building in the early 20th century. A complete redevelopment of all floors was completed in 2011.

Arsenal Contemporary Art is a private art center and cultural initiative founded by patrons Pierre and Anne-Marie Trahan. Arsenal Contemporary Art is dedicated to supporting, promoting, and developing Canadian contemporary art.

Arta Ceramic is a one-of-a-kind Montreal tile boutique created by husband-and-wife duo Andria and Andrew. We curate rare Italian and Spanish tiles, porcelain, marble, and countertops, offering designers and clients an inspiring space unlike anything else in the city.

The shop, located in Mile End, was taken over in 2011 following a meeting with Barry Shinder. His family had been making hats there since 1953. In this space steeped in history, atelier b creates clothing and objects inspired by research into circularity.

Atelier Gris designs and fabricates custom architectural elements and furniture in steel. This strong and durable material, which they work with every day, shapes their work ethic: to create pieces that are solid, elegant, and thoughtfully designed, creations made to last.

Atelier L'Abri is an architecture office based in Montreal. The studio delivers turn-key projects, from conception to realization.

At the heart of the elegant bustle of Laurier West Avenue, the atelier is conceived as a hybrid space for work, creation, exhibitions, and exchange. Visits are welcomed by appointment exclusively. Events are regularly organised at the atelier to introduce and share the art of weaving.

Retailles is a creative and inclusive paper workshop that encourages experimentation.

Mark Krebs & Atelier Vasteinvite you to celebrate the opening of Atelier Vaste’s new showroom and a preview of Mark Krebs’ latest designs.Guests are welcome to visit the showroom from noon to 4 pm and to join the hosts for a 5 à 7 later in the evening to mark the occasion.‍‍‍‍

For over a decade, the Audiotopie cooperative has been creating immersive sound experiences such as interactive installations, sound furniture, or speakers buried underground, moving beyond screens and headphones toward multisensory and contemplative experiences.

Since 1995, Avant-Scène has been a leading Montreal destination for high-end contemporary furniture, luxury objects, and lighting. For over 30 years, we’ve curated distinctive pieces from icons like B&B Italia, Knoll, and Bocci, known for exceptional design and quality.

The building, constructed between 1864 and 1866, is clad in cut stone on all its façades and features a monumental entrance framed by paired columns and topped with an entablature bearing the inscription “Molson’s Bank” carved into the stone.

The former headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada was built between 1926 and 1928.

Nearly 40 years after its founding, BARIL has established itself as a North American leader in the design and manufacture of high-end faucets. At its helm is second-generation entrepreneur Marie-Ève Baril, who continues the creative vision and spirit of well-being that are the company's hallmarks.

Studio Beaumont operates within a former industrial building that has continually evolved over time. Today, it houses artists and designers who have adapted sections of the space into working studios.

Atelier Bon Train is an inclusive woodworking studio that seeks to provide affordable access to woodworking tools and machinery for artisans and artists, and offer specialized services to visual artists. Bon Train fosters a unique, diverse and inclusive space for artists and woodworkers to share skills and knowledge.

The Canadian Centre for Architecture is an international research institution founded on the belief that architecture is a matter of public interest. Through its exhibitions, publications, public programs, and collection, the CCA explores how architecture shapes—and could reshape—contemporary life.‍

The Bonsecours Ceramics Centre is a hub for training, research, creation, and promotion of ceramics in Quebec.

A trusted reference for 97 years, Centura has been supporting architects and designers with exceptional wall and floor coverings. As the go-to destination for discerning clients, Centura has successfully adapted and expanded its offering to meet the evolving needs of its customers and to help shape and renovate the living spaces of tomorrow.

CIOT Montreal is a design destination specializing in natural stone, ceramics, and high-end materials for residential and commercial projects. The showroom features tiles, mosaics, wood, and accessories, along with expert guidance for architects, designers, and private clients.

Cœur d’Artichaut offers a refined curation of local and imported objects: artisanal creations, unique pieces, and poetic décor. A warm space where every item tells a story and invites discovery.

The Franciscan Convent is an iconic building in the Rosemont-Est neighborhood. Built between 1914 and 1960, the site bears witness to the Franciscan Order’s presence in the neighborhood.

Cyrc is a Montréal-based circular design studio rethinking how objects are conceived, produced, and sustained. Operating at the intersection of sculptural design and circular innovation, Cyrc creates vases, bowls, and functional pieces using bio-polymers and recycled plastics.

During Montreal Design Week, Dacat Studio invites the public to discover its studio and the new adjacent Galerie 437. The studio presents a selection of Daniela Tudor's latest creations: prototypes, limited-edition furniture and art objects. This exhibition also includes pieces from collaborations with Jean-Simon Trottier and Atelier Forma.

Open studio with artists Delphine Huguet and Sébastien Gaudette: discover the behind-the-scenes of their creative work through in-progress research and the presentation of new, unpublished pieces, offering a privileged insight into their artistic processes.

Desjardins Bherer offers interior design services with an approach centered on attentive listening, context, and the client’s needs. Specializing in residential design, the firm prioritizes functional, durable, and simple spaces, imbued with timeless elegance. The selection of furniture and artworks completes the process.

Contemporary ceramic studio located in the Deux Bourgeois in the Chabanel district. Producing collectible design pieces and sculptural works.

Espace Accalmie is an immersive relaxation room that combines immersive technologies and forest bathing principles. The installation offers a serene and calming environment, designed to allow for regenerating breaks, and provides a profound sense of calm.

Espace Plomberium is five boutiques dedicated to the world of plumbing, where inspiration meets expertise. Our expert advisors are here to guide you in selecting products for your bathroom and kitchen, combining design and quality. An experience that redefines your space!

Simultaneously a training center, workshop, art gallery, and boutique, Espace VERRE is dedicated to promoting glass arts in Québec. Come discover the retrospective exhibition of the talented glass artist Donald Robertson, Myth, Metaphor and Pâte de Verre, and admire glassblowers at work.

The Faculty of Environmental Design is proud to present its annual EFFA — the Graduate Exhibition of the Faculty — each May. The exhibition showcases the innovative projects of the next generation of architects, landscape architects, designers, and urban planners. Drawing over 4,000 visitors each year, the event has become a must-attend for the planning and design community, industry professionals, and the general public alike. Exhibition Opening: Thursday May 7 6:00 PM–11:00 PM

Located in the heart of Old Montreal, Fjord Intérieurs embodies high-end design blending European minimalism with Quebec craftsmanship. Set in a heritage building, the studio creates bespoke kitchens and interiors with a distinctly contemporary approach.

Finer Objects in Life is an art gallery, design and object store, and a curated event space for design lovers. We bring together objects, prints, records, and artworks from local and international creatives, selected for their form, material, and point of view.

Full Room is an online store and showroom dedicated to giving new life to timeless designer objects and furniture.

A 1,700 sq. ft. studio where Baroque artistry meets the future. The layout flows from a front showroom into a high-tech hybrid zone featuring giant 3D printing, ending in the Scagliola laboratory. It is a seamless journey from digital design to traditional handcrafted finishing.

After a two-year hiatus, Lambert & Fils is reopening its gallery located at 6250 Hutchison, in the heart of its Mile End workshop. To mark this happy news, the studio is welcoming Ourse, a Toronto-based contemporary furniture manufacturer with production workshops in Montreal, as its first guest.

The MIRAGE Gallery is a unique meeting place that brings together hardwood flooring manufacturer MIRAGE, retailer Planchers Barwood Pilon, and experienced designers to bring your projects to life.

The Grand Quai du Port de Montréal is a passenger maritime terminal located in Montreal’s Old Port. An iconic Montreal landmark, it also hosts numerous major events throughout the year, including the Index-Design Fair on April 30, 2026.

GU is a multidisciplinary space dedicated to artistic reflection, creation and dissemination, promoting sharing and experimentation.

The former chapel of the Hospitalières was built between 1859 and 1861. Today, the chapel is owned by the Ville de Montréal and is part of the Cité des Hospitalières. It is no longer used for religious purposes.

Come explore handcrafted furniture making, where intuition and hands-on work take precedence over control, allowing the creative process to flow freely.

The 1924 building, spanning more than 200,000 square feet, was considered one of the largest commercial buildings in Canada at the time. This expansive structure, with its large windows, reflects the characteristics of the North American tripartite skyscraper, displaying a restrained academic composition and ornamentation.

Founded in 1984 by six Italian immigrants, the company grew from humble beginnings to a leading importer of tiles and natural stone. It supports designers, architects and customers by offering innovative solutions and high standards.

JETA is a Montreal-based design studio specializing in lighting design. For Design Week, JETA’s showroom and Sarah-Jeanne Riberdy’s ceramics studio will host Riberdy, Sangaré, Séjour Studio, Atelier Fomenta, and Jérémy Paguet to showcase pieces from local design studios.

La Fabrique Allwood designs and manufactures durable, functional, and timeless solid wood and steel furniture in Quebec. The company values artisanal craftsmanship, high-quality materials, and responsible practices to offer both residential and commercial furniture.

Located on the Plateau Mont-Royal, this 3,000 sq. ft. loft from the 1920s offers a spacious, museum-like area on the first floor, and a rooftop with stunning views of Mount Royal and the surrounding neighborhood.

The building, constructed in 1913, was commissioned by the first French-Canadian insurance company, La Sauvegarde.

L’Autre Atelier, bright and inspiring in the heart of Montreal, brings together machines, workbenches, and materials: wood, metal, old and modern tools. Every corner reveals craftsmanship, every surface invites touch, exploring material with poetry and precision.

The Ligne x Lovaco Collective Showcase is a vibrant space dedicated to celebrating local creativity. Designed as an evolving platform, it brings together designers, artists, and emerging creators in a carefully curated display where objects, books, and exclusive pieces interact with the editorial universe of Ligne magazine.

The 1875 building is named after Charles-Séraphin Rodier Jr., a prominent French-Canadian entrepreneur in Montreal’s business world. With its atypical shape, the Rodier holds significant architectural and urban value, as constructing a triangular building required a unique level of skill and innovation for the city.

Les Ateliers de la pierre is a workshop-school that is well-suited to welcoming visitors.

The Luminaire Authentik showroom in Montreal is a space for both display and creation. It brings together materials, colors, and shades to customize lighting fixtures, serving both residential clients and professionals.

As part of the trail presented by ROYALMOUNT, discover the must-visit design destinations to explore during your visit. Inspiring boutiques, restaurants, and lifestyle spaces — ROYALMOUNT unveils its finest design signatures.

A landmark in the heart of Montreal for over 100 years, the McCord Stewart Museum bears witness to the history of Quebec’s metropolis as well as its influence in Canada and around the world, celebrating the vitality, creativity and diversity of the communities that make it up.

MDT Mobilier, Hamster Objets de compagnie, and Essai open their doors to welcome visitors into their workshops and showrooms. You will be able to see a selection of recent works, gain a better understanding of the fabrication methods and materials used, and observe certain stages of the production process. This visit also offers an opportunity to meet the teams and discover three distinct practices that actively contribute to Montreal’s design scene.

The MMFA houses one of North America’s largest and most important decorative arts and design collections. Discover an entirely reimagined space that combines collection highlights, recent acquisitions and objects on view for the first time.

Must Société is a Quebec-based company specializing in mid- to high-end indoor and outdoor furniture and décor. Recently unified under a single banner, its brands include Must Société, Maison Corbeil, Jardin de Ville, and La Galerie du Meuble.

As part of the itinerary presented by ROYALMOUNT, discover the must-visit design destinations to explore during your visit. Inspiring boutiques, restaurants, and lifestyle spaces — ROYALMOUNT unveils its finest design signatures.

Roche Bobois is a French luxury furniture brand renowned for its contemporary design and collaborations with international designers. It offers bold, modular, and customizable collections that blend artisanal craftsmanship with innovation, embodying a sophisticated, creative, and decidedly international lifestyle.‍

As part of the itinerary presented by ROYALMOUNT, discover the must-visit design destinations to explore during your visit. Inspiring boutiques, restaurants, and lifestyle spaces — ROYALMOUNT unveils its finest design signatures.

Séjour Studio operates between interior design and vintage furniture curation. The studio creates interiors where original designs and carefully selected pieces enter into dialogue with architecture, with a focus on materiality and the character of objects.

SonoLux Hotel is the official hotel partner of Montréal Design Week. Located in Old Montreal, this contemporary art hotel invites guests to stay inside an evolving exhibition, Seeds of R/Evolution, alongside LUMI, a dining experience led by Chef Graham Hood, and Subterra, an intimate listening lounge devoted to sound and atmosphere. Montréal Design Week visitors enjoy a preferred nightly rate at SonoLux where design, art, and hospitality converge seamlessly.

Verre d’Onge and Clara Jorisch invite you to their shared workshop for an informal visit with the designers and artisans. You’ll learn about their design and finishing processes, and admire pieces available for purchase.

Studio Idéal will reveal its space in a new light, transformed by MAAT Gallery for the occasion. Join a Pilates Flow and Sound Bath session with DJ set in a thoughtfully curated space highlighting local designers’ work.

Textile design studio based in Montreal, dedicated to the creation and handcrafted production of rugs. The space combines a working atelier and creative environment, offering a bright, raw and welcoming setting where materials, colours and experimentation come together.

Le Subterra est le bar lounge d’écoute intime dédié au son et à l’atmosphère de l'hôtel SonoLux, partenaire hôtelier officiel de la Semaine Design de Montréal. En fin de journée durant la Semaine Design, Subterra devient le lieu de rassemblement idéal — un espace chaleureux et musical pour se détendre, échanger et prolonger l’expérience autour d’un cocktail soigneusement élaboré.

Since 1992, Tafisa® has been manufacturing panels made from recycled wood particles and decorative surfaces (TFL). A North American leader, Tafisa also offers matching laminates (HPL) and mouldings.

At Thermador, cooking performance and culinary inspiration are endless. Immersive and welcoming, the Experience and Design Centers are led by a dedicated team of professionals, present to offer a personalized experience through cooking demonstrations, consultations and seminars.

At TOILE Showroom, the bedding experience is reinvented by placing it at the heart of design. In close collaboration with designers, tailor-made sets are created with personalized support at each stage, from design to delivery.

Concordia University in Montreal is a bilingual institution renowned for academic excellence and innovative research.

Located in the heart of Montreal, the School of Design works closely with many local stakeholders, affirming its commitment to maintaining its social relevance and status of excellence in design, as well as its desire to forge links between students and the communities in which they will work.

White Wall Studio is a fully independent creative space that fosters direct human connections, authentic dialogue, and the building of community. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac facing a tree-lined park, the space is both calm and intimate, while also being conveniently situated near Mont-Royal metro station. As part of Montréal Design Week, the studio will host Objets Mous, an exhibition organized by Double Entendre that explores how soft materials can generate objects through the creative process.

WIP is a space for creation and dissemination. WIP will be in gallery mode to host the exhibition of creators proposed by MOLD.