Isabella
The Re-Designed Practice: Threats, ...

Join us on Oct 29, 2026 for a cross-disciplinary evening examining the future of design practice across Canada—spanning Industrial Design, Graphic Design/UX, Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Fashion Design, as well as the future of design education. Together, we’ll candidly assess how practitioners view the evolution of their fields, unpack real-world disruptions, and chart the emerging competencies required to lead the next era of design.

The Re-Designed Practice: Threats, Opportunities & The Future of Design
Karin Heinsch
Beyond the Frankfurt Kitchen: A Conversation on ...

The Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC), in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Toronto, presents Beyond the Frankfurt Kitchen: A Conversation on the Impact of Design, a public panel exploring how one of the twentieth century's most influential design innovations continues to shape contemporary conversations around accessibility, sustainability, domestic life, and urban living.

Beyond the Frankfurt Kitchen: A Conversation on the Impact of Design
Karin Heinsch
The Frankfurt Kitchen & bulthaup: Images of ...

The Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC), in partnership with bulthaup Toronto, presents The Frankfurt Kitchen & bulthaup: Images of Innovation, an exhibition celebrating one of the most influential designs of the twentieth century and its enduring impact on contemporary kitchen design.

The Frankfurt Kitchen & bulthaup: Images of Innovation
Karin Heinsch
The Future of Design

We are pleased to share that our Board Director Tim Haats will be presenting the paper, “AI as an Accelerator of Design’s Professional Identity Transition: Implications for Leadership and Organizational Capability”, at the upcoming DMI Conference. 

The Future of Design
Karin Heinsch
25th Anniversary

In 2026, the Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC) marks its 25th anniversary. Stay tuned for updates on planned initiatives and events.

25th Anniversary

Call for Projects! Design Response to COVID-19: What is your innovation?

Call for Projects! Design Response to COVID-19: What is your innovation?

Design can help us to rethink the way we live, work and interact. In response to the pandemic, we need the skills of designers from all disciplines to develop resilient, human-centred and cost-effective solutions that work for everyone. What are you working on? The Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC) seeks to promote design-led innovation and interventions at this critical time. DIAC wants to recognize your talent and the contribution of your team. We want to share your projects to encourage others in the community, in business and in government to actively engage designers in their recovery efforts.

Design Cluster Tour, TCI Network Global Conference

Design Cluster Tour, TCI Network Global Conference

In October 2018, the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity invited DIAC to develop and lead a Design Immersion tour as part of the TCI Network Global Conference in Toronto. The conference focused on best practices in the management of economic clusters. It gave DIAC the opportunity to showcase, to an international audience, some vital aspects of Toronto’s design cluster. It also provided a chance to assess the assets of design in the context of local priority clusters in the Toronto Region, including advanced manufacturing, food, financial services, transportation and logistics.