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David Bodrug's firm designs and plans office interiors and it carried out the first major 'office landscape' project in Canada. Open office areas with movable partitions are common today. Firm has branches in Ottawa and New York.
David Bodrug's firm designs and plans office interiors and it carried out the first major 'office landscape' project in Canada. Open office areas with movable partitions are common today. Firm has branches in Ottawa and New York.

David Bodrug's firm designs and plans office interiors and it carried out the first major 'office landscape' project in Canada. Open office areas with movable partitions are common today. Firm has branches in Ottawa and New York.

Date2/23/1977
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125490F
Eddy Cogan: Developer's firm has an interest in area's third major housing project
Eddy Cogan: Developer's firm has an interest in area's third major housing project
10/9/1986
Ghosts of past dissipated by crashing walls and tumbling partitions
Ghosts of past dissipated by crashing walls and tumbling partitions
9/27/1927
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
Designing computer: Project specialist Jim Crichton uses a computer hooked up to a video display terminal to produce designs at a Hamilton metal working firm. A Canadian Manufacturers' Association survey has found most companies do not use computerized drafting.
3/4/1982
President of interiors international, John Geiger, displays one of his company's chairs. His 15-year-old firm is achieving international success.
President of interiors international, John Geiger, displays one of his company's chairs. His 15-year-old firm is achieving international success.
2/15/1977
Moving office: Thomas Pigeon runs a packaging design firm, often from his $38,500 van equipped with phone, fax and computer
Moving office: Thomas Pigeon runs a packaging design firm, often from his $38,500 van equipped with phone, fax and computer
3/4/1993
Image shows an aerial view of the Harbour.
Aerial view: The open area west of the Toronto Star building and south of the Gardiner Expressway is where the project would be.-On the left is the Harbor Castle Convention Centre and Harbor Castle Hilton Hotel. On the right is the Toronto Star building. The project would encompass 2 million square feet of office and commercial space and link the waterfront to the downtown area.
7/30/1984
New showroom: Interior designer Randy Christensen and associate Joan Hindley have put together a stylish mix of traditional, contemporary and Oriental furnishings and accessories in his office at 229 MacPherson Ave. He invites the public to drop by for an informal visit to get an idea of the type of work his firm does.
New showroom: Interior designer Randy Christensen and associate Joan Hindley have put together a stylish mix of traditional, contemporary and Oriental furnishings and accessories in his office at 229 MacPherson Ave. He invites the public to drop by for an informal visit to get an idea of the type of work his firm does.
8/1/1986
New owner: Stephen Mernick and his wife, Judy, attend a news conference to announce plans for a major shopping and office complex on the former PTL lands he bought
New owner: Stephen Mernick and his wife, Judy, attend a news conference to announce plans for a major shopping and office complex on the former PTL lands he bought
10/7/1988
A new catalogue of educational works in all the branches of tuition in use in the universities, colleges, grammar, common, and private schools of Cana(...)
A new catalogue of educational works in all the branches of tuition in use in the universities, colleges, grammar, common, and private schools of Cana(...)
1865
Mine protest: John Frederick came to Toronto's concrete-and-glass canyons from the wilds of Montana for Rio Algom's annual meeting yesterday, but couldn't get the firm to scrap plans for ever developing an open-pit coal mine near B
Mine protest: John Frederick came to Toronto's concrete-and-glass canyons from the wilds of Montana for Rio Algom's annual meeting yesterday, but couldn't get the firm to scrap plans for ever developing an open-pit coal mine near B
4/26/1989
Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
Off his feet: William Gerth, designer and vice-president of manufacturing at Waterloo Spring Co. Ltd., relaxes in one of his firm's products. His company, which designs and manufactures springs and mechanisms for furniture such as bed-chesterfields, displ
4/10/1982
Lawyer John Bell, who is with the firm of Shibley, Righton, McCutcheon inherited most of his office furniture when he took over his office. He decided he liked the existing green color scheme but added personal touches like the multi-textured wool hanging, family photographs.
Lawyer John Bell, who is with the firm of Shibley, Righton, McCutcheon inherited most of his office furniture when he took over his office. He decided he liked the existing green color scheme but added personal touches like the multi-textured wool hanging, family photographs.
8/14/1975