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Relaxing in plywood chair he designed and made, Don McKinley is surrounded with other furnishings he has created using white sewer piping and plastics
Relaxing in plywood chair he designed and made, Don McKinley is surrounded with other furnishings he has created using white sewer piping and plastics

Relaxing in plywood chair he designed and made, Don McKinley is surrounded with other furnishings he has created using white sewer piping and plastics

Date5/15/1974
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130074F
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
Not willing to wait: Surge in spending for home furnishings is forecast by Joe McNichols, retailing consultant
Not willing to wait: Surge in spending for home furnishings is forecast by Joe McNichols, retailing consultant
8/13/1979
Interior designer Joseph Cheng outfitted the elegant dining room with fine antique furnishings.
Interior designer Joseph Cheng outfitted the elegant dining room with fine antique furnishings.
5/1/1989
Steve Gately: Vice-president of Maple Leaf Plastics Corp. of Toronto persisted and eventually won funding from a federal-provincial program. He hired 12 men to renovate his 40-year-old plant.
Steve Gately: Vice-president of Maple Leaf Plastics Corp. of Toronto persisted and eventually won funding from a federal-provincial program. He hired 12 men to renovate his 40-year-old plant.
2/9/1984
Floors o' the forest: Alan Macaulay has been piping for five years. He plays weddings for scotch whiskey.
Floors o' the forest: Alan Macaulay has been piping for five years. He plays weddings for scotch whiskey.
6/15/1983
One-Room apartment can be a versatile living space, interior designer Stephen Cohen proved when he decorated his won studio apartment. He designed the sofa-bed with gray flannel upholstery and a white quilted cover. Window shades and the wicker chair are in a tortoise-shell pattern.
One-Room apartment can be a versatile living space, interior designer Stephen Cohen proved when he decorated his won studio apartment. He designed the sofa-bed with gray flannel upholstery and a white quilted cover. Window shades and the wicker chair are in a tortoise-shell pattern.
10/24/1975
U of T team led by Ian Manners is working on inorganic plastics with desirable properties, like the suppleness of the sillicon-plastic soles that left Neil Armstrong's foot prints on the cold, cold moon
U of T team led by Ian Manners is working on inorganic plastics with desirable properties, like the suppleness of the sillicon-plastic soles that left Neil Armstrong's foot prints on the cold, cold moon
8/19/1991
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
1/3/1980
New viola is being created by Otto Erdesz in his studio on Scollard St. He has made 800 violas, many of which are now making beautiful music with many of the world's finest symphony orchestras.
New viola is being created by Otto Erdesz in his studio on Scollard St. He has made 800 violas, many of which are now making beautiful music with many of the world's finest symphony orchestras.
4/23/1975
Doing their own thing: Techstar Plastics' president Tom Taylor (left) and vice-president Bill Barnes
Doing their own thing: Techstar Plastics' president Tom Taylor (left) and vice-president Bill Barnes
11/3/1978
Come together: Ron Evason, president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada, says many small manufacturers may have to band together in order to succeed in the tough international marketplace.
Come together: Ron Evason, president of the Society of the Plastics Industry of Canada, says many small manufacturers may have to band together in order to succeed in the tough international marketplace.
5/26/1982
Mariano Elia is the chairman of the Mariano Elia Foundation, which has created a chair of Italian studies at York University.
Mariano Elia is the chairman of the Mariano Elia Foundation, which has created a chair of Italian studies at York University.
6/14/1985