This September, OBJ STUDIO will head west for IDS Vancouver 2026, one of Canada’s leading contemporary design events focused on interiors, architecture, furniture, lighting, materials, and modern living.
Held at the Vancouver Convention Centre from September 24–27, 2026, IDS Vancouver brings together designers, architects, retailers, developers, makers, and design-conscious visitors from across North America.
For OBJ STUDIO, IDS Vancouver represents more than a trade show.
It is an opportunity to bring Toronto-based contemporary design, plant-based materials, and sculptural home objects into one of the country’s strongest design conversations.
A Design Show Built Around Ideas
Unlike conventional retail markets, IDS Vancouver focuses on how people live, build, furnish, and experience space.
The show combines interior design brands, architectural products, furniture, lighting, installations, talks, and curated exhibitions into one environment. Designers and visitors do not come only to buy products. They come to understand where design is moving next.
That environment aligns naturally with OBJ STUDIO’s approach.
The studio creates sculptural home objects through 3D printing using plant-based PLA materials. Produced layer by layer in Toronto, the collection explores quiet forms, architectural silhouettes, and lower-waste production methods that reflect a more thoughtful direction for modern home objects.
Why Vancouver Matters
Vancouver carries a distinct design language shaped by landscape, architecture, natural light, and material restraint.
The city’s relationship to ocean, mountains, forests, and modernist West Coast architecture has influenced generations of designers and architects. Interiors across the city often prioritize openness, calm materials, soft natural light, and a stronger connection between indoors and outdoors.
This makes IDS Vancouver one of the most relevant places in Canada for conversations around sustainable design, spatial atmosphere, and contemporary living.
OBJ STUDIO’s work fits naturally into that context.
The studio’s vases, trays, lighting, incense holders, and sculptural objects are designed not as decoration alone, but as quiet architectural presences within a room.
From Technology to Atmosphere
3D printing is often associated with rapid prototyping or industrial production, but OBJ STUDIO approaches the technology differently.
The visible layered construction becomes part of each object’s identity. Curves, shadows, and surface rhythm emerge gradually through the printing process itself.
Instead of hiding the method of production, the studio allows it to remain visible.
This creates objects that feel modern yet warm — digital in process, but grounded in atmosphere and form.
For IDS Vancouver visitors, seeing the work in person changes the experience entirely. Light moves differently across each surface. Scale becomes clearer. The relationship between the object and surrounding space becomes more noticeable.
A New Direction for Sustainable Home Objects
Sustainability continues to reshape the design industry, but customers and retailers are becoming more selective about what that word actually means.
For OBJ STUDIO, sustainability is not limited to material alone. It includes:
- plant-based PLA production
- small-batch manufacturing
- local Toronto production
- reduced excess inventory
- fewer large-scale molds and production waste
- objects designed for long-term use rather than seasonal replacement
This approach reflects a larger shift happening within contemporary design culture: fewer disposable products, more meaningful objects.
IDS Vancouver and Contemporary Canadian Design
IDS Vancouver has become an important platform for Canadian design studios introducing new materials, production methods, and ideas for modern interiors.
For independent studios like OBJ STUDIO, events like IDS create opportunities to connect directly with:
- interior designers
- architects
- museum and gallery buyers
- design retailers
- hospitality projects
- residential developers
- collectors and design enthusiasts
As Canadian design gains stronger international visibility, there is increasing interest in studios that combine sustainability, technology, and sculptural form without losing warmth or usability.
OBJ STUDIO belongs to this new generation of design brands.
Architectural Objects for Modern Living
Many of OBJ STUDIO’s forms are influenced by architecture, natural movement, and organic structure.
The studio’s collections explore:
- flowing silhouettes inspired by erosion and motion
- soft geometric balance
- sculptural repetition
- quiet visual rhythm
- forms designed to interact with light and shadow
Rather than producing objects that dominate a room, OBJ STUDIO focuses on pieces that settle naturally into a space while still carrying presence.
This philosophy aligns strongly with the atmosphere often associated with West Coast interiors.
Visiting IDS Vancouver 2026
IDS Vancouver 2026 takes place at the Vancouver Convention Centre from September 24–27, 2026. The event includes Opening Night programming, professional trade access, exhibitions, installations, keynote talks, and public access days.
Located along Vancouver’s waterfront, the convention centre itself reflects many of the ideas discussed throughout the show — architecture connected to landscape, natural light, sustainability, and contemporary urban design.
For visitors attending IDS Vancouver this year, OBJ STUDIO will offer a look into how digital manufacturing and plant-based materials can shape a different future for home objects.
Quiet Forms, Contemporary Spaces
At its core, OBJ STUDIO believes modern objects should contribute to how a space feels.
A vase can shape atmosphere.
A light can soften architecture.
A tray can create rhythm and stillness.
IDS Vancouver provides the ideal setting for that conversation.
As design continues moving toward sustainability, material awareness, and slower forms of living, OBJ STUDIO remains focused on creating objects that feel calm, sculptural, and lasting — designed in Toronto, produced layer by layer, and shaped for contemporary spaces.
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