The Interior Design Show Toronto 2025

The Interior Design Show (IDS) Toronto, Canada’s premier showcase of exceptional design, will bring together industry-leading brands with emerging and established global talents at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building from January 23-26, 2025. Attendees can expect a dynamic lineup of trend setting exhibitions, innovative product launches, and thought-provoking installations that ignite creativity and shape the future of interior design.

Highlights:

Night & Day: The Evolution of Hotel Design

In 2025, hospitality takes centre stage at IDS with its feature, Night & Day: The Evolution of Hotel Design. Hotels have transformed from simple accommodations into multifunctional spaces for meeting, dining, working, and socializing—balancing security, hygiene, comfort, and style 24/7. With popular culture fixated on aspirational getaways, hotels increasingly serve as backdrops for TV and film.

Night & Day is set to showcase four spaces designed by top interior designers and architects, highlighting the latest trends and innovations that will shape the future of hospitality design. This feature serves as the main conversation piece of the IDS show, following the success of the Future Neighbourhood feature from IDS 2024.

LIV Design Studio’s 2025 Student Design Challenge

LIV Design Studio continues to support and celebrate the work of Canadian students with their 2025 Student Challenge, ‘The Third Space: Designing a Lobby for Connection,’ features an Augmented Reality (AR) immersive experience on the show floor. Students are tasked with creating a lobby design that functions as a vibrant third space—a social environment distinct from home and work—where residents can connect naturally. This space is envisioned to be welcoming, inclusive, and adaptable, featuring elements like communal areas or coffee spots that encourage interaction. The goal is to create a dynamic, accessible space that turns everyday encounters into meaningful connections. Submissions for the challenge are open until November 11.

Studio North & Prototype

Sponsored by Yorkville University, the beloved Studio North and Prototype features once again champion emerging Canadian designers, showcasing their innovative work on this year’s show floor. The District—a marketplace where designers connect with discerning consumers and industry professionals—also makes its return to IDS25, offering attendees a carefully curated selection of the latest home design products.

The District

Shop the show at this bustling neighbourhood that features fresh collections of design products for the home. It is the marketplace for designers to show and sell to discerning consumers and industry insiders.

Seminars

IDS Toronto will be hosting a program of 22+ accredited seminars taking place on the exhibition’s trade days, January 23 and 24, 2025. The seminars will discuss a range of topics across themes in the design industry.

Opening Night Party

The biggest design party of the year returns, bringing together over 6,000 design aficionados for a night of connecting with the design industry and enjoying show floor entertainment. The Opening Night Party is sponsored by Anatolia and kicks off on Thursday, January 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., with live entertainment to be announced in the coming months.

Keynote speakers to be announced!