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Orbis: Green Bin
We worked with Orbis to create a recycling bin built for urban life— raccoon resistance included.
Carolina: Kruz
A classic line of modular guest seating designed to fit a wide range of office environments, and optimized for minimal maintenance.
Bodybilt: Aircelli
A performance task chair with an innovative (IP protected) frame structure resulting in the first 3D curve for tensioned mesh.
Umbra: Plato
Injection molded dishrack that does away with counter mats. A curvilinear classic designed for small spaces, where every square foot counts.
Brickworks TO: Cayuga
For the annual Design X Nature competition in Toronto, Dystil created this award-winning piece of public furniture.
IWB: PAT
Dystil collaborated with an interdisciplinary team at the Institute Without Boundaries to envision a personal mobility vehicle for 2040.
Stanpac: Bottle Seal
Stanpac needed an easy-seal lid that could be built reliably and affordably. 15 years later our design is still the industry standard.
Nuit Blanche: Alouette
Originally an exhibit at Nuit Blanche 2013, Aloutte is a lamp with connections to one of the world's first satellites.
Internal Project: Kona Lounge
Kona won the grand prize at the Canadian IIDEX Workshop, celebrating natural materials in design. The chair is built of locally-sourced ash, a species threatened in Canada by the invasive Emerald Ash Boring Beetle.
Internal Project: Orenda PEV
Orenda, an all-wood Personal Electric Vehicle, appeared in Azure Magazine as a mobility concept. Engineered in the style of traditional canoes, it's our response to the combined issues of urban transport and climate change.
Internal Project: Franklin
Crafted as an artistic homage to the doomed Franklin Artic expedition of 1845, the Franklin lounge is a showstopping centrepiece for any room, in any home.
Allseating: OSs
OSs is a stacking side chair with modular cast-aluminum legs & arms that allow for simple manufacture, and quick removal of the armrests.
Umbra: Step-on Can
Dystil created a user-friendly design for Umbra that combined domestic practicality with an aesthetically beautiful form.
Allseating: Fluid
Fluid® is one chair designed to appeal to everyone, in any work environment. Since debut, Fluid has blown critics and users away, even seeing cameos in Hollywood.
Orbis: Kitchen Catcher
Dystil was charged with designing the indoor compost bin for the City of Toronto. Simple, intuitive, effective, our design has been used around North America.
