The Design Exchange held its annual Black and White Gala, Feel This on
Saturday, October 20, 2007 at its site in Toronto, Canada! Guests enjoyed
Canadian born but New York based, design icon and DJ Karim Rashid in the Esoterik Elektro Party with some hot performers. Cool jazz was enjoyed by the well dressed young professional crowd in the Eb Zeidler
Retrospective Lounge. Other guests enjoyed Casino Royale, including
high-stakes lottery, poker and games of chance. Sumptuous soulful food and a complete and totally open bar was available throughout the evening.
Highlights of the evening included:
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. VIP Dinner in the Exhibition Hall honoring Canadian
architectural icon Eb Zeidler and a presentation by Dr. John Evans
- 8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. The Big Party on the Trading Floor
- 8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Edelman Leather Lounge
- 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Live Jazz with Carol McCartney in TD Link
- 8:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. DX Charity Casino Royale in DX Studio
- 9:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Dance Performance - Trading Floor
- 9:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Karim Rashid DJ in Esoterik Elektro -
About the Design Exchange
The Design Exchange is a design museum and centre for design research and education in the following areas: Architecture,
Fashion Design,
Urban Design,
Industrial Design,
Landscape Architecture, Graphic Design
Engineering Design,
Theatre Design,
Interior Design and
Interactive Media Design. For more information on the DX, click on this page.
The Black & White Gala was a fantastic evening for a worthy cause; namely, the Design Exchange. It was a great effort on the part of all the sponsors, organizers, business that donated auction items, bar staff, waiter. So if you didn't go this year, mark your calendar to go next year and check back here for details!
Photographs by G. C. Eyre and Article by C. Smith © 2007 All Rights Reserved







