Welcome blogosphere
Welcome to Current Issue, the blog from the folks at Stewart and Weill Design, and thanks for dropping by. In our small corner of our web tube here we are reporting on our two favourite topics: design and the city, in particular our city, Toronto, and even more particularly the west-side neighbourhood known by many monikers as West Queen West, Liberty Village, Parkdale, and the Art and Design District. Since we live and work here (yeah yeah, condo -tick, design studio -tick), we see so many changes and developments to a neighbourhood that seems at some times on the brink of greatness and other times, the brink of destruction. Gentrification in these hyper style-y, hyper consumerist times, isn’t easy for designers like us: we want to be enriched by the environment we live in, but can’t help but see how our profession is used to spin and sell it’s best parts off to the highest bidder (who then sell it off to the lowest common denominator - !?). So basically we want to wade through it all, enjoy what’s out there, and keep it in check. Hope you join us for the trek, so please comment often, and stay tuned for upcoming interactive features.
