Following up on the Media Fallout from The Stop's Night Market 2014

Once again the Night Market has drawn to an end and designers and restauranteurs alike can take a bit of a breather before returning to the intensity of their daily routines. At the end of the final day, designers and chefs had a great opportunity to show of their skills, the general public had a great chance to take in all the great work, and most importantly, The Stop raised a great deal of money and attention towards their great cause.

From Toronto Life and BlogTO to Now Magazine and View the Vibe, the mainstream media converged on the event and had great things to say.  Congratulations to the Design Build Grow team with [R]ed[U]x Lab alumni, Margot and Sarah, on their "Best in Show" win from Designlines!

And of course, the public measure of success was the great in social media.

Restaurant Visits

Once again the [R]ed[U]x Lab team went out to meet the various restaurants they were paired with for the Stop Night Market event. This year the team was matched with (old friends) Woodlot and Table 17. We appreciate the time we were able to spend with these two restaurants as the team got to understand the perspectives of their chefs as they approached the cart design.

Expanding their student palettes beyond (the staples of a student diet) mac & cheese and canned food, some of the [R]ed[U]x Lab team enjoyed new experiences such as their first forays into oysters at the Woodlot. Special thanks go to Dave Haman once again for his continued support of [R]ed[U]x Lab and treating the team to an unforgetable dinner!

And here's the other half of the [R]ed[U]x Lab team which had the unfortunately placed signage in the banquet...

The Preparations the Night Before

Here are a few better images of the [R]ed[U]x Lab team as the deadline for Grow Op 2014 approached. Thanks again to the energy and enthusiasm from the volunteers especially at this time of the academic year. Special thanks go to Lauren for taking the photos!

Here is the late shift all posing and assuming the working positions:

Naveed putting the finishing touches on the acrylic stalactite...

Ariel looking determined to make the acrylic connect properly...

Johnathan hanging on the infrastructure?

Matt precariously holding the pieces up...

Rachel and John watching Naveed...

A dramatic image showcasing the incredible number of modules made for the installation...

Rachel putting up a few units...

Apparently as the tallest person, Matt does the installation in the hard to reach areas while everyone watches...

With the pieces coming down to eye level, it looks like Gary almost posed for this...

Laura maintaining calm while the assembly continues in the background...

Hyebin admiring the work above...

Ariel finds your lack of faith [in the acrylic structure] disturbing, Lauren...

 John making his the most of his "hood" cred...

The nearly complete piece... too bad visitors wouldn't be able to see the interesting shadow play of the piece on the white walls...

[R]ed[U]x Lab Installing at Grow Op 2014

The installation of Chlorophytum in the Grow Op 2014 show at the Gladstone Hotel is proceeding very well thanks to the hands on duty from first year all the way to third year. Assembling components on site sitting on a hardwood floor in a small room with people installing structure overhead is not the most enjoyable way to pass time between exams! The acrylic infrastructure suspended from the ceiling will provide an engaging canopy within part of the room.

Thanks to Steph for taking some candid photos during the initial install days!

 

The Installation Commences on Grow Op 2014

Ryerson University's Architectural Science students are known for many great things but a couple of key differentiators would be their: a) ability to bring ideas to a built reality, and b) determined resourcefulness. It must be reiterated that this installation is occurring between students' design deadlines and exams.