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.

Team photos from the second night

As with the first night, there were ample photos of the team posted up so in the interest of fairness, here are a few shots of the [R]ed[U]x Lab team on the second night of the Night Market.

Second Night Photos from the Second Annual Night Market

Here are some photos (courtesy of Mike) from the second night and it appears that the [R]ed[U]x Lab team had a great presence on par with the first.  Paired with Cote de Boeuf, the team's serving modules really complemented the restaurant's corned beef on a baguette offerings.

The second night seemed to be just as packed and filled with great tastes and excitement as the first night.  Unlike the first night however, the team was flanked on both sides by two other student designed carts - fortunately the [R[ed[U]x Lab design had illumination to spare and lit up the neighbours.

It was also great to also have past designers visit and support the current team.

 

Toiling at the production line

The evenings of assembly begin...
Here are a few of the team beginning the final push towards production of the serving modules and supporting structure from the up-cycled materials.

The Cart Design as it Developed...

As with several of the previous projects in the [R]ed[U]x Lab's portfolio, the team developed several early iterations based upon the concept outlined at the outset but experimented with forms and methods of deploying the individual serving units. The options varied while staying true to the fundamental idea however these concepts had to be refined over the course of the design period to work with the parameters of the event, those of the matched restaurants. and the team's collective aesthetic choices.

More Prototyping on the Stop's Night Market Cart

Several people have already asked us about the nature of the prototypes that the [R]ed[U]x Lab Team has been assembling for The Stop Night Market cart.  The team will showcase more and more as the event comes closer however we promise the design will be as memorable as the food that will be served on the two evenings.  Here are some additional prototypes the team has been working on - those who are able to put the pieces together will realize what the final outcome will be.  The anticipation is palpable!

As an aside, tickets to The Stop's Night Market went on sale today at noon and apparently sold out in approximately an hour! This is incredible given that this year there are twice as many tickets (as there are two evenings) as the previous year! Congratulations to those who were able to quickly jump online and an even greater congratulations goes to The Stop for raising so much money for so valuable a cause!

Best Foot Forward in Akimbo

The Best Foot Forward installation at the Stantec Window Gallery was posted up online on the Akimbo website.  Nice to see the installation in perspective with the rest of the former McGregor Sock Factory! We genuinely appreciate the help and support of not only the [R]ed[U]x Lab team that put it all together, but also the great hosts, Stantec, especially Karen and her team.

A Glimpse of Best Foot Forward

Here are a few images of the final preparations and completed assembly of the Best Foot Forward project installed at the Stantec Window Gallery.  Once again, it is great to see how the [R]ed[U]x Lab team was able to bring a virtual idea to built reality in such a brief period.