Design Within Reach Announces Canadian Expansion

Design Within Reach is opening their first studio outside the United States in Toronto, Canada. The Toronto Studio will be located at 435 King Street West and will open on February 23...

The full press release is available here. How do our Canadian (and especially Toronto) readers feel about this? Is it a welcome addition to the landscape of furniture stores? Via: UnBeige

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I'm intrigued enough to drop in the next time I'm in town, but seeing as the prices are beyond my reach, it may not matter.

posted by Michelle of Montreal on February 13th 2008 at 11:18am
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hooray! i'll be sure to check it out

posted by suewanda on February 13th 2008 at 11:19am
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A welcome addition for sure!

posted by DeeZee on February 13th 2008 at 11:21am
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yes yes yes! I love their stuff and they are a great addition here. Of course I was also desperate to see Muji and when I saw it the night of the Apartment Therapy party at henrybuilt I was incredibly disappointed. I hope the same thing doesn't happen here too.

posted by lloydalter on February 13th 2008 at 12:07pm
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Personally, not really since King Street West = I'll never be able to afford it. I probably don't even have the right clothes to wander around there ;) But then I 'm reminded of what my mum always says: it's free to look.

As an aside, are there any plans for an Apartment Therapy Canada? It would be nice to read the occasional discussion about AT in a Canadian context, i.e., sources, services, etc.

posted by Miyuki Mouse on February 13th 2008 at 2:46pm
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Excellent! Perhaps this will lead to easy shipping options for us on their website? I just want to click and send and not have to dial a number to order.

posted by canadian in swedish clothing on February 13th 2008 at 2:55pm
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Also, I second AT:CANADA!!

posted by canadian in swedish clothing on February 13th 2008 at 2:55pm
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If I remember correctly, Toronto was in the running when AT considered expanding a year or two ago... California got a second site instead.

posted by davidasposted on February 13th 2008 at 3:44pm
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Woo Hoo!!

posted by shereeDesign on February 13th 2008 at 4:11pm
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The only better news would be "AT Toronto"!

posted by red door on February 13th 2008 at 9:29pm
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all for AT canada... there's a lot of gorgeousness to be explored here, and a lot of tiny apartments too.

and wow! dwr! i'd personally more like a target, c&b, and a number of other big box stores to be up here... (but honestly especially target.). dwr is a good start though!

posted by olya on February 14th 2008 at 3:49am
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yes - AT Canada!!!! Count me as a vote.

posted by spossberg on February 14th 2008 at 7:27am
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AT:CANADA! Bring it on!

posted by james_squared on February 14th 2008 at 8:26am
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AT Toronto!

posted by ChrisToronto on February 14th 2008 at 11:23am
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Cool... and within walking distance from my loft! It will help fill the gap when Caban closed... sigh. Olya, C&B arrived in Canada last year... in Vancouver, then Calgary and coming to Toronto (Yorkdale) this year. And I agree... Target would be a nice addition too!

posted by urbanmark on February 14th 2008 at 6:29pm
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That there is no AT Toronto (yet) is a mind-boggling shame!

posted by lightspeed on March 4th 2008 at 12:08am
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AT Canada would be awesome!

posted by Sandie on March 4th 2008 at 5:50am
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Urbanmark...we can walk there together! I have a 500 square foot loft on King West that would be a good "small space" launching point for AT Toronto. And we can talk about how much we long for the days of Caban. Le sigh...

Anyone going to the DWR launch party March 13?

posted by estydesign on March 5th 2008 at 7:24pm
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Yes please an AT Canada!
I will check out DWR but continue to love the leslieville shops.

posted by peacelily on March 9th 2008 at 3:41pm
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Yes on AT Canada

posted by redshirt on June 16th 2008 at 7:11am
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