Saturday 28 January, 2012: The night of the official opening. At least 600 people walked through our exhibit. Thank you!

Come Up To My Room
As part of the Design Week Toronto, The Fugitive Glue Collective presents the story of an every day object and how it can be re-purposed for public benefit. The project spotlights the new term “up-hoarding”, which describes the methodology of Fugitive Glue. On display at the Gladstone’s Come Up To My Room exhibit: a ubiquitous 20-pound barbecue cylinder, here up-hoarded (and completely transformed) into an affordable indoor light fixture.

This is what TORONTO LIFE ONLINE has to say about it: COME UP TO MY ROOM

THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2012:
4PM-8PM – MEDIA PREVIEW
FRIDAY, JAN. 27,2012
12PM-8PM – EXHIBITION HOURS
SATURDAY, JAN. 28, 2012:
12PM-10PM – EXHIBITION HOURS
11AM-2PM – DESIGN TALKS – GLADSTONE BALLROOM
7PM-10PM – OPENING RECEPTION
10PM-LATE - LOVE DESIGN PARTY – GLADSTONE BALLROOM
SUNDAY, JAN. 29, 2012:
12-5PM – EXHIBITION HOURS

40 Oaks Avenue
On Friday January 27th, Fugitive Glue opened their other Light Fixture installation at the Regent Park Revitalization Project,
nicknamed “DOGBONE”.

In concert with the Toronto Design Week and sponsorship of Public Displays of Affection, on January 27th, Fugitive Glue will also unveil its Light Fixture installation at the Regent Park Revitalization Project.

Regent Park is one of the first public housing projects in North America, developed in 1947 to replace the slums that existed in the area at the time with more humane and safe housing. Today, the Revitalization Project aims to again provide better living conditions within the dated apartment complex.

The Fugitive Glue Light Fixture OH-85 [SITE-1] nicknamed “Dogbone” has been created to be used within the Regent Park community centre’s conference room, and is designed to resemble the shape of those first public housing buildings that are still in use today.

The piece is made from 70% discarded reclaimed materials, and is coated in thin-set mortar to resemble cast concrete. The fixture is equipped with the latest LED technology to fully illuminate meetings and conferences at the Centre, up to 80,000 hours of continuous use.

The Fugitive Glue Light Fixture is part of 100 pieces of sustainable, one-of-a-kind furniture, lighting, and installations that will be featured at the Project. All of these items were created by local designers within the community, and will be on display and in use at 40 Oak Street in Toronto for the duration of Toronto Design Week, and beyond.