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Becoming a retail leader in the 60s and 70s, the trajectory of
Karelia paralleled broader patterns of urban gentrification in the city. Outgrowing the George Street location, Kravis moved the shop to Lothian Mews which initiated the small-scale shopping explosion that defined the village of Yorkville
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Toronto Regional Green Building Festival at Ontario Place which “celebrates the success of visionaries who recognized the importance of sustainable buildings and energy efficiency years ago, and have been working to make green
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In all, the interiors and furniture that Kravis designed during his 60-year career for commercial, corporate, and hospitality clients was characterized “by spatial ingenuity, crafted millwork, colourful textiles, and detailed ceilings designed to activate the interior volume – either with suspended
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Toronto. The project won many accolades including a design award from the OAA and the Province of Ontario, Department of Tourism in 1967 and the 25 Year Award of Merit in Architectural Excellence awarded by the OAA in 1989. Upon its demolition, the design community was dismayed that the site had
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who, along with his associates, won the international competition to design the new
Toronto city hall during the 1970s when Toronto wasn't a particularly design-savvy place. Revell and his colleagues introduced Kravis to many important Scandinavian designers and encouraged Kravis to visit Finland
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Karelia studio was established by Kravis in 1959. From the beginning it "facilitated the
Marimekko brand’s early international growth and impact in Canada” — a brand which sparked an international revolution in post-WWII pattern and textile production.” Extending beyond the Toronto community, the
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Three Small Rooms is recognized as Kravis’ biggest design achievement as he designed and selected every element down to the staff uniforms. The commission included Kravis’ three legged chair which became part of the 2016 exhibition “True Nordic: How
Scandinavia Influenced Design in Canada” at the
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neighbourhood on Front Street East. Integrating, for the first time in
Toronto, a Coffee Shop in the Front Street location in 1976 it became a dynamic meeting place for Toronto's design and architecture community. The initial success of the Toronto boutique led to the establishment of Karelia
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Kravis was an influential designer as well as an entrepreneurial importer and merchandiser of contemporary housewares and textiles. Establishing an architecture and design practice in 1963, he designed Three Small Rooms, a concept restaurant for the basement of the
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studio was also instrumental in raising the awareness and appreciation of contemporary design nationally selling unique furniture, textiles, clothing, housewares and décor from
Scandinavian and European designers such as Artek, Haimi, Muurame, Arabia and Iittala.
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Committee and as a Founding member of the OAA Committee on the Environment, Kravis was a leader in steering the profession toward environmentally responsible design and sustainability in buildings. In addition, he was a member of the
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Finnish design movement. At the time, he worked in the office of modernist architectural firm, John B. Parkin Associates, where he met the Finnish architect,
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Karelia closed in the 1980s due to financial troubles. However, the ongoing international exchange of ideas since its opening inspired and shaped the cultural worlds of Finland and North America.
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