Slack, Toronto

The FELT reception area at Slack offices in Toronto began with a brainstorming session with the design team about the building’s history as the Quality Knitting Building in the surrounding Queen Street West textile district. The linear focus of the reception area was inspired by past and current forms including yarns and looms from historical photographs, and cables representing the contemporary context of this tech company. The felt follows the architects’ vision of continuous bands that zig across the angular ceiling and zag down the wall. The soft warm palette of the felt at once contrasts and complements the saturated tones of the surrounding painted surfaces.

Photo credit: Shai Gil