Design Exchange

The Design Exchange in Toronto is a modern event center housed in the historic building of the former Toronto Stock Exchange in the Financial District. This landmarked structure was integrated into the Toronto-Dominion Centre skyscraper in 1991. The story of the site began in the 1980s, when citizen groups and the city government championed the idea of a cultural design center after the stock exchange moved out of the building. In 1988, the organization was officially founded to put the space to use for the city's design community.

The Design Exchange originally operated a museum with a permanent collection, which ran from 1996 to 2019. During that time, the institution presented national and international exhibitions, organized educational programs, and promoted Canadian designers through export initiatives. After the museum closed in 2019, the focus shifted to the biennial EDIT fair, which specializes in design, innovation, and technology. Today, the renovated space, which reopened in 2023, serves primarily as an event venue. Visitors find an architecturally significant setting that combines the building's historic character with contemporary elements and offers room for cultural and business events.