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Frame-up

All the Instagram filters in the world still can’t compare to a physical photo of loved ones. Get your memories off the web and into a frame with SoHo Art & Custom Framing’s (77 Roncesvalles, 416-531-2047, sohoframing.com) 10th-anniversary specials. Save 30 per cent on all custom framing, 10 per cent on all framed posters and gift items, 10 per cent on art hanging systems and more until June 28.

#StfDsgnrsMake

The Toronto Design Offsite Festival hosts the second annual #StfDsgnrsMake Silent Auction at the Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen West) on Tuesday (June 10) from 6 to 10 pm (bidding ends at 9 pm). Participating designers include Christina Ott, Brothers Dressler, Adrian Forrow, Virginia Johnson, Philip Sparks, Guy Laliberté (Type Books) and many more. There’s a $5 entrance fee and a cash bar, and all proceeds benefit the production of the fifth annual Toronto Design Offsite Festival.

Also check out the free on-site exhibition exploring the common ground between art and design, Friday to Tuesday (June 6 to 10) from noon to 5 pm. Visit todesignoffsite.com for more info.

Designers go digital

Two of our favourite local designers have new e-commerce shops. Mizdragonfly, our go-to girl for funky vintage-inspired jewellery, now sells her wares at mizdragonfly.com. Meanwhile, hoibo’s popular bags are now available for international shipping at hoibo.com.

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