THE FAMILY / Todd Falkowsky

 

TODD FALKOWSKY grew up in Canada – After university he chased a career in rally car racing – A year later he was left badly injured and dreaming of a softer career – The next step was enrollment into Canada’s premier Industrial Design program at Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver - After three years he moved to Holland to complete an architecture degree - In Holland he started the skateboard company Rues Skateboarden and had his first design go into light production (a chair for Spin Industries) - In his grad year, he went to New York to work at Karim Rashid Inc. – Then moved to Milan, pursuing post graduate studies at the Domus academy (including projects for Andrea Branzi, Microsoft and Ikea) – In Italy, he worked as a senior designer at Jerszy Seymour Design Inc. in Milan – His work is in collections in Holland and in private collections in the USA, Italy, UK and Canada. Todd has recently relocated to Toronto, Canada and is also a Professor at OCAD.