Launch of the first day to Buy Montréal Design with CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL!
The Bureau du design is celebrating the city’s designers with the launch of the first day to Buy Montréal Design with CODE Souvenir Montréal!, happening on May 6 at the SIDIM-Salon du Design, at five points of sale in Montréal, and on Facebook. This unifying event is a fantastic opportunity for all Montrealers to support local design by purchasing a product emblematic of the city’s DNA. All of the items that will be available on Buy Montréal Design Day are creations of designers showcased in the Bureau du design’s catalogue of “so Montréal” souvenir items, CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL.
On May 6, buy local and encourage Montréal designers
On May 6, Buy Montréal Design with CODE Souvenir Montréal! day, design mavens and curious consumers alike are encouraged to purchase CODE products at one of five public points of sale in Montréal:
- the three Space for Life gift shops (at the Botanical Garden, Biodôme and Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium*),
- the M Boutique and Bookstore at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,
- and Pépin Shop.
In addition, throughout the day, every CODE product on sale at these five points of sale will be available at a 10% discount.
Design aficionados will also be able to buy these products during the SIDIM-Salon du Design at Place Bonaventure, at the Le Marché themed space, an area for the general public where visitors to the show will have the chance to meet and talk with more than 10 Montréal designers and publishers, and enter a photo contest to show off their discoveries.
CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL designers exhibiting at the Marché SIDIM
ADZIF – Alice in Montréal – Ceramik B. – Claire Papillon – Couple d'Idées – Dinette Nationale – Harricana par Mariouche – Duel – F&Y – Holdur – Jarre – Jules mon poisson bulle – Les Archivistes Design – Les Charlatans – Monsillage – Panoplie – Paperole – PMO design – Saeltz – Shed espace créatif (Des Enfantillages) – Tat Chao – Ute Wolff.
Head to Facebook to explore what’s available and share your discoveries!
Starting April 6, the Buy Montréal Design with CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL! Facebook event provides the opportunity to explore or rediscover the rich diversity of made-in-Montréal design featured in CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL, along with buying suggestions, in a playful environment.
And on May 6, design fans who post selfies to the page with products that they’ve just purchased will have a chance to win a $100 gift certificate redeemable for one or more CODE products. Full details will be available on the event page.
Leading up to and on the big day, event ambassadors Geneviève Plante of YULorama and Marylou Girard Bouchard of Joli Joli Design, who are committed to uncovering Montréal talents, will be posting stories and favourite items on their respective blogs and social media accounts.
* A space in the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium shop will be set up for the day of May 6 only.
The days to Buy Montréal Design with CODE Souvenir Montréal! and the CODE SOUVENIR MONTRÉAL catalogue receive financial support from the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec under the Entente sur le développement culturel de Montréal, and from the Secrétariat à la région métropolitaine as part of implementation of the Entente Montréal 2025.
