
Hospitality Design Features DesignAgency’s Anwar Mekhayech, Matt Davis and Allen Chan on their ‘What I’ve Learned’ podcast series
January 6, 2021
Stacy Shoemaker Rauen from Hospitality Design recently sat down with DesignAgency’s Anwar Mekhayech, Matt Davis and Allen Chan for HD’s ‘What I’ve Learned’ podcast series. The conversation centres around DA’s beginnings working with restaurants and designing hotel branding before taking […]

Hospitality Design – Irth Landscape Hotel and Spa
November 15, 2020
Irth Landscape Hotel and Spa was featured in Hospitality Design’s ‘Rethinking Wellbeing’ issue. Come 2023, the area [Prince Edward County, Ontario] will also be home to a healing stay immersed in nature when the Irth Landscape Hotel and Spa opens […]

ArchDaily – Galleria III
October 27, 2020
Real estate development firm ELAD Canada has unveiled Galleria III, Toronto’s tallest flatiron building designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects and DesignAgency.

Supper Magazine – Majordōmo Meat & Fish
October 13, 2020
American restauranteur and Momofuku founder David Chang has opened Majordōmo Meat & Fish, his second venue in Las Vegas.

Districto Oficina
July 8, 2020
Districto Oficina covers NeueHouse Bradbury in the July edition of their magazine.

Sleeper Magazine – NeueHouse Bradbury
July 7, 2020
DesignAgency craft the interiors of LA’s oldest landmarked building, creating a new destination for a forward-thinking hospitality group.

Boutique Design – Alexandra Bruemmer Cole
February 20, 2020
DesignAgency’s Alexander Bruemmer Cole is listed as one to watch by Boutique Design!

Darc – North America Design Report
December 20, 2019
DesignAgency are apart of the North America Design Report in darc December 2019.

Hospitality Design – The Dalmar
November 20, 2019
Though Miami gets all the attention, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, nonetheless, is a hotspot vacation destination with a lot of potential. To capture the emerging city’s essence, Wurzak Hotel Group tapped DesignAgency to conceive a modern, yet playful design for the 209-room bolthole, the Dalmar.

The New York Times – NeueHouse Bradbury
November 20, 2019
The New York Times explore the future of co-working spaces.


Interior Design – The Dalmar
November 6, 2019
DesignAgency Gives Fort Lauderdale’s The Dalmar Hotel a Mid-Century Modern Cachet

Supper – The Dalmar
November 1, 2019
Supper magazine features Sparrow Rooftop Bar at The Dalmar in Ft. Lauderdale.


Canadian Interiors – DesignAgency’s Block Party
October 20, 2019
Canadian Interiors covers DA’s 2019 Block Party in Toronto.

Hotelier Magazine – DesignAgency
October 20, 2019
DesignAgency taking the hotel industry by storm.

Design Milk – The Dalmar
October 16, 2019
The Dalmar in Fort Lauderdale: A Tribute to the Golden Age of Travel

The Spaces – Bar Wayo
October 15, 2019
Momofuku’s Bar Wayō frames views over New York’s East River. DesignAgency crafts warm interiors that heighten the views.

National Post, 3 October 2019
October 3, 2019
Known for their work designing luxury hotels and restaurants, including Toronto’s St. Regis Hotel and the award-winning Restaurant at Pearl Morrisette, DesignAgency has transformed the sporting lounge into a venue that looks like it came straight from the pages of […]

Hospitality Design – Bar Wayo
October 2, 2019
Complementing Pier 17 with a teak pergola, Bar Wayō marks the seventh collaboration between Momofuku and Toronto-based practice DesignAgency, which crafted an inviting atmosphere on the banks of the East River.

darc Magazine – St. Regis Hotel
September 20, 2019
darc Magazine covers St. Regis Hotel Toronto.

Gray Magazine – NeueHouse Bradbury
September 1, 2019
Gray Magazine features NeueHouse Bradbury.

Bob Magazine – St. Regis Hotel
June 20, 2019
Bob magazine features the St. Regis Hotel in Toronto.

Stay Overnight – The Broadview Hotel
May 20, 2019
Stay Overnight features The Broadview Hotel.

Perspective Magazine – Kojin and St. Regis Hotel
January 20, 2019
Perspective Magazine features Kojin and St. Regis Hotels.

Dwell – Node Living
January 14, 2019
Node’s New Co-Living Space Offers Instagram-Worthy Apartments For Rent

Globe & Mail – St. Regis Hotel
January 12, 2019
Designing the luxury St. Regis Hotel in Toronto.

Forbes – St. Regis Hotel
January 3, 2019
The First St. Regis Hotel In Canada Opens With Seductively Stylish Appeal

Fairmont Magazine – Fairmont Tremblant
December 20, 2018
Fairmont Magazine covers Fairmont Tremblant.


Nuvo Magazine Online, November 21st 2018
November 21, 2018
Toronto’s New and Noteworthy Restaurants


Azure Magazine – DesignAgency Partners
November 20, 2018
Azure features the DesignAgency partners and their prolific history.


Nuvo Magazine, September 24th 2018
September 24, 2018
KŌJIN, TORONTO – a restaurant worthy of the fire gods.

Canadian Interiors – The Broadview Hotel
September 6, 2018
This landmark Romanesque style building in Toronto’s east end was originally built in 1891 as factory offices, and converted a few years later into The Broadview Hotel.

Hospitality Design – Majordomo LA
July 26, 2018
Chang turned to longtime collaborator DesignAgency to help him “make something specific to the city and create a menu that pays tribute to its food traditions,” explains Anwar Mekhayech, principal and founding partner of the Toronto-based firm, along with Allen Chan and Matt Davis.

Azure Magazine – Majordomo LA
June 26, 2018
In Majordomo, DesignAgency Created an Eatery in David Chang’s Image.

Canadian Interiors – St Regis Hotel
March 20, 2018
Canadian Interiors features St. Regis Hotel Toronto.

Azure Magazine – Tokyo Smoke
February 27, 2018
From Dank to Swank: The Evolution of Pot Dispensary Design.

Hospitality Design – The Broadview Hotel
February 20, 2018
Hospitality Design features Broadview Hotel.

Dezeen Online – The Broadview Hotel
February 14, 2018
DesignAgency turns former strip club into boutique Toronto hotel.

Designlines Magazine – The Broadview Hotel
January 31, 2018
The Broadview Hotel goes from Skanky to Swanky

Gray Magazine – The Duniway
January 24, 2018
Luxe and Local The Duniway Emerges with New Design

Canada’s 100 Best – Generator Rome and Lena Restaurant
September 20, 2017
Generator Rome and Lena Restaurant listed as Canada’s best in Canadian Interiors magazine.

Forbes – The Duniway
August 25, 2017
In Portland, Redefining Luxury With History And A Touch Of Sass


Frame Web – Lena Restaurant
February 12, 2017
At Toronto’s Leña, Argentinean hospitality makes Art Deco feel accessible.

BlogTO.com – Generator Hostels
January 15, 2017
DesignAgency is helping to shake up the budget travel industry.

Archilovers.com – Generator Rome
November 23, 2016
Generator is making its Roman debut on Via Principe Amedeo, a short walk from the Colosseum and Termini Station.



