Our work is discreet. All strategies are uniquely curated and developed confidentially. We honour the trust our collaborators invest in us, so we share mindfindfully to honour them.

Decanthropy helped define an approach to develop more than a building. As a result, we are setting out to eliminate the societal stigma assigned to individuals with intellectual disabilities by design. This is our greatest opportunity and an endearing legacy for the community context. 

Community Living Toronto (CLTO) fosters inclusive communities by supporting the rights and choices of people with an intellectual disability. CLTO retained Decanthropy to develop a project vision that distinguishes our mixed-use Lawson Project in Toronto, Canada. 

Decanthropy developed a structural equity strategy for Figure3 informed by business and futures thinking to align corporate aspirations, brand, and values for impact.

Figure3 is one of Canada’s most distinguished multidisciplinary interior design firms. Leveraging design-based research and brand strategy, Figure3 helps clients to realize environments that achieve an equitable connection between people and place. Independently owned and based in Toronto, Figure3 has established itself as a trusted partner for over 28 years. With a diverse entrepreneurial team of 80+ creative thought leaders, it is the unique perspectives and ideas of our people that continue to be the foundation of the brand's excellence.

Decanthropy is positioning CIDA to meet our future world, infused with boldness and strategic innovation.

The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) is an independent, non-profit accrediting organization for interior design education programs at colleges and universities in the United States and internationally. For more than 35 years, this knowledge-driven organization has been passionately committed to the ongoing enrichment of the interior design profession. 

Through a process of program self-evaluation and peer review, accreditation promotes achievement of high academic standards; while making education more responsive to student and societal needs. CIDA engages nearly 200 volunteers, all drawn from interior design practice and education, to carry out its work. More than 170 interior design programs are currently accredited by CIDA, serving an estimated 20,000 students.

Decanthropy led an executive team at MillerKnoll in exploring a desired future where trust and belonging are deeply embedded in interactions and processes to support their dynamic teams. Welcome to the future. 

MillerKnoll - Icons of industry, merged to form a collective of dynamic brands that come together to design the world we live in. Together, they form an unparalleled platform for building a more sustainable, caring, equitable, and beautiful world.

Food waste and insecurity encompass an enormous scope of several issues, globally. This includes, but is not limited to food production, commercialization, societal inequities, human greed or poor environment stewardship. The Crisis of Care insights represents an early stage investigation to finding possible opportunities and unmet needs at the intersection of the “Last-mile” for food waste within the Hotel Industry in Barbados and the food insecurity of its ageing population over 65 years old. 

Hohm is a daytime senior and childcare service set in a residential enclave in St. James Barbados. Hohm represents a cross-generation approach to care and programming to support the connection between primary kids 1-8 years old and seniors aged +65.  The main residence provides senior-centric care and gathering, while the pavilions support studio activities for learning and exploring. The central gathering space provides an intentional place to engage in traditional storytelling. The concept for the project seeks to provide alternative care models to bridge generational gaps and strengthen the community.

Durham College retained Decanthropy to reimagine interior decoration and design education for our future world. The exciting project will seek to restate the value of design within an established educational framework to drive change and innovation. 

Durham College inspires learners to create success for themselves and their communities through the best in innovative and transformative education. For the past 10 years, our mission at Durham College has ensured that the student experience comes first.  As we reflect on all we’ve accomplished and look closely at where we stand, it’s clear: We’re not just putting the student experience first. We’re reinventing it.  What’s happening on our campuses, across our communities and around the globe is a DC-grown and led transformation of the way we learn. The way we teach. The way we work, live, and lead.

The anticipated decommissioning of the airfield provides a unique opportunity to reconsider the potential of this large site, strategically-located in a growing city and region. Ian Rolston of Decanthropy collaborated with a research and foresight team led by OCAD’s Sara Diamond and Jeremy Bowes and U of T’s Robert Wright and Fadi Mousad. Rolston worked with a exceptional group of researchers to analyze case studies, develop personas and scenario planning for Toronto’s latest phased future neighborhood. Rolston’s equity-informed perspectives provoked dialogue and considerations received by a diverse team of real estate developers, technians, educators and generative design experts. 

CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals is a charity dedicated to addressing economic and social barriers affecting black youth ages 14 and over in the GTA.  For over a decade, CEE has provided workforce development, education, and advocacy programs. With over 1000 youth graduating since inception, CEE partnerships, curriculum standardization, and support vital components to achieve the organization's mission. Decanthropy will support CEE evaluate programming through business innovation and human-centered frameworks to measure success meaningfully.