L’Officiel Malaysia – July 2019

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MAKE LEMONADE BY MMNT DESIGN

Perched on the top floor of an office building just off the

finance and entertainment district of Toronto is women-only

co-working space Make Lemonade. Designers Tyler Malone

and Michael Good of MMNT Design converted the nondescript

site into pastel-coloured office space before dividing it into

three distinct sections. On one side, a collective zone with

extensive greenery and cafe seating is set up to mimic the

feeling of a sunny patio while 24 work desks are stationed in

the other area with an abundance of natural light, with a lively

community kitchen connecting the two.

“The long work desks as well as the informal worktables

with fine maple finish and white powder-coated steel legs

were designed by our team and fabricated by the local

handcraft studio Son of a Woodcutter. The bench seating

at the artificial grass lounge area and the reception desk,

on the other hand, were made by GTA Construction. Most

other materials such as decorative metal panels, hex tiles

and assorted pieces of furniture were sourced from various

local Toronto suppliers. The collaborative spirit behind the

endeavour was to create a unique revitalised environment,”

says Malone.

Not stopping there, Make Lemonade enlisted Toronto-based

artist Quinn Rockliff to create animated murals throughout the

space. This expressive DNA that is splashed all over the matte

white walls is accentuated with refinished concrete flooring

and rhythmic window fenestrations. A take on the theme of

composed eccentricity, the duality of the elements is intended

to inspire creativity and spark joy among the community

without discounting the more serious aspects of business that

allows real work to be done.

mmntdesign.com

Labour

Day

Every day is a

holiday if your

workstation is as

stylish as these co-

working spaces.

Photography by Cameron BartlettBY NIKITA NAWAWI