Focus on the Creative Process

Index-Design, Quebec’s leading architecture and design professional community, proudly presents the third edition of Complètement Design, a next-generation conference and trade show shaping the future of design in Quebec and beyond. It will be held at the Grand Quay of the Port of Montreal for April 1-3, 2025. The program includes 22 distinguished speakers, 70 exhibitors—blending local manufacturers with major international brands—and 36 local designers. In the lead-up to the main event, exclusive workshops on April 1 and 2 will provide an in-depth exploration of current design challenges.

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World Design Visionaries in Montreal to Inspire Practice

Complètement Design 2025 has invited several major figures of international design, including Matali Crasset (France), a global icon who explores design as a human, social, and ecological project. Through concrete examples, she will illustrate how ecological thinking inspires a new approach to creation. Meanwhile, Harry Nuriev (France, USA), design prodigy and founder of Crosby Studios, will question our relationship with space and objects through his bold, “transformist” aesthetic. His viral, instantly recognizable creations shape some of the most striking interiors of our time, making him one of the most influential voices in contemporary design.

matali crasset
Photo credit: @Julien Jouanjus

matali crasset, Ferme hibride, Villelaure
Photo credit: @Anthony Lanneretonne

Harry Nuriev
Photo credit: @Andrew Jacobs System

Crosby Studios, Harry Nuriev
Photo credit: ©Benoit Florencon

The Central Theme: Generative - Generation: Design in Process

The theme of the 2025 edition, Generative - Generation: Design in Process, explores the richness of creative itineraries and transdisciplinary design practices. Beyond the final product, it's the path that leads to it that will be honored, illustrating how design is enriched by experimentation, collaboration, and human and technological advances. Exhibitors, speakers, and artists will be invited to explore this thread through installations, products, lectures, and live performances.

Photo credit: Complètement Design 2025, générative-génération, design en processus

Photo credit: Complètement Design 2025, générative-génération, design en processus

The Index-Design 2025 Prize and a Design Auction of Local Designers

On April 3, Matali Crasset will award a prize to an exhibiting designer selected by a jury of experts. Also new this year: a designer auction offering visitors the chance to acquire collectible or limited-edition items: lighting, furniture, and signed objects.

Christopher Dessus, Paf-Atelier, Collectible
Photo credit: ©Ligia-Poplawska

Sid Lee Architecture, Bassin Wellington
Photo credit: ©Sid Lee Architecture + Bolide Studio

Provencher_Roy, Tour du Port de Montréal
Photo credit: ©James Brittain

Michel Dallaire, Le caquelon à fondue Abénakis
Photo credit: ©Francois Brunelle

Fresh Catch chair, Lauren Goodman
Photo credit: ©PJCouture

Tickets to the event are available on the official website.

Complètement Design

Created by Index-Design, Complètement Design is an annual event that brings together the professionals of architecture and design to celebrate creation. Offering a dynamic program of exhibitions, conferences, gatherings, and workshops, the event invites visitors to explore design in all its aspects.