Julia Jamrozik Coryn Kempster

Toronto

www.ck-jj.com

Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster are Canadian designers, artists, and educators who have been collaborating since 2003. Together, they strive to create spaces, objects, and situations that disrupt the ordinary in a critical and playful way.
Their multidisciplinary practice operates at various scales, from temporary installations to permanent public works and architectural projects. Their academic research focuses on the role of play in the built environment and alternative methods of documentation as a form of historical preservation.
In 2018, the Architectural League of New York honored their work with the prestigious League Prize.

PROJECTS

Roof Line Garden. Coloured ribbons to create a space for socialising

Thousands of ribbons, which people usually use as barriers are used instead to draw attention and attract visitors to the Musée de la Civilization. This was the idea for the Roof Line Garden, a playful and colourful social space on the building's terrace

In the city are we alone or together? Urban design as a spark for spontaneous interaction

The experience of urban public space should be a response to the human need for connection. Dialogue is the urban furniture designed by designers and artists Coryn Kempster and Julia Jamrozik with the intention of reviving the social function of city public space: living shared physical experiences.

Tipico Café in New York. Refurbished tables form a blue counter that maximises social interaction

The Tipico Café is located on the ground floor of a 100-year-old house in New York, which over the years had been stripped of its charm and layered by various alterations. The result is a design with a vibrant identity that is guided by a conceptual approach focused on maximising social interaction