About

1982 DESIGN IS A FULL-SERVICE DESIGN COMPANY BASED IN TORONTO. We SPECIALIZe IN PRIVATE HOMES AND RESIDENCES. we also design RETAIL SPACES AND FURNITURE.

FROM DRAMATIC SINGLE-ROOM MAKEOVERS TO ENTIRE TOP-TO-BOTTOM RENOVATIONS. WE HELP OUR CLIENTS TO REAliZE THE SPACE OF THEIR Dreams. OUR SERVICES EXTEND TO ALL STAGES OF THE DESIGN-BUILD PROCESS, INCLUDING DECORATING AND ART CONSULTATION. WE collaborate with a TRUSTED group of makers and builders To EXECUTE OUR VISION, PERFECTLY.

WE BRING A CURATED, MINIMALIST’S APPROACH TO EACH OF OUR PROJECTS, WITH A MAXIMALIST’S EYE FOR DETAIL AND COMFORT. AT THE HEART OF OUR WORK, YOU’LL ALWAYS FIND AN IMPECCABLY-DESIGNED FLOORPLAN THAT ADDRESSes OUR CLIENTS’ SPECIFIC NEEDS. WE TAKE DECORATING SERIOUSLY, AND LOVE CREATING TIMELESS, LIVEABLE SPACES THAT MIX VINTAGE AND CUSTOM PIECES to CREATE UNIQUE AND ELEVATED rooms.

1982 DESIGN TAKES our INSPIRATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL JET-SET STYLE OF THE EARLY 1980’S. our FOUNDER PETER PAQUETTE CHOSE THE NAME 1982 DESIGN TO PAY HOMAGE TO THIS GLAMOROUS ERA DEPICTED IN the sets of FILMS and TELEVISION Of that period. SOME OF PETER’S FAVOURITE IMAGE-MAKERS FROM THIS PERIOD INCLUDE FASHION DESIGNERS HALSTON AND CALVIN KLEIN, HOTELIER IAN SCHRAGER, MUSICIAN GEORGE MICHAEL AND ACTORS RICHARD GERE AND LAUREN HUTTON. 1982 WAS ALSO THE YEAR THat peter was born.

PETER PAQUETTE, FOUNDER + design director

Peter is an interior designer with a degree in Architectural technology. Over the past 15 years, he HAS worked for some of Canada’s most iconic lifestyle brands such as Roots Canada and Indigo books, designing MEMORABLE large-scale in-store and WINDOW displays. During his time with these brands peter produced many events AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES, creating unique concepts and coordinatING complicated design-build strategies.

Peter also held a position at the award-winning interior DESIGN MAGAZINE Canadian House & Home, creating photoshoots, makeovers and original stories for advertising clients and readers. While at House & Home, Peter appeared in front of the camera as a DIY project expert. 

as a skilled interior designer, furniture designer, visual display artist and storyteller, Peter is dedicated to all facets of the design process, from inception to completion. Peter’s goal is to create beautiful, COMFORTABLE spaces for people who appreciate style and glamour.