Gridline Labs
A Montreal-based consultancy specialising in design infrastructure, Gridline Labs supported the Dusk residency teams and hosted the closing salon on modular design systems.
Studios, schools and institutions
Partners of Dusk
Partners help make the week rather than fund it. Studios lend ateliers and mentors, schools bring student cohorts, and toolmakers run the workshops. The brands that fund Dusk are on the sponsors page.
Programme partner
Gridline Labs helped architect the 2024 programme, bringing their systems thinking prowess to every stage, atelier, and installation.
Design collaborators
Studios and collectives who brought installations, props, and curated experiences to life across the venue.
Atelier Helvetica
Led the typographic poster archive and produced the limited-run Swiss grid letterpress prints for attendees.
Modulor Assembly
Designed the spatial installations guiding attendees through Helvetica Hall, including the kinetic wayfinding system.
Technology partners
Toolmakers and platforms that powered streaming, prototyping, and collaborative workshops.
Formo
Provided interactive prototypes for the motion labs, enabling real-time feedback loops across devices.
Typora Studio
Powered the typographic pairings lab and supplied the variable font experiments showcased in the night salons.
SignalStream
Handled virtual broadcast infrastructure, ensuring remote attendees consumed every session in high fidelity.
Community supporters
Schools and collectives who run scholarships, mentoring, and community tickets with us each year.
Design Commons
Funded 40 student bursaries and hosted the mentorship clinic connecting emerging designers with Dusk speakers.
Nordic Form
Underwrote accessibility services including captioning, tactile signage, and assisted listening for on-site attendees.
Shape the next edition
Host an atelier, lend mentors, or bring a student cohort to Dusk 2025. Partnerships are built around what you make, not what you pay.