Design Fabrication Zone (DFZ)

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Based at Toronto Metropolitan University, the Design Fabrication Zone (DFZ) is an interdisciplinary hub for design and fabrication that strategically propels early-stage ideas for inventions, businesses, and installations along the continuum – from design to prototype to mass manufacturing.

With access to fabrication space and equipment, members of the DFZ are able to conduct hands-on experimentation and prototyping at various levels from preliminary to advanced. Its facilities include the Innovation Studio, the Design + Technology LAB (D+TL), and the Creative School’s Open Space.

In addition to space and equipment, the DFZ provides its members with mentors to advance their design/fabrication projects through technical and entrepreneurial advice and assistance.

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Location

Design Fabrication Zone
The Innovation Studio
Toronto Metropolitan University
110 Bond Street
Toronto, ON
M5B 1X8

Design + Technology Lab
Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex
Toronto Metropolitan University
288 Church Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 1Z5

Creative School – Open Space
School of Image Arts
Toronto Metropolitan University
122 Bond Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 1E9

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Areas of Expertise

Prototyping, tools, and equipment
Design fabrication
Analog fabrication tools (woodworking and metalworking shops)
Digital fabrication tools (3D printing, textile computing, AR/VR, and robotics)

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Services

Facility Access & Testing
Product R&D
Process R&D
Materials R&D
Project development
Business Development & Consulting

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Contact Information

Website: https://www.ryerson.ca/zone-learning/design-fabrication-zone/

Email 1: Vishal Vinod Kumar – vishal.vinodkumar@ryerson.ca

Email 2: dfz@ryerson.ca

Twitter: @DesignFabZone

LinkedIn: Design Fabrication Zone at Toronto Metropolitan University

Published: September 26, 2021