Martha Sturdy

Known for her love of large-scale and dramatic pieces, Sturdy was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2005, and in 2001 was named by Metropolitan Home magazine as one of the top 20 designers to watch for in the next decade. A leading designer of furniture, home accessories and sculpture, Vancouver-born Sturdy recently received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design + Media.