Yabu Pushelberg

From table­top objects to expan­sive new devel­op­ments, Cana­dian design­ers George Yabu and Glenn Pushel­berg design places and prod­ucts: immer­sive envi­ron­ments, com­pelling des­ti­na­tions, and con­sid­ered goods. Yabu and Pushel­berg have been part­ners in life and busi­ness for more than 30 years. They met in design school at Ryerson Univer­sity in their home­town of Toronto back in the mid-1970s. Their stu­dio, Yabu Pushel­berg, was founded in 1980 and is now present in 19 coun­tries. With an empha­sis on inte­ri­or design, they have expand­ed their firm into a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary prac­tice that address­es mul­ti­ple lay­ers of the human expe­ri­ence. For them, it’s all about design­ing the world they want to live in.

The focus of these design­ers goes well beyond what things look like, to how they make peo­ple feel. Yabu and Pushel­berg have perfected this approach, working with compa­nies like B&B Italia, Bergdorf Goodman and Linteloo.