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Annually held in December, Montreal's SOUK marketplace is back again for its 18th edition, this time with a pop-up design fair featuring over 50 designers in the South-East Mezzanine of the Place Ville Marie tower in the middle of downtown for a brief window from December 1 to 5.
Call it a Christmas market, or simply consider a gathering place for Montreal's best designers, but the quality of the products at SOUK has long been held in high regard since its inauguration in 2003: Often held in popular neighborhoods of the city that began with an edition in the Société des arts technologiques of the city's red light district to the RCA building in Saint-Henri, the event looks to bring together the best of Montreal design in all kinds of areas.
This year, there's a SOUK design fair taking place in the PVM Mezzanine on the ground floor, where shoppers can meet and speak with dozens designers while interacting with their creations. The range of products is sizeable, ranging from footwear and cosmetics to pottery, toys, paintings, and consumables. Check out the full roster of artists and designers here.
There's also the opportunity to visit the 20th floor of the Place Ville Marie tower for the SOUK HABITAT experiential space that was opened in December 2020. Set up as a space reminiscent of an apartment with a more intimate discovery experience, it's "highlighting... the works of local designers while offering a breathtaking view of Montreal's most emblematic places and monuments," the organizers wrote in a statement.
SOUK's design fair is running from December 1 to 5, Wednesday to Friday from 10am to 9pm and Saturday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm at 1 Place Ville Marie, Mezzanine South-East (entrance via Robert-Bourassa). Admission is free, but a vaccination passport is required for entry. The SOUK HABITAT at PVM is open as well for the same hours but is ongoing at 1 Place Ville Marie, suite 2030 (entrance via Robert-Bourassa).