On the Boards | Kyla Bidgood & Alexander Suvajac – 2026.05.02

May 2, 2026 from 10:30am–12:00pm

Local Speaker Series
Presented by the West Coast Modern League
Hosted by Gabriel Ross | 1319 Government St | Victoria BC
Doors 10:30am | Presentation 11:00am
Part of Design Victoria Festival

Celebrating local designers carrying forward our fertile culture of creativity and experimentation on Canada’s west coast.

On May 2nd, the West Coast Modern League, with Gabriel Ross, presents the next in our On the Boards speaker series. We welcome Victoria-based interior designer Kyla Bidgood and Salt Spring Island-based landscape designer Alexander Suvajac, each sharing their latest works and research.

Kyla Bidgood is a Registered Interior Designer and Creative Director of the award-winning design studio Bidgood. Bidgood creates spaces that blur the lines between design eras and styles. Their interiors embrace warmth, texture, and rich materials that are both thoroughly functional and artistically uplifting. Bidgood is dedicated to cultivating a feeling of joy in every space they touch. Anchored in thoughtful materiality and tactile experiences, their interiors are curated and considered.

Alexander Suvajac is a landscape designer with a focus on rural retreats, wellness spaces, contemporary urban gardens, artist retreats, and restorative gardens. With respect and intention, the work seeks to create serene spaces that complement the outward expression of the land. Informed by new perspectives, the studio’s work and focus have developed to emphasize creating atmospheres that evoke a greater sense of well-being. The projects offer quiet confidence and respect for the sensitive, subtle, and energetic qualities space creates. The landscape design practice values a listening and response to the poetry of the landscape instilled over years of experience.

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Meet the Speakers

Kyla Bidgood
Photo by Mary McNeill Knowles
www.bidgood.co

Alexander Suvajac
Photo by Pooya Nabei
www.alexandersuvajac.com

The West Coast Modern League gratefully acknowledges the partnership and generous support of Gabriel Ross and Design Victorial Festival.

On the Boards Local Speaker Series

On the Boards is the West Coast Modern League’s ongoing speaker series that turns focus on our local designers, to those who are carrying forward the strong traditions of creativity and experimentation on Canada’s west coast. These events provide an opportunity for the community to come together in celebration of design and to share in recent works being undertaken right here in our own backyard.

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Design Victoria Festival

Design Victoria Festival is a four day festival celebrating the city and the island’s growing design community. Their aim is to bring together different parts of the creative community and show the value of good design. During the festival, events happen across the city and beyond, organized by Design Victoria’s partners. These include special installations, exhibitions, events, open houses, tours and workshops – and the official Launch Party.