Cynthia Soda
Principal Designer /BID/ARIDO/IDC/NCIDQ

Cynthia Soda is the Owner and Principal Interior Designer of Soda Pop Design Inc. Established in 2012, her multi-disciplinary interior design firm provides complete renovation and design services for mid to high-end residential clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area and available globally.

Cynthia believes in and uses her design filter to successfully merge her clients' lifestyle, personality and architecture to create customized, liveable luxury that artistically tells each client's unique story. "Our desire is for every one of our clients to feel pride of place when they come home each day. We want them to love everything in their space without being afraid to live in it." Cynthia and her team act as the primary liaison in their projects between the client and architects, engineers, contractors, fabricators and trades people to ensure a smooth transition from detailed concept to completion.

Professionally, Cynthia Soda is a graduate of Ryerson University, School of Interior Design and is a Registered Interior Designer with ARIDO, IDC and NCIDQ in good standing. Soda Pop Design Inc. is a proud supporter of Plan Canada's Because I am a Girl and contributes yearly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Alzheimers Society as well as GoodLife Kids and SickKids Foundations. 

Cynthia has received Best of Design and Customer Satisfaction awards from the online Houzz community for several consecutive years.

Her work has been featured in print and online in various respected lifestyle Toronto based design publications. Cynthia is a regular contributor for the Saturday Toronto Sun Paper , Royal Le Page and Century 21 lifestyle publications and US based online publication Design Made Simple.

Today her independent firm continues to grow working on a variety of small and full-scale residential and commercial projects in Ontario.  

My Favourite room to design is…
The kitchen has always been a favourite of mine because I like to treat the function of the space as a boundary that I can push and mould architecturally to end up with an aesthetically pleasing yet functional use of space. Laundry rooms and mudrooms have been overlooked in the past so I love to make these exciting spaces to push through mundane chores.

Favourite movie / tv shows…
Dirty Dancing and This is Us or Riverdale are my guilty pleasures of the moment

When I work I listen to…
Marina, 80s and BSB always puts me in a good mood

Design Advice to live by…
Be authentic, take risks and trust your designer

My Spirit animal is…
A cheetah – symbolizing focus, speed, flexibility & adaptability

Biggest pet-peeve…
Tardiness, woe-is-me and/or entitled attitudes

Cats or Dogs
Dogs for loyalty and cats for independence

If I could visit any place in the world it would be…
Amalfi coast and Greece are on my current hit lists

I can’t leave the house without…
Lip balm and my phone

Starbucks order…
Caramel Macchiato (courtesy of Allie’s influence) or Chestnut Praline Latte with almond milk

Harry Potter House…
Ravenclaw

Allie Johnson
Designer | Media Coordinator 

Allie has been a part of the Soda Pop Design team since 2016 after graduating from Georgian College with an Advanced Diploma in Interior Design. Allie has combined her passions for design and social media, becoming the SPDi media coordinator as well as contributes to all coordination, sourcing and design of all SPDi projects. She brings her creative ideas and knowledge in both design and media to the table.

My Favourite room to design is…
Powder rooms as you can take the biggest risks and Bedrooms

Favourite movie / tv shows…
Wednesday, Scream and anything Tim Burton

When I work I listen to…
Lana Del Rey, Suki Waterhouse, Vida

Design Advice to live by…
"The best rooms have something to say about the people who live in them." - David Hicks

My Spirit animal is…
Lion

Biggest pet-peeve…
Loud chewers & people who are rude

Cats or Dogs...
Large Dogs

If I could visit any place in the world it would be…
I’ve always wanted to visit Edinburgh and Hawaii

I can’t leave the house without…
My phone and my sunglasses

Starbucks order…
Chai Tea Latte or Vanilla Latte

Harry Potter House…
Slytherin

Madyson Johnson
Designer | 3D Illustrator

After graduating with honors from Georgian College with an advanced diploma in Interior Design, Madyson honed in on her technical skills and discovered her passion for 3D graphic design. Madyson creates realistic 3D renderings for all SPDi projects, giving our clients a realistic look into their space while also contributing to the creative design, sourcing and other technical aspects of all projects.

My Favourite room to design is…
The kitchen because it is the heart of the home and a place for gathering

Favourite movie / tv shows…
The Office

When I work I listen to…
Spotify’s Peaceful Piano playlist

Design Advice to live by…
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams

My Spirit animal is…
Golden Lab Dog

Biggest pet-peeve…
Mouth noises/chewing

Cats or Dogs...
Dogs!

If I could visit any place in the world it would be…
Bali or all the Hawaii Islands

I can’t leave the house without…
A cold bottle of water

Starbucks order…
Americano Blanco

Harry Potter House…
Hufflepuff