CORE
Principals

  1. We are makers, craft is sacred

  2. WE create for tomorrow

  3. BEAUTY LIES IN RESTRAINT

  4. Intent speaks louder than scale

  5. Vision is not mass produced

Nicholas hyatt

Founder of on2

Nicholas Hyatt is a Toronto-based commercial and fine art photographer with a background in gemology and fashion. His journey has been shaped by international experiences, from a jewellery internship in Sicily to a recent brand campaign in Paris.

His career began with a degree in fashion business from George Brown College, followed by studies in gemmology and work in the high jewellery industry, where he developed an eye for detail and design. Photography became a creative outlet, allowing him to bring narratives to life through inspired settings and subjects. Nicholas’s work has been published in The Lane, NUVO Magazine Digital, and High Snobiety.

He is currently working in downtown Toronto, taking on new commissions while crafting his first exhibition, scheduled for early next year.

On2's founder, Photographer Nicholas Hyatt, is sitting on a modern white chair in a photography studio setup, surrounded by lighting equipment, including a softbox and reflector.

THE ORIGINS
OF ON2

Toronto’s Fashion District was built by visionaries — tailors, pattern makers, and entrepreneurs who transformed raw fabric into possibility. From the early 1900s, the warehouses along Spadina buzzed with energy; it was a place where craft and ambition intertwined, weaving Toronto’s creative spirit into its very fabric.

Today, On2 continues that legacy in a new form. Located at 174 Spadina, our studio inhabits one of the district’s historic spaces, transforming it once again into a site of creation.

Where garments were once sewn, we now shape light, form, and story—crafting images that carry the spirit of the makers who came before us. Rooted in history but driven by vision, On2 exists to honour the past by making something entirely new.

Vintage urban street scene with historic buildings, early 20th-century automobiles, pedestrians, and tram tracks lined with bare trees.

Spadina Ave. looking north, 1926. Toronto Archives.

Black and white photo of an urban street scene with a tall brick building labeled 'Les Gardiner' and a partially demolished building with a crane. Several parked cars are visible on the street.

174 Spadina Ave., 1984. Peter MacCallum.

Black and white street scene with traffic, pedestrians, and a large Chanel advertisement featuring a woman, located in an urban area with buildings and a bus visible.

Queen St. looking north on Spadina, 1994. Avard Woolaver.