Designer, Builder, Curator & Storyteller.
Robert built this house to live in.
When it came time for Robert to build a house for his family, he wanted to do it right. So, he found the raddest architect, sold everything lock, stock and barrel, moved out to Grey County and built SolarQ in Singhampton.
This was Robert’s first time building a house, and was honoured to be featured in the Globe & Mail’s Style Advisor.
“Museum Rob”
Sharing History & Uniting a Community
While building his house, Robert volunteered at South Grey Museum in beautiful Grey Highlands, Ontario, where he was the youngest member of the Museum Board by 42 years. Soon after, he became Community Heritage Curator, and the rest is History.
The local kids began calling him Museum Rob, mostly because it was tricky to pronounce “Iantorno”.
Robert was honoured to teach kids history, interview seniors, play guitar at celebrations and put on community events and celebrate the Community.
Automotive Journalism
Robert believes that Life is Motion, and has a profound connection to cars and motorcycles. He vectors his automotive passions into stream of consciousness “Psychomotive” writing and photography for local publications such as Hello Country Magazine, The South Grey News, Rrampt Magazine, and The Dundalk Herald / Flesherton Advance.
About Robert
Robert Edward Iantorno is curious; always has been. Raised mostly by his Nonna Maria and Nonno Bruno, he grew up in Toronto in the family HVAC business, and learned the value of kindness and good, hard work. Robert studied History and Languages at U of T, and is a self taught industrial designer, builder, curator, storyteller, marketing and operations expert. Robert filed his first patent at 23, and went on to design products and manage companies with the ethos of service, quality of product and responsible Canadian industry.
After moving to Grey County, he serendipitously became “Museum Rob” and the rest is History. Robert enjoys freelance writing and consulting on projects for local publications, businesses and government, and is a youth mentor in the Community. He also has the pleasure of apprenticing as a classic Ferrari mechanic.
Robert lives with his lovely wife and dogs, in a net zero Quonset shell house that he built. He is constantly cooking and tinkering, likes the sound of his Triumph motorcycle and touring in his turbodiesel Vixen21TD RV.