San Francisco Design Week

Dynamic Minds: Creative Brilliance Seminar Series | KEN FULK studio: St. Joseph’s Arts Society
2024-06-04 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA, United States
A studio visit is led by best-selling author Diane Dorrans Saeks at the Magic Factory headquarters of Ken Fulk, and his recently restored St Joseph’s Arts Society church, which is a studio/ atelier/ entertainment place. The venue is a lavish site for discussions on design, altruism and philanthropy.
The tour includes a visit St. Joseph’s Arts Society (tour led by new director, Martin Strickland), and a visit to the Julian Lennon photography exhibit. This is a restored former basilica. The visit also details the restoration, re-design and re-purpose of this historic structure.
About Ken Fulk:
Ken Fulk and his 80-person firm recently restored an historic Classical 1913 basilica to launch the Saint Joseph’s Art Society, a nonprofit where artists in varied media can create and show their works in a soaring sunlit space, superbly restored from floor to cupola. International artists’ multi-media work is presented. The venue is a design showcase and a community gathering space.
Ken Fulk is a celebrated designer renowned for his intricate interiors and memorable hospitality brands. Over the past 25 years, his firm, Ken Fulk Inc., with a team of 80 in San Francisco and New York, has achieved global recognition for its diverse projects, from residential spaces in Mexico to hotels in Provence. Fulk, listed on Architectural Digest’s AD 100 and other prestigious design lists, has also creatively directed numerous personal events such as weddings and anniversaries. Besides his design work, he operates as a co-proprietor and creative director for various notable properties, and in 2018, he founded Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation to support local artists. His future projects include launching a plant-based restaurant and a performance venue in Wine Country, and reopening The Chrysler Building’s Cloud Club.

“This creative polymath’s extraordinary visual imagination has vaulted him to the peak of the interior design profession.”
— Cara Greenberg, Introspective magazine (May 30, 2022)

About Diane Dorrans Saeks:
Learn more about Diane Dorrans Saeks on Instagram @dianedorranssaeks
Diane is the best-selling author of 25 design books, including ‘Michael S, Smith Elements of Style’ (Rizzoli) and her two most recent, “Jean-Louis Deniot Interiors’ (Rizzoli) and ‘Parisian by Design (Rizzoli). She is currently working on new books on design, style and interiors.

Diane is a founding editor with C California Style magazine, and the Design Editor of PAPERCITY magazine. She has written for Vogue, Vogue Living, The New York Times, the Financial Times, Veranda, Harper’s Bazaar, the Nob Hill Gazette, and many others.

Addresses AND LOCATIONS provided upon ticket purchase: Car pooling planned
Please note, locations are not suitable for children. All guests must bring a photo ID with them to the event that matches the name you registered under. Attendees will be emailed details on meeting location prior to the event.

ABOUT THE DYNAMIC MINDS SERIES:
The Dynamic Minds Seminars Series produced by Diane Dorrans Saeks is 4 separate afternoon events over a week from June 1 through June 8 2024.. Please acquire an ‘all access pass”; and then register for each event.
Creativity, ideas, inspiration and exploration, balanced with in-depth knowledge, remain essential elements in today’s interiors and architecture.
Inspiration and intense engagement are evident throughout four special afternoon seminars at the studios of leading California architects, a new showroom, and interior designers in San Francisco.
During the architecture and design studio on-site events in the series, attendees will meet San Francisco’s leading architecture and design practitioners and view work and discuss process.
Studios include Aidlin Darling Design, The Wiseman Group, BCJ, ODADA, Geoff de Sousa Design and de Sousa Hughes, and BAMO, Ken Fulk, Martin Kobus, Studio Collins Weir and The Office of Charles de Lisle. These 4 intense on-site seminars take place on different afternoons over 4 days and require separate ticketing. In each intense on-site seminar, we have a program to meet the designers and architects, to engage with new projects, and new highlights from work on the boards.
Each studio visit is an opportunity to encounter advanced ideas, creative procedures, and design and architecture concepts and advanced thinking.
Attendees will experience the full range of aesthetics, from pure modernism to richly informed classical design, traditional, bold, minimal, and eclectic expression. All are based on intellectual and intuitive disciplines. A highlight will be viewing and discussing works in process, as well as newly completed interiors and unpublished new residences.
We will see how studios fully use newest technical advances such as VR and AI, and 3D printing (and continue to sketch) in their design concepts and in interactions with their clients. Participants will view and engage with latest thinking on sustainability, ‘green’ practices, and the use of tech and an appreciation for sketching.
At the end of each day, participants are invited to a private in-studio reception and celebration, offering the opportunity to meet designers and their staff and to discuss in-depth ideas and views.

Led by best-selling author and leading interior design journalist/ author Diane Dorrans Saeks, this year’s interior designer program follows on the great success of last ten year’s programs.

Diane’s seminars offer a very rare opportunity to tour top architecture and interior design studios, meet with designers and architects one-on-one.
Dynamic San Francisco architecture and design firms on the seminar roster include Aidlin Darling Design, BAMO, and The Wiseman Group and BCJ, as well as leading interior designers Ken Fulk, Martin Kobus, Charles de Lisle, Susan Collins Weir, ODADA. A special visit to the new De Sousa Hughes NEW showroom is a highlight.

Each highly accomplished designer and architect will speak of works in progress, new work, and what they see happening in the near future. Studio visits celebrate achievement, creativity, the power of ideas, and the power of optimism. This program is not appropriate for children under 16, as they are architecture & design study tours of studios, with formal presentations made by company principals.

ADDITIONAL SEMINARS:
Learn more about other events in the series –
June 1, 1pm-5pm: San Francisco
Studio visits to Aidlin Darling Design, ODADA and BCJ
5pm Reception. Participation will converse, meet, discuss idea, and meet the designers and architects.
June 7, 1 pm to 5 pm: Sausalito
Studio visits to The Office of Charles de Lisle, Studio Collins Weir, and culminating with a reception and refreshments at Martin Kobus Studio:
June 8, 1 pm to 5 pm: San Francisco
The design studios of The Wiseman Group and BAMO, and Geoffrey de Sousa Design and de Sousa Hughes, new showroom to view newest projects including modern and classical design, architectural historic restoration, and new design collections. BAMO has invited us to end the day with a reception.

Attention: A Design x Venture Panel with Founders & Funders
2024-06-04 13:30 - 14:30 | FourOneNine, 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Hosted by DesignBayArea, you’ll hear from founders, funders, and design executives at some of the most exciting startups and funds in the Bay Area in an exciting fireside chat.
Panelists:

Jo Marini CEO, Founder & MBA Professor at Mothership Materials: a climate-era ingredients manufacturer that’s designing biodegradable next-generation materials for consumer goods products through its patented, flexible nanotechnology platform.
Elizabeth Laraki Design Partner, Electric Capital: over 15 years of executive experience leading design teams and shaping core products at Facebook, Google, and YouTube. A few of the key projects she’s led include building Facebook’s Social Impact products, evolving Facebook’s privacy tools, and shaping the first versions of Google Maps.
Jenny Ji, Head of Design at Orb

Moderated by:

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Tara Tan

General Partner at

Strange Ventures

Climate Carrot or Sustainability Stick? SFSU Explores Strategies for Shifting to Sustainable Design Practices
2024-06-04 13:30 - 14:30 | FourOneNine, 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
This fall, San Francisco State University School of Design will launch the first materials library on the West Coast dedicated solely to sustainable materials: the SFSU Sustainable Materials Learning Library. SFSU Students and faculty in design have spent the last two years collecting physical material samples from groundbreaking sustainable materials innovators in countries as far flung as Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Germany. The sustainable materials in the library now include “leathers” made from cactus, kombucha, mushrooms, and pythons, concrete from hemp, band-aids from bamboo, and even sustainable bio-glitter!
In this conversation, SFSU Professor Fernando Carvalho and students Cole Galvin and Maria Nguyen discuss persuasive design strategies for creators, product designers, and architects—like developing products from biomaterials or offering a resource such as the SFSU Materials Learning Library, as well as a current effort underway to compel education on sustainable building materials for all new building construction in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco and the City of San Francisco. In this conversation we will discuss strategies of both persuasion and regulation in hopes of compelling the creative community to make the critical shift to more sustainable design products and practices.

NOTE: This event requires climbing 2 flights of stairs to attend. There is no elevator or lift available.
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“Climate Carrot or Sustainability Stick? SFSU Explores Strategies for Shifting to Sustainable Design Practices”

San Francisco State University School of Design
Professor Fernando Carvalho
Maria Nguyen [SFSU Student]
Cole Galvin [SFSU Student]
https://www.sfsusustainablematerials.org/

Curating Curiosity: How Technology Engages Us with Art w/ Cheng Xu the Asian Art Museums First Curator for Games and Tech
2024-06-04 14:30 - 15:30 | FourOneNine, 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Join Cheng Xu, an artist and engineer who creates tools for facilitating self-expression, as she reflects on her recent transition into a curatorial practice at the Asian Art Museum. Watch voices take shape, strangers make eye contact, and museum visitors attempt to sandwalk, all by the magic wand of tech. Cheng will share insights about technology’s role in the context of a contemporary museum and its potential to spark curiosity, encourage creativity, and engender deep reflection on our society.
https://floating.pt/
January 2024 Cheng Xu Joins Asian Art Museum as First Curator for Games and Technology
Event hosted by DesignBayArea

Shifting the Venture Status Quo Workshop
2024-06-04 15:00 - 16:30 | FourOneNine, 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Using design to shift the venture status quo today and building for the future, hosted by DesignBayArea.
Join our workshop, led by:

Jo Marini Jo Marini CEO & Founder at Mothership Materials, MBA Professor at CCA MBA in Design Strategy & Parsons The New School. Mothership Materials transforms food processing waste into the world’s most sustainable ingredients, fuels, and feedstocks through Trace™, their patented technology platform.
Jinney Kho, Director of Experience Design & Strategic Initiatives at Mothership Materials
Laura Ogle, Futurist and Innovation Strategist

NOTE: This event requires climbing 2 flights of stairs to attend. There is no elevator or lift available.

Generative AI Panel w/ Adobe, Uber, Uber Freight
2024-06-04 15:30 - 16:30 | FourOneNine, 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Join us for a lively discussion around Design, Strategy, AI, and Emerging Tech with some of the most exciting startups and design companies in the Bay Area in this exciting fireside chat.
Moderator:
Alana Washington, Product Design Director, Board Chair at Design Bay Area
Panelists:
Danielle Morimoto, Sr Design Manager, Machine Intelligence and New Technologies (MINT), Adobe Design
John Lunsford , PhD Lead Researcher, Personal Safety and AI at Uber Design
Isaac Leverett, Senior Product Designer, Uber Freight

This event is hosted by DesignBayArea

(Re)Designing Obama
2024-06-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Four One Nine, 419 10th St, San Francisco, California, 94107, United States
In one of their proudest moments in the studio’s trajectory, Manual has evolved the Obama Foundation brand identity with a comprehensive redesign ahead of the Obama Presidential Center’s opening in 2026. Join Hashem Bajwa, Chief Creative Officer of the Obama Foundation, alongside Tom Crabtree, Founder, and Vanessa Lam, Design Director, from Manual. We’ll share the story behind the identity, talk about the role of design in helping engage and mobilize people, and share the beginnings of the dynamic design system Manual is proud to have created with the Foundation.

Service Design Network Happy Hour
2024-06-04 16:30 - 18:30 | Gott’s Roadside Embarcadero, One Ferry Building The Embarcadero S, San Francisco, CA, 94111, United States
The SF Chapter of the Service Design Network would like to formally invite you to mingle with fellow designers at the Gott’s Roadside at the Ferry Building for a Happy Hour, on June 4th, 4:30-6:30p. Hoping the whether is nice there is outdoor seating that we will gather at, with the option of indoor seating if we aren’t so lucky. Gott’s has a great selection of alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as food that you can choose from. We look forward to seeing you there.
Join us in celebrating the global Service Design Day with this year’s theme of “Do Good – Give Back.” During this event, we’ll gather to explore how service design can be used for good in our communities. Whether you’re a service design pro or new to the field, come mingle and exchange ideas during this happy hour.

She wants more: How FemTech is gaining, and keeping, women's attention
2024-06-04 17:30 - 18:30 | Four One Nine, 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
A showcase of the top FemTech products now and in the future
With Theresa Neil Founder of Femovate

Official Design Week Opening Night Party
2024-06-04 18:30 - 21:00 | Four One Nine, 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
Join us for the Official San Francisco Design Week Opening Party, hosted by DesignBayArea. We’ll gather, see old friends and make new connections! Many of our speakers and VIPs will be in attendance. Join us for live music by DJ heyLove, socializing, a photo wall and an exhibition and swag. Tickets are limited so make sure to register before it sells out! This event is included in your OnePass!
Beverages and light snacks courtesy of our awesome partners in printing, Hemlock!

Design-a-thon for ALRP
2024-06-05 14:00 - 18:00 | Skona Advertising, 147 Natoma Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Please join us in a celebration of creativity and community as we come together to bring attention to the AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP), a non-profit organization that’s been close to our hearts for two decades. As part of our Sköna Forward initiative, we’ve provided the creative design concepts for ALRP’s annual gala for the past twenty years.
This year, we invite designers, creatives, and enthusiasts alike to collaborate alongside our design team in real-time to help ideate and craft the design concept for this year’s 41st anniversary gala. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a budding talent, your unique perspective and skills will make a difference in empowering ALRP to continue their invaluable work in serving the HIV/AIDS community.
Snacks and beverages will be provided to help keep those creative juices flowing. Please bring your own laptop.
2-3pm: Meet and mingle, drinks
3-5pm: Workshop
5-6pm: Wrap up

Climate Circle for Designers at the Presidio (and chance to win free yoga!)
2024-06-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Presidio Main Parade Lawn, 210 Lincoln Blvd, San Francisco, CA, 94129, United States
The climate crisis impacts us all differently. Acknowledging our climate emotions can help refresh our spirits and open the path for creativity. Join us for a restoring hour in a Climate Circle, a little pause in the Design Week buzz. Hosted by Maria of Flourish, this small gathering will take place in nature on the beautiful Main Parade Lawn in the Presidio.
This will be a guided, small group discussion. We are holding space to acknowledge our emotions around climate change, connect with others and rejuvenate. This practice builds a sense of community and shared meaning to address our climate anxiety, grief and joy.
Bring a blanket to sit comfortably on the lawn, and feel free to grab a coffee or snack from the foodtrucks beforehand. Whether you’re a climate design warrior or just looking to soak up some positive vibes, this Climate Circle is a chance to connect with each other in the beautiful outdoors. Look forward to seeing you there!
BONUS: Attendees will be entered into a raffle for a FREE 5-class pack from our generous friends at HAUM Yoga to continue your practice.

Meet on the Presidio Main Parade Lawn at Montgomery and Lincoln Blvd side across from the food trucks. Ample public transport to Presidio Transit Center or large paid parking lot. https://presidio.gov/visit/getting-to-and-around-the-park

Eventbrite Presents: The Art and Science of Human Gathering
2024-06-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Eventbrite Headquarters, Presidio SF, Building 103 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California, 94129, United States
Join us at Eventbrite headquarters located directly in the San Francisco Presidio, directly across from the lush park green and with stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, for an enlightening evening that explores the evolving landscape of human connection. This event delves into the changing dynamics of how we gather, influenced by technology and shifting social behaviors. Our panel of designers will discuss how these changes are considered in today’s design process to create more meaningful interactions. Join us as we explore three facets of connection and gathering through the lens of design. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights and engage with industry leaders on the future of gathering.

ERICA TANOV: The Fine Art of Collaboration — The dynamics of successful creative partnerships
2024-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Erica Tanov Studio, 1808 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA, 94710, United States
Join clothing & lifestyle designer ERICA TANOV, and her collaborators for a lively conversation and visual presentation, moderated by acclaimed design writer DIANE DORRANS SAEKS. They will explore the art of creative collaboration for home design and fashion collections. In addition to Tanov, panelists include three talented creative women: interior designer ELENA DENDIBERIA, co-founder of Studio Ahead; textile artist AMY KEEFER, the ‘Beyond Trend’ Coordinator and Textiles Studio Lead of Creative Growth and artist EMILY PAYNE.
ERICA TANOV is a woman-owned company led by its namesake founder, which recently celebrated 30 years in business. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Erica Tanov is a designer of clothing and homeware collections. Working with the finest luxurious fabrics and materials, embracing meticulous construction and subtle detailing, the designer is always drawn to a raw, natural beauty. Erica Tanov collections are available at the designer’s Berkeley retail boutique, and now also at her new Berkeley studio, a carefully curated space, which showcases the full breadth of her own designs, including wallpaper, architectural tiles, furniture, bedding, and fabric collections, as well as vintage ‘finds’ (furniture, jewelry, & accessories). Instagram: @ericatanov
DIANE DORRANS SAEKS is the bestselling author of twenty-five design books, including “Parisian By Design”, “Jean-Louis Denior Interiors”, and “Michael S. Smith: Elements of Style”. She was a founding editor of Metropolitan Home and Garden Design magazines. DORRANS SAEKS is interior design editor for PaperCity and an editor with C MAGAZINE. She has long-standing creative relationships with leading California and international designers. She has a large following on her Instagram: @dianedorranssaeks
ELENA DENDIBERIA is co-founder of interior design studio Studio Ahead where she leads creative work, focusing on custom details. She is an internationally exhibited artist with a sensual approach to art and design. Elena brings together the tactile experience of her art practice with a design narrative that evolves through close collaboration with artists, craftspeople, and fabricators. Instagram: @studioahead
Textile artist AMY KEEFER, the ‘Beyond Trend’ Coordinator and Textiles Studio Lead of Creative Growth, explores the intersection of art and apparel, viewing clothing as an extension of oneself and a medium through which personal histories and allegiances are revealed. She holds an MFA from California College of the Arts. An advocate for wearable art in all forms, Keefer joined Creative Growth, a pioneering non-profit organization dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities, in 2016. Since then, Creative Growth’s annual runway show has expanded into a generative fashion department within the studio, partnering with important artists, brands and designers across the country. Founded in 1974 in Oakland, California by Elias Katz and Florence Ludins-Katz, the organization was established with a mission to utilize art as a primary means for individuals with disabilities to express themselves within a safe and nurturing community and gain professional gallery exposure. Creative Growth operates as both studio and gallery that not only showcases the works of its 140+ artists but actively promotes their inclusion into major collections and institutions globally, such as MoMA, the Smithsonian and the recent historic acquisition by SFMoMA. Sales from the gallery directly fund artist support and studio operations, helping to sustain and expand this vibrant creative community. @creativegrowth
EMILY PAYNE grew up in Mill Valley, Calif., and Amherst, Mass. She received her B.A. from Oberlin College in Ohio and her M.F.A. in Printmaking and Book Arts from San Francisco State University in 1999. Her work can be seen at the Seager Gray Gallery in Mill Valley, the SFMOMA Artist Gallery in San Francisco, the Kala Art Institute and the Cecile Moochnek Gallery in Berkeley. She lives and works in Berkeley, Calif. Instagram: @emilypayneart

Photo: Molly Haas

Design Week Open House with Letterform Archive
2024-06-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Letterform Archive, 2325 3rd Street, Floor 4R, San Francisco, CA, 94107, United States
Where does your design inspiration come from? Maybe it’s time to get off the internet and into the library! Letterform Archive holds one of the world’s best collections of graphic design and typography artifacts. We’re welcoming the Design Week community for bites, drinks, and a peek into the Archive. Be here by 6:00pm for a show-and-tell of rare advertising, branding, and other attention-grabbing gems from the collection.

Product Design For A Circular Economy: A Practical Guide w/ Tact Product Dev, Whipsaw, Informal, Google, Logitech and more
2024-06-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Informal, 55 Grace Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Arguably, the most pressing issue our planet will face in the next 100 years is to address the massive human-created impacts from the last 100. Product designers have a lot to answer for. With so much information and opinion about “sustainability” and the “circular economy” how can a product designer cut through the chatter and the greenwashing to make informed, impactful design decisions in their daily practice?
This event is a panel discussion to help the product design community understand the importance of their role in the circular economy and to lay the groundwork for a practical approach to sustainability in new product development.
Panelists discuss highlights from their professional experiences about the complexity of implementing best practices in design for a circular economy and share examples of how product designers can drive positive change.
Panelists
Courtney (Akemi Takashima) Der, Sustainable Materials & Design Strategy
Mike Elam, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Whipsaw
Carsten Frauenheim, Repairability Engineer, iFixit
Ingve Holmung, Head of Design, Sustainability at Logitech
Jon Lake, VP of Engineering, Tact
Andrew Zee, Former Product Sustainability Lead, Google
Tom Keegan, Program Manager, Tact Product Development (Moderator)

Co-sponsored by Tact Product Development, Whipsaw, and Informal

Design Collaboration: Aer + Box Clever
2024-06-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Box Clever, 285 7TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, California, 94103, United States
Aer + Box Clever invite you to an exclusive reveal of their bay area design collaboration, Aer’s bespoke Carry-On suitcase. Join us for an inspiring evening at the Box Clever studio to see the premium product line in all 5 launch colorways, and learn about our commitment to designing and delivering a quality modern product for a new generation of smart travelers. Aer + Box Clever is a San Francisco design collaboration written in the stars. Meet the founders of Aer and Box Clever, while enjoying food, drinks, and a behind the scenes look at the design process.
The Aer Carry-On will be available starting May 13th at their retail stores (SF, NYC, London) and select retail partners globally.

Designer Swag Swap with Playbook
2024-06-05 17:30 - 20:00 | GroundfloorSF, 455 Valencia St, San Francisco, 94103, United States
Welcome to SF Design Week: Designer Swag Swap hosted by Playbook!
Come meet and greet other designers—product designers, UX/UI designers, creative directors, and art directors. Anyone in the creative industry is welcome to join! Swag NOT required, just come hang out and score some!
Join us for a fun evening of swapping designer goodies with fellow designers. Bring your team’s SWAG like stickers, prints, notebooks, and more to trade with others. This event is perfect for showing off your team’s cool SWAG and meeting new designers in the SF community. Don’t miss out on this chance to score some designer swag while saying hello to other creatives. We also have exciting speakers lined up and a fun way to share your SWAG ideas with other teams. See you there!

​Would you like a booth to lay out your SWAG and a slide to tell us about your team? Submit a request to participate as a team:
https://forms.gle/BLCKKqkf8WCRV3x47

Women in Design SF Exhibition
2024-06-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Jettison Creative, 47 Jeff Adachi Way, San Francisco, 94103, United States
IDSA’s Women in Design SF Chapter is hosting a show of outstanding work from our community of Bay Area women designers at Jettison Creative. A wide range of works will be on display – encompassing various fields such as Industrial Design, Design Research, User Experience, Architecture, Visual Design, Material Design, Textiles, Apparel, Craft, Furniture, Art, and more.

Attend to _____.
2024-06-05 19:30 - 21:45 | frog, 1011 3rd St, San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
The attention economy has you. Your focus is being monetized every minute of every day. The only escape is to slow down, put away the social media, and place your focus on ____. What should you attend to? Find the answer at frog, and enjoy smart design conversations over cocktails and eclectic beats.
Directions & Address
frog (1011 3rd St #300) is located a block up from Oracle Park’s Lot A (74 Mission Rock Street, Mission Bay San Francisco, CA 94158). Parking is $18 between 12am and 6pm. Use the QR codes that are located around the parking lot to pay or use the machines by the pedestrian entrance on 3rd street.
By Muni
If you would like to take public transportation from San Francisco frog is located between the 4th and King stop on the N MUNI line and the Mission Rock stop on the T MUNI line.
Caltrain
We are a couple blocks from the 4th and King Caltrain Station.
BART
Get off at the Embarcadero station and transfer to the N or T MUNI lines (stops listed above).Biking
There are spots to park and lock your bike up and down Third Street, you’re also welcome to store your bike inside our office.

Design 101
2024-06-06 12:00 - 14:00 | San Francisco State University School of Design, 1600 Holloway Avenue, Fine Arts Building, Room 117., San Francisco, CA, 94132, United States
High school students, community college students, and anyone else interested in design are invited to DESIGN 101, a 2-3hour workshop where participants will explore the principles of design through a hands-on session. DESIGN 101 will start with a brief introduction to design principles. Participants will rotate through several activities including virtual reality world building, design principles button making, and low-fidelity prototyping. These activities are aimed at individuals considering a design education in the future, curious folks looking to explore design activities, employers looking for a pool of potential candidates for future job openings, and anyone curious about the SFSU design school, our resources, and our faculty. Come to SFSU School of Design and see the incredible talent and resources that we have to offer.

I Profess Traveling Poster Exhibit
2024-06-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Fine Arts Building, School of Design Hallway, San Francisco State University School of Design, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94116-216032, United States
San Francisco State University’s School of Design is hosting the traveling juried exhibit I Profess: The Graphic Design Manifesto https://www.audreygbennett.com/baohouse/i-profess . How do graphic designers visualize their teaching philosophies—their pedagogical beliefs that are in constant dialogue with other cultural, philosophical, and disciplinary values and practices?” Out of the submitted entries, 23 responses were chosen to be included in the exhibit. This is an opportunity for design instructors in the Bay Area to see designed teaching philosophies by professors throughout the US.
The opening reception will be held on Thursday June 6th from noon until 2:00pm.
The exhibit will be open to the public from 12pm to 4pm the 3rd to the 7th.

Design Challenge: AI character re-design
2024-06-06 13:30 - 16:30 | IBM San Francisco Design Studio, 425 Market St., San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
What if the Terminator was a friendly brainstorming assistant rather than a cyborg of mass destruction? For decades, AI characters have proliferated in film, television, literature, and other forms of popular media. These AI characters are not always evil or malicious, but their interactions with humans could often be improved. They could benefit from a re-design.
Together, we will imagine and re-design ethical Generative AI experiences by exploring the interactions of the most notorious AI characters. Working in teams, participants will transform less-than-pleasant interactions with AI movie characters into user-friendly experiences. Each team will not only re-design each character, they will improve the overall interaction experience with that character. Each team will then present a prototype (visual, interactive, storyboard, performance, etc) to demonstrate their results.
The best character re-design, wins! Join the IBM SF design community for an afternoon of innovation and friendly competition.

Developing a network of shared interest in the future of San Francisco
2024-06-06 14:00 - 16:15 | 238 King St, 238 King St, San Francisco, California, 94107, United States
Hosted by Problem Library which is supporting a renaissance toward beauty, goodness, and truth in education, art, and cultural infrastructure.
Since 2017, the [working] program has been transforming vacant retail spaces in San Francisco and Oakland into sites of creative use: studios, galleries, and installations. By building relationships with property owners the program is able to provide artists with free space to imagine and create public facing activations. Through these relationships the program has helped actualize visions for the future of retail footprints. This approach comes from the programs belief that vacancy is an opportunity to critically rethink what public spaces do for people and work toward a San Francisco that is overflowing with energy and life.
The programs latest collaboration has given purpose to a vacant storefront turning it into an atelier and showroom for the sculptor Lynette Nicole Betancur. Over the past six months Lynette has reimagined the empty space into a platform for collaboration with other designers & artists, a venue for the sale of her sculptures, and a site of beauty for neighbors. Going forward, [working] is continuing to learn and adapt how it can support educational and cultural goals, and is seeking builders, developers, and planners looking to invest in large-scale, thriving environments designed for people.
We invite you to join us at Lynette’s atelier for an open house and to learn more about the history of [working], the programs future ambitions, and how you can help us work toward a positive and healthy future for San Francisco.

Design Challenge: Design an Earthscape on Mars
2024-06-06 16:30 - 18:45 | HGA San Francisco, 222 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California, 94108, United States
How Connected Are You to our Earth? Join us in this unique challenge to design a piece of Earth on Mars and deepen your connection with our Earth.

Storyline:
Imagine a future where humanity has expanded its horizons and established thriving communities on Mars. New generations, born and raised as Martians, have heard stories about Earth but have never experienced its wonders firsthand. As one of the few who have lived on Earth, you hold the unique responsibility of preserving the essence of our home planet for these future Martians.

Design Challenge:

Your challenge is to design an ‘Earthscape’ on Mars—a public space that embodies the beauty and spirit of Earth. This space will serve as a living reminder of our planet, ensuring that its legacy endures and inspires for generations to come.

Design Requirements: Sustainability, Functionality, Experiential Engagement
Key Takeaways: Sustainability practices in Design, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Emotional and Cultural Awareness, Networking

Good to know: Event will involve a series of brainstorming sessions and a design phase. It will conclude with an elevator pitching session.

*Anyone can Join! Participants are NOT required to have prior experience in any specific industry.
*A link to a pre-recorded webinar featuring experts will be provided one day prior to the event to help understand how to approach the design challenge.

Armadillo and California Home + Design Present A 1000 X Better: Rebel by Design Book Signing with Interior Designer Kirsten Blazek
2024-06-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Armadillo, 3695 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA, 94118, United States
Armadillo hosts founder and principal designer of A 1000 X Better, Kirsten Blazek, as she debuts her book Rebel by Design – Interiors by Kirsten Blazek. In conversation with CA Home + Design editorial director, Lindsey Shook, Kirsten will share her design philosophy and how she carves out a unique corner in a crowded space, using art and personally meaningful objects as the foundation of her designs.

Book signing will be followed by an opportunity to meet and mingle with fellow designers and design enthusiasts over wine and light bites, catered by BodegaSF.

Kirsten Blazek, principal designer and founder of acclaimed L.A. design firm A1000XBetter, will celebrate the launch of her first book A1000xBetter: Rebel By Design. Kirsten’s upcoming book will share her design philosophy and inspiration for creating an authentic, functional, and livable home. She has an incredible eye for design and her eclectic interiors showcase her love of vintage treasures, bohemian style, moody spaces, and penchant for the American Southwest. Kirsten’s book is all about the importance of color, finding your “unique” and the spirit of individuality. She shows readers how to create spaces that are comfortable, stylish, and personal, while revealing her favorite interiors and sharing her fundamental design elements, including color theory, layering of texture and pattern, and the importance of art and personally meaningful objects. A1000XBetter is one of the most sought-after design firms in the Los Angeles area, and their work is beloved by celebrities and high-profile clients. The firm’s work has been featured in California Home + Design, Architectural Digest, Domino, Dwell, Emily Henderson, House Beautiful, Martha Stewart, and more.

Blu Dot Art Mode Launch Event
2024-06-06 17:00 - 19:00 | blu dot san francisco, 99 Missouri Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107, United States
Join us at our store to celebrate the launch of Art Mode: a collection of incredible work from artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We partnered with local nonprofit NIAD Art Center, as well as NYC’s LAND GALLERY and Austin’s SAGE Studio to bring you 16 unique pieces with all profits going back to the studios. Come scout out the work, meet the artists and get to know Blu Dot. We’re a modern furniture and accessories company founded by designers over 25 years ago. Enjoy free drinks and light bites, say “hi” to one of our cofounders, and enter for a chance to win one of the art prints.

Designing Together: Empowering Sustainability through Collaboration
2024-06-06 17:00 - 19:00 | HGA Office, 222 Sutter Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA, 94108, United States
Our special exhibit will serve as a dynamic showcase of collaboration between architect HGA, fabricator One Hat One Hand, and The Good Plastic Company (manufacturer of Polygood®, a versatile, high-end surface material made from 100% recycled and recyclable plastic). Together, we embark on a journey to produce a collection of furniture pieces that not only demonstrate the creative potential of recycled plastic materials but also underscore the importance of collective action in tackling climate change. We invite attendees to join us in embracing the power of collaboration and innovation in driving positive change. Together, let’s inspire a collective commitment to sustainability and create a better future for our planet.
Our event goals are:

To raise awareness about the significance of teamwork and collaboration in developing sustainable solutions.
To highlight the potential of recycled plastic materials in reducing environmental impact and fostering a more sustainable future.
To inspire and empower attendees to take proactive steps towards sustainable design practices.

Industrial Design Outreach - Empowering the Next Generation of Innovators
2024-06-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Two Furnish, 500 Davis St, San Francisco, California, 94111, United States
Learn how you can impact a young person’s life by joining our community of design professionals who foster curiosity, promote creativity, and build self-confidence in youth from marginalized communities through design education. Our world’s most complex problems require diversity of thought.
We develop creative competencies by providing students with a dynamic curriculum, materials, tools, and mentorship to help them prototype and innovate in three dimensions. They are encouraged to draw on their backgrounds, using their differences in culture, learning style, and physical and emotional sensibilities as an advantage to their thinking. In working together, they see the power of multiple approaches while having the pride of success and creating something personal and relevant to keep.
Join us for an insightful look into our program and learn how you can make a difference. Industrial Design Outreach, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Enlisted Design Open Studio
2024-06-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Enlisted Design Oakland, 464 19th Street #205, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Enlisted welcomes all design enthusiasts to our Uptown Oakland studio for a low-key evening of drinks, industry networking, and delicious local food. Join us, kick back and vibe out to a vinyl DJ set from our own DJ Kuroko. Hope to see you there!
Note: Enlisted Design is unfortunately not ADA accessible. Patrons will need to ascend a flight of stairs to access our studio.
