BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//San Francisco Design Week - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:San Francisco Design Week X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for San Francisco Design Week REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250604T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20250509T200958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T042209Z UID:10000501-1749034800-1749038400@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Am I the Creative\, or Just the Prompt? with Pablo Stanley DESCRIPTION:A doodle-filled fireside chat about creativity in the age of AI—from the thrill of working with these tools to the creeping fear of being replaced by them. Pablo Stanley shares his personal journey with generative tech\, the tension between control and collaboration\, and what it means to stay human when a robot helps you with your ideas. Live iPad sketching included. \n  \n  \n  \nABOUT PABLO STANLEY: \n\n\n\n\nHola\, I’m a Co-founder at Musho—AI Designer\, Blush\, and Lummi—tools to unlock people’s creativity. Working in Bueno\, and previously made Robotos\, Humankind\, Transhumans\, Humaaans\, Open Peeps\, etc . Previously I was a Lead at InVision\, a Staff Designer at Lyft\, and co-founder of Carbon Health. I give design workshops and share design tutorials on YouTube. I also host a design podcast\, manage Latinxs Who Design\, give talks around the world\, and write silly comics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlush / Instagram / Twitter / Medium / LinkedIn / YouTube / Newsletter \n\n\n\n  URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/am-i-the-creative-or-just-the-prompt-with-pablo-stanley/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-09-at-1.01.25-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T163000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240522T004323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T223814Z UID:10000351-1717515000-1717518600@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Generative AI Panel w/ Adobe\, Uber\, Uber Freight DESCRIPTION: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. \nModerator: \nAlana Washington\, Product Design Director\, Board Chair at Design Bay Area \nPanelists: \nDanielle Morimoto\, Sr Design Manager\, Machine Intelligence and New Technologies (MINT)\, Adobe Design \nJohn Lunsford \, PhD Lead Researcher\, Personal Safety and AI at Uber Design \nIsaac Leverett\, Senior Product Designer\, Uber Freight \n  \n  \nThis event is hosted by DesignBayArea \n  URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/generative-ai-panel/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PACT_SFDW_Attention-5-Date-Update-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T163000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240522T190516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240601T062326Z UID:10000355-1717513200-1717518600@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Shifting the Venture Status Quo Workshop DESCRIPTION:Using design to shift the venture status quo today and building for the future\, hosted by DesignBayArea. \nJoin our workshop\, led by: \n\nJo 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.\nJinney Kho\, Director of Experience Design & Strategic Initiatives at Mothership Materials\nLaura Ogle\, Futurist and Innovation Strategist\n\n  \nNOTE: This event requires climbing 2 flights of stairs to attend. There is no elevator or lift available. URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/shifting-the-venture-status-quo/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States CATEGORIES:Cross-Discipline ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-4.34.15-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T153000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240522T053356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T233241Z UID:10000354-1717511400-1717515000@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Curating Curiosity: How Technology Engages Us with Art w/ Cheng Xu the Asian Art Museums First Curator for Games and Tech DESCRIPTION: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. \n https://floating.pt/ \nJanuary 2024 Cheng Xu Joins Asian Art Museum as First Curator for Games and Technology \nEvent hosted by DesignBayArea URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/curating-curiosity-how-technology-engages-us-with-art/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-4.29.33-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T143000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240522T043201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T080511Z UID:10000352-1717507800-1717511400@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Climate Carrot or Sustainability Stick? SFSU Explores Strategies for Shifting to Sustainable Design Practices DESCRIPTION: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! \nIn 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. \n  \nNOTE: This event requires climbing 2 flights of stairs to attend. There is no elevator or lift available. \n———————————————— \n“Climate Carrot or Sustainability Stick? SFSU Explores Strategies for Shifting to Sustainable Design Practices”\n \nSan Francisco State University School of Design \nProfessor Fernando Carvalho \nMaria Nguyen [SFSU Student]\nCole Galvin [SFSU Student]\nhttps://www.sfsusustainablematerials.org/ URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/climate-carrot-or-sustainability-stick-sfsu-explores-strategies-for-shifting-to-sustainable-design-practices/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SFSU_MaterialsLibrary-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T143000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240521T235215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T080431Z UID:10000350-1717507800-1717511400@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Attention: A Design x Venture Panel with Founders & Funders DESCRIPTION: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. \nPanelists: \n\nJo 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.\nElizabeth 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.\nJenny Ji\, Head of Design at Orb\n\nModerated by: \n\n\n\n\n\nTara Tan \n\n\nGeneral Partner  at\n\n\nStrange Ventures URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/attention-a-design-x-venture-panel-with-founders-funders/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-4.26.34-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T133000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240521T232045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T021004Z UID:10000349-1717504200-1717507800@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Let’s Make Book Reports! A Zine-Making Workshop DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Christie George’s book report The Emergency Was Curiosity\, we’re going to make our own. Bring a beloved book or find inspiration in one of the books in the Four One Nine Library. It doesn’t have to be your favorite book\, just a book you’d like to remember. \nWe all have things that we’re paying attention to\, that we’d like to remember and that we’d like to share with others. A book report is a way to focus your attention on what you most loved about a book and how you felt when you read it. We’ll talk about book reports as a way to practice paying deep attention and learn how to make a simple zine from a single sheet of paper! \nChristie will be joined by designer Julie Tinker from Hope Lab who collaborated with her to make a DIY book report station at the enchanting Clio’s Bookstore in Oakland. \nWhat to bring: Bring a book you’d like to remember. We’ll provide the rest of the materials. \nNOTE: This event requires climbing 2 flights of stairs to attend. There is no elevator or lift available. \n  URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/zine-making-workshop-with-christie-george/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PACT_SFDW_Attention-5-Date-Update-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T133000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240517T025000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240525T032626Z UID:10000337-1717504200-1717507800@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Begin with the end DESCRIPTION:PROWL is an industrial design and research studio creating new solutions for people and the planet by employing materials\, processes\, and technology more responsibly. Our approach to regenerative design is holistic\, derived from a system-wide perspective that uncovers new solutions through knowledge-sharing across industries and distinct expertise. Instead of asking how we can do “less bad\,” we ask how we can do “the most good”. To that end\, we begin with the end –– to fully understand what the next life of each product\, material\, or space we design could become. Because we expect an afterlife that gives equal weight to design and its regeneration. \nIn this conversation\, we will talk through our methodologies\, some common hurdles that exist that get in the way of building responsible products\, and how we approach pushing past them. \nLauryn Menard + Baillie\, Co-Founders \n  \nEvent hosted by DesignBayArea URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/begin-with-the-end/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-4.23.49-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T120000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240521T221806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T020913Z UID:10000348-1717498800-1717502400@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Attending to Intuition DESCRIPTION:An interactive workshop helping creatives hear\, recognize\, strengthen and pay attention to their intuition with Four One Nine founder and creative consultant and coach\, Sonya Yu. \nOur inner voices are constantly begging for our attention. In the face of strong (and not always accurate) emotions like fear\, anxiety\, excitement\, and even joy\, how do we notice and recognize our intuitive voice\, allowing it to guide us to authentic\, aligned decision-making? \nIn this hour-long workshop\, Sonya will help participants articulate these inner voices and feelings\, work through real-life situations they’re encountering\, and ultimately answer the questions: What does authentic intuition sound like and how do I learn to trust it? \n\nNOTE: This event requires climbing 2 flights of stairs to attend. There is no elevator or lift available. \n  \nABOUT SONYA:\n \nSonya Yu is the founder and visionary behind Four One Nine\, a thriving creative ecosystem that is dedicated to fostering culture and supporting artists. As a creative coach and consultant\, she frequently speaks at arts and educational institutions on protecting and expressing one’s ingenuity. \n  \nNamed one of ArtNews’ Top 200 Collectors of 2023 and one of Cultured Magazine’s 2023 Young Collectors\, Sonya currently serves on the nonprofit boards of SFMOMA\, The Hammer Museum and is an active member of the Dia Leadership Committee. URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/attending-to-intuition/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-25-at-9.18.14-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T210000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240527T164240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T052544Z UID:10000360-1717495200-1717534800@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Captivate: 1 Day Exhibition DESCRIPTION:On June 4\, 2024\, come and view this exhibit by the designers and artists listed below at our main space at FourOneNine. No registration needed\, just swing by and let the check in volunteer know you are here to see the exhibit or register for the one of the events taking place in the same space as the exhibit. The exhibit will also be on display during the Official San Francisco Design Weeks Opening Party\, also at FourOneNine. \nThe subject matter of attention is on our minds–how it’s limited\, the new oil\, too short\, precious–the list goes on and on.  The assortment of interactive experiences featured in Captivate aim to provoke discourse and introspection about what captivates our attention\, and the myriad outcomes those engagements have in our lives. From serious to playful\, deeply personal to highly public\, speculative to practical\, delightful to utilitarian\, these diverse works have something to captivate each of you! \n\nMemory Care Experience Station\nMaria Mortati and Scott Minneman\nThe Experience Station provides multisensory media experiences to people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias\, captivating them with sensations from activities\, places\, and things from their past. Memory care clients exhibit a marked uptick in mood\, social engagement and attentiveness\, based on hundreds of trial sessions with the prototype.\n\n\n\nBY YOU \nThomas Euyang\nBy You explores a speculative media landscape where shows are not only recommended based on tastes and preferences but also remade in real time to fit a viewer’s emotions. Through the lens of a reporter\, the project examines how this technology and its downstream effects through four organizations: Limbic\, Neulu\, the American Federation of Audiences\, and CINE46.\n  \n\nNEW EARTH HOTLINE \nCole Ryder\nNew Earth Hotline is an ongoing public art project conducted on the streets of San Francisco that solicits voicemail messages from the city’s inhabitants\, creating a vast repository of public opinion. At the heart of the project is a deceptively simple\, but incredibly important\, question: “What do you know is true in this world?”\n  \nWanderer’s Guide to the Ocean and Islands\nMingrui Cao\nWanderer’s Guide to the Ocean and Islands is an expansive multimedia narrative that delves into the interplay between memory\, geography\, and identity through the metaphor of the ocean. This project not only serves as a storytelling platform but also engages users in an immersive experience\, prompting them to navigate and discover the fluid landscapes of memory and imagination.\n  \nEmotopia: A Journey of Self-discovery\nYuxuan Lei\nEmotopia: A Journey to Self-Discovery is an interactive experience inspired by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy\, Journalling\, and Mindfulness. By perceiving one’s emotions through personal reflection and engaging gameplay\, this experience aims to captivate and guide players towards deeper self-awareness and empathy\n  \nLantern: The Light Guiding ADHD to focus\nPatrick Qiu\n“Lantern” is a mixed reality experience designed to harness the unique cognitive strengths of adults with ADHD\, providing immersive attention guidance and task management to enhance productivity and emotional regulation. Leveraging the benefits of mixed reality\, Lantern supports ADHD users’ work in an obliging way — by captivating their attention — highlighting their potential and supporting effective workflow management.\n  \nFocused Breath\nFarzad Kargaran\nFocused Breath explores the convergence of technology and human experience\, using breath and embodiment to captivate attention and reveal the beauty of our humanity. Through engaging human-machine interactions\, it aims to challenge preconceptions and invite a deeper connection to ourselves and the world around us.\n  \nMoon | Stars | Flora | Fauna | Electrical Box Stories\nEpaCenter\, Sara Aguilar\, Vida Amanat\, JD Beltran\, & Helen Hererra\nFor this public art project\, the City of East Palo Alto commissioned Epacenter’s Sara Aguilar\, Vida Amanat\, JD Beltran\, and Helen Hererra to collaborate in creating original paintings of flora\, fauna\, and space themes that will adorn all of the city’s electrical boxes and serve as backdrops for a delightful AR public art experience. The artist team worked with hundreds of children and youth in East Palo Alto public schools from kindergarten through high school\, who created claymation sculptures which—upon the passing public activating the electrical boxes with their phones through a QR code—will dance\, crawl\, swim\, shine\, and sparkle\, all to an original soundtrack created by East Palo Alto high school bands and musicians.\nEPACENTER\, Sara Aguilar\, Vida Amanat\, JD Beltran\, Valarie Duran\, Helen Hererra-Montano\, Alysa Madrigal\, Cristina Velazquez\, and Trishia Ybarreche-DeLuna \nFor this public art project\, the California Arts Council and the City of East Palo Alto commissioned EPACENTER’s Sara Aguilar\, Vida Amanat\, JD Beltran\, Valarie Duran\, Helen Hererra-Montano\, Alysa Madrigal\, Cristina Velazquez\, and Trishia Ybarreche-DeLuna to collaborate in creating original paintings of flora\, fauna\, and space themes that will adorn all of the city’s electrical boxes and serve as backdrops for a delightful AR public art experience. The artist team worked with hundreds of children and youth in the community and in East Palo Alto public schools\, from kindergarten through high school\, to create claymation sculptures that will activate and dance\, crawl\, swim\, shine\, and sparkle on the electrical boxes when an embedded QR code is scanned\, all to an original soundtrack created by East Palo Alto high school bands and musicians. \nEpacenter.org \n\nOn June 4\, 2024\, the designers and artists will have presentations and conversations about their work in person at 10:00am in the Four One Nine library and outdoor garden area upstairs. URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/captivate/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SFDesignWeek_CAPTIVATE.EXHIBITION.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T110000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240529T181536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T175629Z UID:10000361-1717495200-1717498800@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:Innovations in Immersive Reality Experiences DESCRIPTION:On June 4\, 2024\, the designers and artists of the Captivate Exhibition will have presentations and conversations about their work in person at 10:00am in the Four One Nine library and outdoor garden area upstairs. \nThe subject matter of attention is on our minds–how it’s limited\, the new oil\, too short\, precious–the list goes on and on. The assortment of interactive experiences featured in Captivate aim to provoke discourse and introspection about what captivates our attention\, and the myriad outcomes those engagements have in our lives. From serious to playful\, deeply personal to highly public\, speculative to practical\, delightful to utilitarian\, these diverse works have something to captivate each of you! \nPresented by California College of the Arts\, EPACENTER\, and Mortati Design \n  \nNOTE: This event requires climbing 2 flights of stairs to attend. There is no elevator or lift available. URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/innovations-in-immersive-reality-experiences/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SFDesignWeek_CAPTIVATE.EXHIBITION.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240604T110000 DTSTAMP:20260409T191815 CREATED:20240522T045839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T150924Z UID:10000353-1717495200-1717498800@sfdesignweek.embold.net SUMMARY:The Emergency Was Curiosity: In Defense of Useless Projects DESCRIPTION:A talk and Q&A with investor and producer Christie George about The Emergency Was Curiosity\, an illustrated book report inspired by Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing. Christie’s project could be categorized as useless – there was no client\, no publisher\, no commissioning editor; she did this project for no other reason than that she wanted to. \nDuring the summer of 2020\, inspired by ideas about attention in Jenny’s book\, Christie began making hand-drawn illustrations\, watercolors\, and collages as a creative response and a means to develop her own practice of attention. What began for her as a “book report” turned into a body of artwork\, an exhibition\, an event series and\, more recently\, a group project. \nThis talk will ask each of us: what is worth paying attention to? Christie will mount a defense of your most useless projects – the work that is hard to categorize\, commodify\, or sell – and challenge you to honor and follow your own creative attention. \nSpeakers: \nChristie George\,  Investor/Producer \n  \n  URL:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/event/the-emergency-was-curiosity/ LOCATION:FourOneNine\, 419 10th Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States CATEGORIES:Business of Design,Design + Books,Design Culture,Women in Design ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sfdesignweek.embold.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/The-Emergency-Was-Curiosity-Exhibition-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR