In a world of over-designed solutions, what if the best answer is to do less, and do it smarter?  Hosted by MKThink, a pioneer in innovative spatial design for over 25 years, this talk, and interactive workshop explores the power of accurate as a lever for design impact.  Rooted in the firm’s Build Less, Solve

Panel Description: How do we design for a world that doesn’t yet exist? In this interdisciplinary panel, creators and technologists from the Echoes of Future Matter exhibition come together to explore the evolving relationship between materiality, emerging technologies, and speculative design. Rooted in San Francisco’s layered ecological and cultural contexts, this panel invites reflection on

Is this you? “Work is fine, but I feel like I’m meant to do more…” “I wanna do something that’s more meaningful to me…” “Am I really maximizing my potential? How would I even know?” “I worked so hard to be here but do I wanna keep going in this direction?” You’ve checked the boxes,

The Faulkner Architects design team invites you to an evening at our San Francisco studio to check out both past and present projects while enjoying refreshments. Faulkner Architects was formed in 1998 by Greg Faulkner. The office remains as it began with Greg as the single principal who guides the design process for each project. A small

Five-dimensional design for the three-dimensional world to cure one-dimensional thinking? Join Volume at their North Beach studio to learn about their specialty in place-based identities, branded environments, and other spatial activations. Plus: Free stuff!

Kit Hinrichs Principal and Creative Director of Studio Hinrichs, San Francisco Kit Hinrichs studied at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, California. He served as principal in several design offices in New York and San Francisco before spending 23 years (1986 – 2009) as a partner of Pentagram, the international consultancy. In 2009 Hinrichs opened

We’re opening our doors for SF Design Week’s North Beach Studio Crawl. The team will be in the building, merch will be on the walls, with llloyd spinning records all night. Refreshments provided by Fort Point and Eteilla Wines, snacks curated by our very own Seth Mroczka, and maybe even a ‘big’ surprise. Friends, collaborators,

Rapt is an integrated design studio building brands from the inside out.   Headquartered in San Francisco, with studios in Los Angeles and New York, Rapt unites architecture, interiors, and brand strategy to create unforgettable environments and experiences for some of the world’s leading brands.   Founded in 2011, the practice has delivered award-winning work