• re*form – Upcycling workshop with Make It Home

    Make It Home Warehouse Northgate Mall in San Rafael, San Rafael, California, United States
    Morning Workshop with Cris A hands-on session led by Cris, our in house upholstery expert, guiding participants through the art of upcycling and furniture transformation. (Limited to 6 participants)   Event Overview: Make It Home is excited to present re*form, a full-day immersive event celebrating the power of design to transform spaces and lives. Rooted

    Participatory Experiential Futures: Co-designing technology for human-centered public services

    Mindspace San Francisco 575 Market St., San Francisco, California, United States
    At CivicMakers, we’ve been using Participatory Experiential Futures (PXF) with government partners across the state. Through a series of workshops, we’ve explored whether AI can elevate lived experience in program and policy design. These immersive simulations have given us tons of insights for how government decision-makers would use AI to inform design decisions, and how

    Interactive Wearables Workshop in CCA’s Hybrid Lab

    California College of the Art’s Hybrid Lab (D104), Simpson Family Makers Building California College of the Art’s Hybrid Lab (D104), Simpson Family Makers Building, 145 Hooper Street, San Francisco, 94107, San Francisco, California, United States
    Calling all tinkerers, makers, hackers, artists, designers, and creative technologists. Spend time in the California College of the Arts (CCA) Hybrid Lab, an interactive electronic makerspace where students explore their artistic voice by prototyping designs with sensors, motors, creative coding, AI, and much more! No experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity! In this hands-on session,
    $50.00

    Join us! Designing AI-Powered Ads with TikTok

    TikTok San Jose Office 1199 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA, California, United States
    Hybrid Event
    Agenda: 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Check-in & Networking 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM | Opening Speech – Welcome remarks from Jingxi Li, Head of Design. 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | Presentation: GenAI for Video Ads: Tackling Creative Fatigue with Scalable Design – Eva Luo, Design Manager, GenAI How we designed a GenAI product for video ads to help advertisers overcome creative

    One-of-a-Kind: Make It, Wear It! Embellishment workshop with Fashion Faculty at California College of the Arts.

    California College of the Arts, Nave California College of the Arts, Nave, 145 Hooper Street, San Francisco, California, 94107, San Francisco, California, United States
    Join California College of the Arts (CCA) and CCA’s Design Division’s Fashion Faculty members Greg Climer and Zoe Cobb for a hands-on embellishment workshop at CCA’s new campus, where creativity meets craft to celebrate local design and making. This two-hour session invites you to create a one-of-a-kind embellished t-shirt or to apply the same techniques
    $30.00

    Melina Finkelstein Rug Co.Labs Pop Up at Flora Grubb

    Flora Grubb Gardens Flora Grubb Gardens, San Francisco, California, United States
    Melina Finkelstein Rug Co.Labs is popping up at Flora Grubb Gardens. Melina Finkelstein, formerly of Peace Industry, will be showing new felt rug collections in collaboration with Jen Garrido and K’era Morgan, two California painters and textile designers. She will talk about her residency in Nepal and how she taught her new team of women

    The Right to Create: A Design Week Happy Hour at Creativity Explored

    Creativity Explored 3245 16th Street, SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States
    Celebrate community, creativity, and connection at Creativity Explored—a trailblazing progressive art studio that partners with artists with developmental disabilities. As part of San Francisco Design Week, we’re hosting a vibrant happy hour and mixer in our award-winning studio space—voted Best Gallery and Best Nonprofit in the Bay! Mix and mingle with fellow creatives, designers, and

    Creative Happy Hour: Cheers to SF Design Week at CCA’s New Campus

    California College of the Arts, Simpson Family Makers Building, Upper Level California College of the Arts, Simpson Family Makers Building, Upper Level, 145 Hooper Street, San Francisco, 94107, San Francisco, California, United States
    Join CreativeMornings San Francisco and the Design Division at California College of the Arts (CCA) for an inspiring early evening of connection, conversation, and creativity. This social happy hour brings together designers, architects, artists, and makers from across disciplines to spark ideas, meet new collaborators, and celebrate the end of SF Design Week in style.

    Bould Design 30th Anniversary Open Studio

    Bould Design Studio 1135 North Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, California, United States
    Join us as we celebrate 30 years of innovation at Bould Design! Our open studio event is your chance to meet our team, mix and mingle with other designers while enjoying delicious appetizers and beverages. We look forward to welcoming you! We’re a San Francisco based design studio offering a range of services to hardware

    Social Justice Design Tour: Meet the innovative architects and partners behind the new Restorative Justice Hub in SOMA

    Community Works SF Office at 986 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 986 Mission St., San Francisco, California, United States
    How can we use space for healing? We invite mission-driven designers and allies to join us at Designing Justice + Designing Spaces’ recently completed restorative justice space for Community Works in SF’s SOMA district to learn about the community-engaged process and innovative partnerships that made it happen! In this volatile time when justice is under