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The 2026 Calendar will be published in April, 2026.

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    • Analog Intelligence with Everett Katigbak / Anthropic

    Four One Nine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Everett will explore the need for human craft and creativity in the age of AI. While artificial intelligence has made exponential strides, the talk will discuss how the best AI future should augment and amplify human skills, not replace them. As more AI companies emerge, designing for AI brands doesn’t mean everything must be AI-generated, but

    Begin with the end

    FourOneNine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    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

    Let’s Make Book Reports! A Zine-Making Workshop

    FourOneNine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
    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. We all have things that we’re paying attention to, that we’d like to remember

    Dynamic Minds: Creative Brilliance Seminar Series | KEN FULK studio: St. Joseph’s Arts Society

    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
    $50.00

    Attention: A Design x Venture Panel with Founders & Funders

    FourOneNine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 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

    Climate Carrot or Sustainability Stick? SFSU Explores Strategies for Shifting to Sustainable Design Practices

    FourOneNine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 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

    Curating Curiosity: How Technology Engages Us with Art w/ Cheng Xu the Asian Art Museums First Curator for Games and Tech

    FourOneNine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 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

    Shifting the Venture Status Quo Workshop

    FourOneNine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 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

    Generative AI Panel w/ Adobe, Uber, Uber Freight

    FourOneNine 419 10th Street, San Francisco, CA, 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

    (Re)Designing Obama

    Four One Nine 419 10th St, San Francisco, California, 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