• Art Event at MMclay Showroom + Studio- Exploring visual, tactile and culinary art in community with tableware by MMclay, paintings by Heather McFarlin and food by Charles Phan.

    Please stop by MMclay Showroom + Studio for an evening of art and food as we feature the beautiful abstract paintings of local artist Heather McFarlan and delicious food by Slanted Door’s renowned chef Charles Phan. The MMclay Showroom + Studio features custom ceramic lighting fixtures along with six lines of beautiful tableware designed by

    How AI Can Help Designers To Be Efficient

    As creative professionals, we often find ourselves bogged down by repetitive tasks that can drain our energy and time. However, thanks to AI and generative technology, we can now dream of a world where these tasks can be streamlined and automated, freeing up our time for more complex and imaginative aspects of our creative process.

    Design Soup – Multidisciplinary Design Showcase – Open Studio

    Join us for a tasting of design in all its physical forms, with hardware, physical products, furniture, architecture, and art on display at Studio 45. This is an open showcase for the professional creative community to demo physical objects. We’ll have both Studio 45 members share their work as well as an open call for

    WORKSHOP: Dreaming of Electric Sheep, A Creative Salon on AI

    Led by Tara Tan, Managing Partner, Strange Ventures Ready for a mind-bending journey through the uncharted realms of creativity? Ditch those same-old, yawn-inducing brainstorming sessions and join us for an hour of hallucinatory exploration. We’re spicing things up with a twist: a guided meditation and visualization session that’ll help you break free from the chains of

    The Design Language of Belonging

    What does it mean to design spaces that evoke belonging? In this workshop, we’ll investigate what belonging means to us and how it manifests in our physical spaces. Through creating

    Steep Urbanists Tour directed by Lina Bondarenko

    Join us on a participatory movement experience in architecture and perspective over Telegraph Hill. This tour positions urban design as a collaboration with the earth’s geography. The plan of San

    Experiments in AI – A Show & Tell at IDEO

    If you could talk to your jeans, what would you say? Come to IDEO’s new digs and walk through a gallery of AI experiments. We’ll hear from designers and partners

    BEBOP / Industrial Design Celebration

    BEBOP is an industrial design studio based in Seoul, globally collaborating with startups to established brands. In January 2023, we opened our second office in San Francisco and we’ve prepared