{"id":97876,"date":"2026-05-29T17:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=97876"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:18:23","slug":"get-ready-for-the-2026-san-francisco-design-week","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/trending\/2026\/05\/29\/get-ready-for-the-2026-san-francisco-design-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for the 2026 San Francisco Design Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What began twenty years ago as a simple, local gathering\u2014has now become the impressive, two-week-long <a href=\"https:\/\/sfdesignweek.org\/\">San Francisco Design Week (SFDW)<\/a>\u2014where design and technology meet. Starting June 1, the organization celebrates their 20 year anniversary by promoting a fresh identity, renewed energy and a theme that couldn&#8217;t be more timely: Plurality.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-97878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20534%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97878 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20534%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SF-DESIGN-WEEK2.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dawn Zidonis, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/designbayarea.org\/\">Design Bay Area<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Under the direction of Dawn Zidonis, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/designbayarea.org\/\">Design Bay Area<\/a> and one of the driving forces behind the Bay Area&#8217;s creative resurgence, the 2026 edition asks what it means to design for many\u2014diversity and community. &#8220;Twenty years ago, San Francisco Design Week began as a celebration of the Bay Area&#8217;s creative spirit and the power of many,&#8221; says Zidonis. &#8220;Today, it stands as a reminder that design still has the power to connect communities, spark innovation, and shape the future. As we celebrate this milestone, we&#8217;re also looking ahead\u2014because the future started here.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEATURED EVENTS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creatives in Conversation: Processes &amp; Tools Shaping Today&#8217;s Design<\/strong> (June 2\u2014Adobe HQ, San <em>Francisco)<\/em> A high-profile morning panel on how the modern designer&#8217;s toolkit is being rewritten in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strange New Bodies: Design Beyond Robots<\/strong> (June 2\u2014 IDEO) As robots move from factories into homes and hospitals, what should they look and feel like? IDEO leads a provocative conversation on the new physical language of automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food as Infrastructure<\/strong> <em>(<\/em>June 3\u2014Christian Douglas Design) Principals Christian Douglas and Christian Macke explore food-centered design at every scale\u2014from master-planned communities to rooftop farms, hospitality experiences, and the home garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Contemporary Design, Crafted in Mexico<\/strong> (June 3\u2014Colecci\u00f3n Estudio) Andr\u00e9s Cacho, Manuel L\u00f3pez, and Daniel Mart\u00ednez examine the intersection of art, craft, and contemporary furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Armadillo \u00d7 FIGWASPE: A Taste of Meridian<\/strong> (June 4) An evening of food, design, and conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View the full program at <a href=\"http:\/\/sfdw.com\">sfdw.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-97879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20534%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97879 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20534%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SFDesignWeekPressphoto.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos courtesy of SFDW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the annual SF Design Awards\u2014spotlighting emerging voices in art and design\u2014will be announced on June 1. This year&#8217;s visual identity, <em>Multitudes: the power of plurality<\/em>, was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pact.studio\/\">Pact Studio<\/a>. It honors the past while reaching toward the future, reflecting the layered essence of the plurality theme. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3512,"featured_media":97877,"template":"","categories":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Get Ready for the 2026 San Francisco Design Week | California Home+Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/trending\/2026\/05\/29\/get-ready-for-the-2026-san-francisco-design-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Get Ready for the 2026 San Francisco Design Week | California Home+Design\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What began twenty years ago as a simple, 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