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We're diving into the influences and origins of inspiration to share new ideas across our region. Discover all of the programs in our 2022 line-up.
Find InspirationWed, September 21
In Person • $5Present Your Work with Confidence: A Storytelling Workshop for Designers
10am-12pmNathan Young, Stacey EdelsteinIn Person • FreeSan Diego-Tijuana World Design Capital 2024 Contributor Mapping & Outreach
12pmUCSD Design Lab, World Design Capital 2024, San Diego-Tijuana World Design Capital 2024In Person • FreeRevitalizing Community Through Design Equity & Artist Housing
1-2pmArt, Power, Equity (APE)In Person • $20SDAF Design Film Series Presented by Thompson Building Materials
6:30-9pmSan Diego Architectural Foundation (SDAF)Virtual • FreeBorder Inspiration: Port of Entry – Downtown Tijuana Pedestrian Route by Tatiana Perez / Se Hace Arquitectura
Open all of SDDW!Tatiana Perez, Se Hace ArquitecturaThu, September 22
Virtual • FreeCreative Coding for Designers
2pmMiraCosta College, Department of Media Arts + TechnologiesIn Person • FreePublic Launch of the World Design Capital SDSU Planning Headquarters
4pmThe School of Art and Design at San Diego State UniversityIn Person • FreeProduct Design Without Borders: Finding Inspiration
5:30-7:30pmFriends of Figma, San Diego, Border UXIn Person • FreePechaKucha Vol. 41: Mission Driven Design
5:30pmSan Diego Architectural Foundation (SDAF)In Person • FreeEarth-Casted Works with Designers Nicholas Pourfard and Michael Upton
6-9pmLANG BOOKS, Nicholas Bijan Pourfard, Michael UptonIn Person • FreeDesign Fail: A Night of Storytelling and Community
6-8pmNathan Young, Stacey EdelsteinVirtual • FreeBorder Inspiration: Port of Entry – Downtown Tijuana Pedestrian Route by Tatiana Perez / Se Hace Arquitectura
Open all of SDDW!Tatiana Perez, Se Hace ArquitecturaFri, September 23
Virtual • FreeCreativeMornings Tijuana Presents: The Memory Recipe Book
9-10amCreativeMornings Tijuana, Zahara Gomez LuciniIn Person • FreeGenesis of Change: Environmental Design and the Challenge to Our Coastal Lands
1pmThe Library FoundationIn Person • $10Elevate Your Space – Library Design Tour with Mingei International Museum
2pmMingei International Museum, Kristi Ehrig-Burgess, Martha Ehringer, Casey PradoIn Person • FreeWorld Design Capital 2024: Inspiring Change Through Human-Centered Design Education
3:30-5pmSan Diego-Tijuana World Design Capital 2024 (WDC 2024), Educators Alliance, and The Design Academy, WDC 2024 Education leadIn Person • FreePerro y Arena by Socrates M Medina & Shop Mingei
4-8pmMingei International Museum, Perro y Arena, Shop MingeiIn Person • FreeEntrepreneurs as Designers, Designers as Entrepreneurs
4-7pmLavin Entrepreneurship Center at SDSUIn Person • FreeNissan Design America - Architectural Tour of a Hidden Icon in San Diego's Golden Triangle
4-5pmDavid Woodhouse, Vice President, Nissan Design America (NDA)Virtual • FreeBorder Inspiration: Port of Entry – Downtown Tijuana Pedestrian Route by Tatiana Perez / Se Hace Arquitectura
Open all of SDDW!Tatiana Perez, Se Hace ArquitecturaIn Person • FreeWhat Can You Make? MiraCosta College:Media Arts + Technologies Interactive Showcase
MiraCosta College, Department of Media Arts + TechnologiesSat, September 24
In Person • FreeFilm Screening of Southern California Street Art
9am-5pmHunter Scheidt, Tribal Streetwear / Street LegacyIn Person • FreeSDAF’s DomeSweetDome
10am-2pmSan Diego Architectural Foundation / Built Environment Education ProgramIn Person • FreeCommunity By Design: Transforming Local Markets Through Collaboration of Youth and Artists
11amA Reason To Survive (ARTS), James HallidayIn Person • FreeCreating with Faiya Fredman: Continuum
11am-4:30pmThe Athenaeum Music & Arts LibraryIn Person • FreeOpen House Tour of the Athenaeum Art Center and Print Studio
11am-5pmSibyl Rubuttom, Griselda Rosas, Judi TentorIn Person • FreeSan Diego Arts & Architecture: A Unique Culture of Post-WWII Modernism
11-12:15amObjects USA, Modern San DiegoIn Person • FreeInternational Fashion Show: Diversity Through Design
11:30-4pmInternational Rescue Committee Small Business Development CenterIn Person • FreeA Mother’s Journey to America by Sew Loka
12-6pmSew Loka / Claudia Biezunski-RodriguezIn Person • $10Cultivating San Diego Design Culture–A Workshop!
1pmBlackson McCullough Slater Wolden CollaborativeIn Person • $10Elevate Your Space – Library Design Tour with Mingei International Museum
12pmMingei International Museum, Kristi Ehrig-Burgess, Martha Ehringer, Casey PradoVirtual • FreeFostering Self-Directed Play Through Aesthetic Inquiry in Dementia Memory Care
2pmAlicia ValenciaIn Person • FreeMeet Us at THE MAP: Inspiring Ocean Conservation Through Public Art
2pmWalter Munk Foundation for the OceansFreeEnigma Presents: “Chavorruca Border Girl” a talk by Sandra Equihua
3-4pmSandra Equihua, Enigma Creative, Katalina SilvaIn Person • FreeProcess-ing
5-9pmThe Hill Street Country Club, Nicholas Bijan Pourfard, Steve Hartzog, Evan Lopez, Sofia Limon, Stephen HartzogVirtual • FreeBorder Inspiration: Port of Entry – Downtown Tijuana Pedestrian Route by Tatiana Perez / Se Hace Arquitectura
Open all of SDDW!Tatiana Perez, Se Hace ArquitecturaSun, September 25
In Person • $350MEXICO CURATED – TRANSBORDER EDITION
8:30am-8pmMexico Curated, Verónica Hernández, Andrés Ferrandis, Javier Gonzalez Vizcaino, Amar Harrag, Enigma Creative, Katalina SilvaIn Person • FreePark & Market - The Art & Science Story
1pmSociety for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD)In Person • $10Cultivating San Diego Design Culture–A Workshop!
1pmBlackson McCullough Slater Wolden CollaborativeIn Person • $10Elevate Your Space – Library Design Tour with Mingei International Museum
3pmMingei International Museum, Kristi Ehrig-Burgess, Martha Ehringer, Casey PradoVirtual • FreeBorder Inspiration: Port of Entry – Downtown Tijuana Pedestrian Route by Tatiana Perez / Se Hace Arquitectura
Open all of SDDW!Tatiana Perez, Se Hace ArquitecturaIn Person • FreeEquitable City Making by Design: A Conversation with Christopher Hawthorne
5-7pmAmerican Institute of Architects San Diego (AIA SD), Jensen HughesAll week
Virtual • FreeI’m no Guggenheim: How a novice designed an art collection and you can too!
Jennifer Findley of JFiN CollectiveVirtual • FreeA Woman Architect Asks "WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ARCHITECTURE?"
Michele Grace Hottel, Architect: "I've never met a woman architect before..."Virtual • FreeSDDW Special Edition Series: Holistic Inspiration Through the Senses
Rachel Larraine CrawfordIn Person • FreeUnforeseen Cuisine: Global Inspiration from Your Spice Kitchen
International Rescue Committee Small Business Development Center