Announcing the inaugural annual design week event: Design Sausalito November 15–17, 2024.
From the organizers of the annual San Francisco Design Week, the debut of DESIGN SAUSALITO marks the first annual design celebration of leading makers, artists, and creative practitioners based in the Sausalito region of northern California. The best of creativity in Sausalito will be explored by the region’s top artists and craftspeople, who will lead a three-day program of talks and tours of private studios and workshops in Sausalito.
The three-day celebration showcases the intersection of ideas, design and entrepreneurism that promotes the Bay Area as the birthplace of the future with a special focus on the Sausalito region.
Sausalito, California, has long been a sanctuary for artists, thinkers, and visionaries, with a rich history that dates back to the mid-20th century. Its unique waterfront setting and bohemian spirit attracted a creative vanguard, including luminaries like Maya Angelou, Gordon Onslow Ford, Jean Varda, Edith Heath, and Ruth Asawa. These artists were drawn not only by the natural beauty of the area but by its open, experimental energy—one that encouraged artistic risk-taking and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Their presence transformed Sausalito into a cultural hub where art, design, and craftsmanship flourished in tandem with a vibrant, free-spirited community. This enduring legacy continues to influence the town today, making Sausalito a place where the artistic past and present coexist in a dynamic dialogue.
Choose your own adventure by selecting one or more events to attend. For 2024, tickets are extremely limited. Each event requires individual registration to attend.
Design Sausalito, San Francisco Design Week and Design Healdsburg is produced by DesignBayArea, a nonprofit 501c3 led by the Board of Directors and CEO, Dawn Zidonis, under the guidance of Regional Design Advisors.
Photo courtesy of Heath Ceramics. Photographer: Derek Yarra
Our Design Ambassadors are selected as leaders to represent our communities diverse set of disciplines and also distinct regions to represent the nine counties of the SF Bay Area. They act as ambassadors, advisors and representatives for the Design Bay Area organization.
Special thanks to Heath Ceramics, Coralie Langston Jones and Simon Ungless and the Marinship Artists for their contributions to this edition of Design Sausalito.
For more information and a list of our Ambassadors, visit the DesignBayArea About Us page.
DesignBayArea is a platform dedicated to promoting design, the arts and culture, experimenting between creative industries. We amplify the voices of the California design community and create opportunities for brands, businesses and individuals by fostering the local and international community.
