The 17th Annual SAN FRANCISCO DESIGN WEEK, is returning June 6-11, celebrating with the theme “Plot Twist”: changing the way the story unfolds. The festival showcases the intersection of ideas, design and entrepreneurism that promotes the Bay Area as the birthplace of the future. Highlights include talks, open studios, web-conferences, tours with leading designers. The 2023 Design Awards are juried by top industrial professionals, including Audrey Liu, head of design at Lyft; Kit Hinrichs, founder and creative director at Studio Hinrichs; and Shujan Bertrand, founder of Aplat.