Celebrate all things design with the Eames Institute and William Stout Architectural Books. Join us at our community events including open studios, panel discussions, exhibitions, screenings, and more from Monday, June 2nd to Sunday, June 8th.
Curious 100 Honoree Windy Chien opens her studio for two days. Refreshments and snacks provided by the Eames Institute. Get tickets through SFDW.
Monday, 2 June 2025 from 4–8pm
& Tuesday, 3 June 2025 from 1–5pm
2900 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Join us for design-themed trivia and a chance to win Stout Books gift cards, bragging rights, and more. Solo players welcome. First come, first served. No RSVP necessary.
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 from 5:30–7:30pm
Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum Café
12 William Saroyan Place, San Francisco, CA 94133
Editors of Harvard Design Magazine join Foster + Partners and the Eames Institute to discuss design stewardship and legacy in a fast-moving, future-facing, moderated Q&A. Wine and snacks provided.
Wednesday, 4 June 2025 from 6–8pm
Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery
535 Washington Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
Join us at William Stout Architectural Books to celebrate the second issue of The Panafold, a new print-only magazine celebrating California arts and architecture. See an exhibition of works by architects and artists featured in the magazine’s first two issues while sipping beverages from Hirsch Vineyards and DECANTsf.
Thursday, 5 June 2025 from 5–9pm
William Stout Architectural Books
804 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Walk through real-time projects with the experiential team behind the Past as Prologue exhibition at Transamerica Pyramid Center.
Thursday, 5 June 2025 from 7–9:30pm
Volume Inc.
725 Filbert St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Celebrate opening night of the Past as Prologue: The Last Decade of Furniture Design by Ray and Charles Eames (1968–1978) exhibition with light fare and first-day catalog sales.
Friday, 6 June 2025 from 6–8pm
Transamerica Pyramid Annex Gallery
535 Washington Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
Join us for Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown, a decade-in-the-making portrait of architecture’s most provocative partnership. Beverages and popcorn on us. Limited seating provided, blankets welcome. No RSVP necessary.
Saturday, 7 June 2025 from 7–9pm
Redwood Park, Transamerica Pyramid
535 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Rarely open to the public, experience the revolutionary design principles that made the Case Study House program legendary. Books for sale onsite from William Stout Architectural Books.
Sunday, 8 June 2025 from 3-6pm
Case Study House #26
177 San Marino Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901
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