Skip to content

Designing for Health & Wellbeing

Opening Reception & Lightning Talks

Tue 9/15 184 photos

Conversations around health, wellbeing, and human-centered design kicked off Design Week, followed by an evening bringing San Diego’s creative community together for lightning talks and the opening celebration.

Location: 401 B Street, Downtown San Diego
Host: Design Forward Alliance + Downtown San Diego Partnership
Lead: Anne Konertz

Designing for Health & Wellbeing

Panelists seated on stage, one speaking into a microphone, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0063

Seated attendees listen as a host addresses the room before a panel, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0068

Seen past a blurred attendee in the foreground, five panelists listen as one speaks into a microphone, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0071

Panelists sit before a screen showing photos as a host holds a notebook, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0073

Two guests in matching black shirts smile together in the venue lobby, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0079

A tall design week banner stands against the wall ahead of the session, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0082

Two guests chat near welcome signage in the plaza before the evening session begins, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0086

Guests check in at a registration table as two attendees chat in the plaza, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0089

#0092

Attendee in a folding chair writes notes on a clipboard during a session, Designing for Health & Wellbeing panel — #0095

A full room of attendees faces a panel of five speakers on stage, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0102

A panelist gestures mid-sentence as fellow panelists listen, audience seen from behind in the foreground, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0104

Blurred attendee heads fill the foreground as the panel continues behind, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0106

An attendee holds up a phone to record the panel as a speaker addresses the room near the screen, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0111

A printed program card with a QR code sits on a table before the session, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0113

A backdrop banner is photographed at a dramatic upward angle before the event begins, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0114

A tilted close-up shows the backdrop banner's bold lettering, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0115

A photographer in a Bossity crew shirt aims a camera toward the seated crowd, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0122

Photographer in a Bossity shirt checks the camera screen on a tripod in the lobby, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0123

A photographer checks a camera screen beside welcome and sponsor signs, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0128

A guest in a design week t-shirt poses with hands on hips among empty chairs, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0131

A guest flexes a bicep while laughing with another guest nearby, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0134

A guest raises a fist triumphantly while another guest leans in and smiles for the photo, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0135

A panelist gestures while speaking as two panelists listen beside a window, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0140

Speaker holds a microphone and gestures mid-sentence with a panel slide projected on the screen behind, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0145

Panelist speaks into a microphone between two colleagues, an event banner glowing behind, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0151

Panelist raises a hand while speaking into a microphone, three fellow panelists listening alongside, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0156

Two panelists seated on stage, one holding a microphone mid-answer, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0157

Panelist clasps both hands near the face mid-sentence, two fellow panelists seated on either side, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0159

Full panel seated in a row while an audience watches from folding chairs, a topic slide projected behind, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0165

Five panelists sit in a row facing the audience, a welcome slide partly visible on the screen behind, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0172

Guest in a Bossity t-shirt watches a smiling vendor pour tea samples at a sampling table, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0175

Attendee in a Bossity shirt photographs the room on a phone, a seated audience visible ahead, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0182

Panelist at a laptop table speaks into a microphone as the panel listens, audience in the foreground, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0191

Welcome sign for the health and wellbeing session stands in the foreground, panelists blurred behind, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0192

Welcome sign for the health and wellbeing session fills the frame while panelists sit blurred in the background, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0195

Three attendees gather around a check-in table with a tablet and printed programs on display, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0198

Two guests embrace warmly near cocktail tables while another works on a laptop behind them, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0199

Panelist speaks into a microphone with a hand raised, four fellow panelists and a moderator seated nearby, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0209

Panelist gestures while speaking into a microphone as an attendee behind raises a phone to take a photo, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0212

Two guests chat standing beside a row of empty chairs, an event banner in the background, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0218

Attendee wearing a face mask and backpack gestures with both hands while talking with another guest, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0220

Guests mingle among folding chairs during a break, one seated guest smiling up at another nearby, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0221

Two guests talk near a Design Forward Alliance banner, one gesturing with a hand raised beside the face, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0225

Two guests smile for a photo together in front of the event banner, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0229

Three attendees chat standing near a rollup banner in a bright lobby, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0237

Two guests talk closely in front of a blank projector screen, one facing the camera mid-sentence, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0243

Two guests talk near an event banner, one facing the camera while the other's back is turned, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0244

Attendee in a bun listens to a panelist in a plaid shirt speak, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0249

Panelist with long braided hair speaks to a guest in a blue dress beside an event banner, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0253

Attendee glances back and smiles while holding a phone in a crowded lobby, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0256

Panelist in a plaid shirt smiles mid-conversation as guests mingle nearby, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0257

Seated panelist gestures while speaking, an attendee's cap visible in the foreground, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0262

Guest poses playfully between two tall event banners near a welcome sign, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0267

Six people stand together smiling for a group photo beside a Design Forward Alliance banner, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0275

Ten panelists pose together between event banners after a panel, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0281

Two panelists laugh mid-conversation as a guest with crossed arms smiles between them, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0283

Panelist in a brown polo listens with a serious expression, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0285

Guest listens as an attendee speaks near a Design Forward Alliance banner, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0288

Panelist in a black blazer speaks with an attendee in the foreground near a banner, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0292

Three guests share a laugh together near a round event banner, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0296

Panelist gestures mid-sentence while chatting with two guests, Designing for Health & Wellbeing at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0300

Two seated guests laugh together, one in a San Diego Design Week t-shirt holding a laptop, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0304

Host in a San Diego Design Week t-shirt chats with a guest in a break room stocked with snacks, Designing for Health & Wellbeing — #0310

Opening Reception

Attendees mingle with drinks in hand under an outdoor colonnade at dusk, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0312

Two guests examine dishes at an outdoor food stand staffed by two chefs in black, Opening Reception — #0314

Guests wait as a chef plates food at an outdoor catering table in evening light, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0316

Four guests pose at a step-and-repeat banner, one holding up a phone to take a photo, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0320

Four attendees smile together at a photo backdrop, one in a San Diego Design Week t-shirt, Opening Reception — #0322

Five hosts stand together as one speaks into a microphone during opening remarks, Opening Reception — #0333

Host in a San Diego Design Week t-shirt speaks into a microphone flanked by two co-hosts, Opening Reception — #0340

Host reads notes into a microphone beside an event banner under a stone colonnade, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0345

Host speaks into a microphone while a co-host in a branded T-shirt and blazer stands beside a granite column, Opening Reception — #0346

Man holds a microphone interviewing another wearing a San Diego Design Week t-shirt under a blazer outdoors, Opening Reception — #0348

A leashed dog in a bandana stands on pavement beside an orange patterned table skirt, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0353

Two attendees viewed from behind watch a host address the crowd near a blue event banner, Opening Reception — #0354

Host speaks to the crowd beside a stone column as a guest in a tan blazer stands nearby, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0359

Host and a co-host stand together near a column as a guest in the background records on a phone, Opening Reception — #0365

Host and a co-host speak near a column while a guest raises a phone to record behind them, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0368

Two guests pose together under a colonnade while another photographs them on a phone, Opening Reception — #0373

Host reads from notes beside two colleagues near a granite column and event banner, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0375

Host and colleagues stand together near an event banner as attendees look on in the foreground, Opening Reception — #0377

#0379

Host and colleagues stand near a column beneath a large event banner as the crowd looks on, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0382

Host speaks alone into a microphone as a dense crowd gathers close beneath a large event banner, Opening Reception — #0386

Host laughs while speaking into a microphone as a colleague looks on beside an event banner, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0389

Guests gather with drinks at an outdoor bar table as a bartender serves under city buildings, Opening Reception — #0395

Attendees viewed from behind gather near a large banner as dusk light filters through trees, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0397

Guests mingle with drinks near a bronze statue and storefronts on a downtown plaza, Opening Reception — #0401

A bartender with flowers in their hair hands a red drink to a guest at an outdoor bar table, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0403

Guests holding drinks gather near a bronze statue at the outdoor bar area, Opening Reception — #0414

Woman speaks into a microphone while reading from notes, a man smiles beside her outdoors, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0418

A speaker in a floral dress smiles while addressing the crowd with a microphone, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0430

Speaker laughs and raises a notecard overhead while holding a microphone, Opening Reception — #0439

Guests mingle with drinks near the entrance columns of a downtown plaza building at dusk, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0444

A crowd gathers near a cocktail table at dusk, one guest arms crossed, city towers behind, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0447

Guests stand shoulder to shoulder outside a glass building at dusk, one holding sunglasses atop her head, Opening Reception — #0450

A speaker holds a microphone beside a stone column as a man in a suit smiles behind her, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0452

Two men pose smiling in front of a navy step-and-repeat banner printed with the event name, Opening Reception — #0464

Three attendees pose together smiling in front of a step-and-repeat banner, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0466

Drummer performs on a sidewalk kit with a teal bass drum, city street in the background, Opening Reception — #0472

A saxophonist in a plaid shirt plays tenor sax beside a stone column, an upright bass resting behind him, Opening Reception — #0476

A tenor saxophonist tilts his head down over the horn keys, plaid shirt behind him, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0478

A guitarist in a blue shirt plays a sunburst archtop guitar among stone columns, Opening Reception — #0484

A close portrait of a guitarist looking off to the side, playing an archtop guitar, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0486

#0490

A saxophonist plays tenor sax with a drummer visible behind him at the cymbals, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0492

An upright bassist in a gray blazer plays beside a green railing with the skyline behind, Opening Reception — #0499

A close view of cymbals and a snare drum as a drummer's sticks strike mid-beat, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0503

Musician plays an upright bass outdoors with visible concentration, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0511

A hand unwraps a mint beside a sushi roll and a Bluefin Tuna Cutting Ceremony sign with a QR code, Opening Reception — #0512

A smiling guest gives two thumbs up to the camera with a lit-up crowd blurred behind her, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0516

A guest gestures with a drink in hand while talking with two others in front of a design week banner, Opening Reception — #0520

A cluster of guests talk and laugh together between stone columns at dusk, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0525

A man writes on a sticky note stuck to a community input board as a guest in a patterned shawl looks on, Opening Reception — #0529

A guest writes on a sticky note on the Environment and Every-day Spaces board, Opening Reception at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0532

A guest adds a sticky note to a community board reading Environment and Every-day Spaces, banner visible behind, Opening Reception — #0538

A guest in a teal polo laughs while leaning on the bar as a bartender with a flower in her hair mixes drinks, Opening Reception — #0541

Guest laughs warmly outdoors on a downtown street, blurred passersby and buildings behind, San Diego Design Week 2026 opening reception — #0542

Lightning Talks

Speaker in a blazer addresses the room while holding a microphone, indoor banner beside him, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0545

Speaker in a blazer holds a microphone beside a rollup banner and QR code, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0555

Audience fills folding chairs along a wood paneled wall, attendees standing at the back, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0558

Speaker seen from behind gestures with an extended arm toward a seated audience in a wood paneled room, Lightning Talks — #0562

#0563

Speaker seen from behind gestures toward a seated audience, captured through a glass reflection, Lightning Talks — #0570

Speaker seen from behind gestures toward a seated audience, event banner visible behind, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0576

Attendees sit and stand along a wood paneled wall beneath two event banners, waiting for the next talk, Lightning Talks — #0585

Speaker raises a fist while holding a microphone beside a slide urging support for the event, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0588

Speaker viewed from behind holds a microphone beside a slide reading Support San Diego Design Week, Lightning Talks — #0590

Speaker gestures with an open hand beside a slide titled Designing for Health and Wellbeing, event banner alongside, Lightning Talks — #0593

Speaker gestures beside a slide on community design, viewed over two seated attendees, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0600

Speaker stands near a laptop beside a slide on community design, rows of attendees seated facing the screen, Lightning Talks — #0606

Crew member operates a camera on a tripod among seated attendees as a speaker presents nearby, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0608

Attendee viewed from behind watches a blurred speaker and screen across the room, Lightning Talks — #0616

Attendees viewed from behind face a screen reading Designing What We Wear as a speaker stands nearby, Lightning Talks — #0620

Speaker in a red shirt gestures beside a slide titled Designing What We Wear, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0621

Out of focus attendee fills the foreground with a blurred speaker and colorful banner in the distance, Lightning Talks — #0625

Speaker stands addressing the audience beside a slide titled Designing Our Digital World, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0630

Guest stands facing a seated audience in a branded t shirt, a speaker in the background, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0633

Speaker in a gray dress holds a microphone and gestures before a blank screen, a seated guest nearby, Lightning Talks — #0635

Speaker holds a microphone with a hand to chest before a screen showing partial text, a seated guest nearby, Lightning Talks — #0637

Speaker gestures with an open hand beside a slide of colorful illustrations, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0646

Speaker in a striped dress gestures beside a projection screen while holding a microphone, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0648

Speaker in a blazer reads from notes while holding a microphone, a screen behind him shows a design conference slide, Lightning Talks — #0655

Speaker holds a microphone and reads from printed notes, another attendee seated behind him near a window, Lightning Talks — #0658

Speaker addresses the room holding a microphone and notes, audience seated in the foreground, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0662

Attendee in a Bossity shirt stands at the back of the room as a colorful illustration plays on the screen ahead, Lightning Talks — #0669

Host stands with a clipboard and microphone beside a screen reading "The Hero Myth," a seated speaker and audience nearby, Lightning Talks — #0672

Audience seated in rows faces a stage and screen, banners lining the walls, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0675

Audience seated in rows viewed from the back of the room, a speaker gesturing near a projection screen at the front, Lightning Talks — #0682

Attendee viewed from behind wears a shirt printed with "art & design," facing a screen, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0688

Fountain sculpture with red-lit water glows on a downtown corner at dusk, a cyclist passing, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0692

Rows of seated attendees facing forward, a guest in a red dress seated among the crowd, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0695

Photographer kneels on the tile floor to shoot the stage, seated attendees and a floral arrangement nearby, Lightning Talks — #0700

Photographer crouches with a camera raised, a host in black standing near the stage in the blurred background, Lightning Talks — #0706

Photographer crouches with a camera raised toward the stage, a host in black nearby, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0708

Audience watches a screen of colorful poster designs while a photographer crouches nearby, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0712

Photographer crouches low between rows of seated attendees, backpacks and chairs surrounding the aisle, Lightning Talks — #0715

Speaker holds a microphone and raises a hand while presenting, a Design Week banner and seated audience in the foreground, Lightning Talks — #0719

Speaker in a patterned kaftan gestures while addressing the room, a slide reads "Vintage," Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0722

Speaker gestures beside a hand-drawn illustration on screen, an attendee recording on a phone, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0726

Wide view of a speaker presenting beside a projection screen, a large seated audience filling the room, Lightning Talks — #0729

Speaker points to an illustrated diagram on screen while holding a microphone, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0734

Speaker gestures while a screen behind him shows an exterior photo of a house, seated host and audience watching, Lightning Talks — #0736

Speaker addresses a seated audience beside a screen of text, a video camera on a tripod, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0739

Speaker stands beside a projected interior photo while addressing a seated audience, Lightning Talks — #0743

Speaker gestures beside a projected Cubism slide as a seated audience listens in rows, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0746

#0750

Two speakers stand together as one raises a lit phone, audience lifts hands before a slide on personality, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0753

Speaker holds a microphone beside a seated panelist, a slide on product connection lit up behind them, Lightning Talks — #0757

Guest in a blazer accepts a canned drink from another guest holding a six pack, seated crowd behind them, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0765

Guest in a cap and plaid shirt hands drinks to seated attendees who reach up smiling, Lightning Talks — #0766

Costumed hosts stand beside a seated guest near a screen showing aerial festival footage, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0770

Wide view of the room shows rows of seated attendees and a tripod camera facing a small stage, Lightning Talks — #0773

Three presenters stand together as a slide of past attendees displays behind them, Lightning Talks at San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0776

Seated speaker gestures beside a slide promoting an upcoming festival, audience seated in rows, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0778

Two guests pose beside an event banner near an elevator, one in a feathered hat and a wide-brimmed hat, Lightning Talks — #0780

Guests in blazers chat with a small group gathered near an event banner, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0785

Two guests smile mid conversation, one wearing a San Diego Design Week shirt under a blazer, Lightning Talks — #0786

Guest in a sport coat gestures while holding a drink can, speaking with another guest in a plaid shirt, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0787

Guest with curly hair laughs among a small group gathered near a lit screen, Lightning Talks — #0789

Group of seven guests pose together smiling in a wood paneled reception room, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0791

Group of six guests pose together in front of a screen, one wearing a San Diego Design Week shirt, Lightning Talks — #0794

Guest and companion hold canned drinks near glass doors, one touching her hair and smiling, San Diego Design Week 2026 — #0796

Planning an event in San Diego? Explore our event photography and event video coverage.

Photo Bossity for San Diego Design WeekRequest removal

Shot by Bossity