Fall Student Conference at Pier 70


October 12 2022

Event Recap

Annual Student Conference

Pier 70, San Francisco

“Where might your design education lead you?”

On October 12th, we welcomed students and young professionals from across the region to join IIDA Northern California Chapter’s Student Conference for an inspiring in-person experience. We had small group tours throughout the city of furniture and material showrooms, design offices, and client spaces, enjoyed delicious lunch from BiRite in the beautiful atrium at Pier 70, learned from an inspiring group of panelists innovating on the life cycle of materials, and connected with design professionals working across different aspects of our industry in small group conversations.

For more information about the benefits of student membership, visit our Student page or contact our VP of Student Affairs at studentaffairs@iidanc.org.


Event Photos

Full photo album

Honor Awards – Back in Person!


May 4 2022

Event Recap

Honor Awards

The Fox Theater, Oakland

We kicked off this year’s show and celebrated our community being together again with a live, all singing, all dancing musical tribute to the heritage of the Fox Theatre. It was a wild start to the evening! Dancers greeted guests as they arrived at The Fox, posing for photos and ushering guests into the main hall. The room was packed with familiar faces clamoring for that elusive Honor Award.

Our hosts, Tom DiRenzo and Brian Graham regaled the client statements, design teams and judges comments for ten projects honored with awards on this special night. Student award winners brought their families and teachers, manufacturers and dealers brought their clients and design teams brought the ones responsible for the wins. It was a night to remember!

Revisit some of the grand entertainment from last year >>

Planning has already begun for our 2023 Honor Awards! If you are interested in volunteering for any of our event planning committees, please reach out.


And the winners were