
Full Coverage From Interior Design’s Giant Ideas 2023
See event highlights from Interior Design‘s Giant Ideas conference in Encinitas, California. The three-day design extravaganza took place March 5-7, 2023, at the Alila Marea Beach Resort hosted by editor in chief Cindy Allen. From discussions about surf culture to the digitization of design, attendees left the event with an abundance of inspiration and connections for the year ahead.
Video Highlights: From Dreamy Sunsets to Conversations and More
Event Kick-Off: Architects and Designers Convene in Encinitas
The party kicked off with a cocktail hour hosted by Cindy Allen Sunday, March 5, followed by a beach clean-up Monday morning. Read more.

Read the Full Report: a Play-by-Play of Conference Festivities
What’s your biggest, boldest design vision? That question hung in the air throughout Interior Design‘s Giant Ideas event. Read more.

Research Insights: 3 Prescient Topics in Design
Sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, and Web3 are driving change—in and out of the industry—but how do design firms and projects measure up? Read more.

Get a Closer Look at the Building of the Resort
In 2018, Zeff evoked this history in a pitch to design the Alila Marea Beach Resort—the locale of Interior Design‘s 2023 Giant Ideas conference—in Encinitas, a beach city in San Diego County. Read more.

A very special thank you to our 2023 Giant Ideas partners: Alila Marea, Andreu World, ASID, Bernhardt Design, Cosentino, CR LAURENCE, Craftmade Woodard, Designtex, IIDA, Janus et Cie, Keilhauer, Kinon, Lutron, Material Bank, Momentum, Parador/Matter Surfaces/Bolon, Pure + Freeform, Shaw Contract, Tarkett, THE MART, TURF, Tuuci, Williams-Sonoma, Yellow Goat Design.
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