_{03 — Aditions [Curator]}

_{ADITIONS IS A SAN-FRANCISCO-BASED CREATIVE STUDIO FOUNDED BY ALMA LOPEZ AND LIZ WERT, FOCUSED ON RE-IMAGINING CONNECTION THROUGH SPATIAL EXPERIENCES. WITH A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH CENTERED IN NARRATIVE, INTERACTIVE EXPLORATION AND SOURCING LOCAL, THE STUDIO’S WORK CHALLENGES TRADITIONAL USES OF SPATIAL NEEDS. ADITIONS BELIEVES DESIGN YIELDS BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITY TO FOSTER CONNECTIONS–TO OUR PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL IDENTITIES, AMONGST INDUSTRIES AND CULTURES, ALIKE.}^{︎ ︎}

_{04 — Hello Human [Curator]}

_{HELLO HUMAN IS A NEW YORK-BASED GLOBAL PR COMPANY FOR SMALL SCALE DESIGN STUDIOS, FOUNDED BY JENNY NGUYEN. GIVING INDEPENDENT CREATIVES ACCESS TO CRUCIAL PR SERVICES THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN OUT OF REACH, HELLO HUMAN’S MISSION IS TO HELP SMALL CREATIVE BUSINESSES THRIVE, BY SHARING THEIR UNIQUE STORIES WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT CARE.

HELLO HUMAN SEEKS TO REINVENT THE PR AGENCY MODEL, MAKING IT MORE AFFORDABLE, TRANSPARENT AND APPROACHABLE. WITH A COMMITMENT TO REPRESENTING THE UNDERREPRESENTED, HELLO HUMAN PROUDLY SERVES 83% BIPOC, FEMALE-OWNED AND SOCIAL-IMPACT DESIGN STUDIOS.}^{︎ ︎}

_{05 — Canoa [Sponsor]}

_{CANOA IS THE FIRST END-TO-END DESIGN PLATFORM FOR FAST, ADAPTIVE, LOW-CARBON COMMERCIAL RETROFITS.

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FOUNDED IN 2019 BY FEDERICO NEGRO, FORMER GLOBAL HEAD OF DESIGN AT WEWORK AND FOUNDER OF THE DIGITAL CONSULTANCY CASE, CANOA AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE FULL LIFECYCLE OF COMMERCIAL FURNITURE IN THE UNITED STATES, FROM DESIGN, TO ORDERING AND FULFILLMENT, TO INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND END OF LIFE-HANDLING. CANOA INCREASES ACCESS TO BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY AND HUMAN-CENTERED ENVIRONMENTS AT THE COMMERCIAL SCALE, WHILE HELPING BUSINESSES ADDRESS THE WASTE SIDE OF THE ESG (ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE) OBJECTIVES.}^{︎ ︎}

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