FALL ‘26 EDITION
Collected In Dialog
October 6 - 11, 2026
Collected in Dialog explores design as a collection of stories rather than isolated objects. When work is gathered and presented together, meaning emerges through relationships. Individual pieces gain depth through proximity, revealing the conversations that shape them.
Collections reflect how taste evolves through lived experience and curiosity. Throughout Desert Design Week 2026, exhibitions, design talks, and gatherings invite work to be experienced in conversation. Art, design, objects, ideas, and people come together with intention, allowing design to be understood as a living archive shaped by community.
OCT 6 | BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: BUILDING A PROFITABLE DESIGN FIRM
SOLD OUT | LAUREN BAILEY | UPWARD PROJECTS
OCT 6 | BENJAMIN JOHNSTON DESIGN
OCT 7 | SMoCA: DESERT PERSPECTIVES - FREE ADMISSION DAY
OCT 7 | GLOBAL AMBASSADOR - STYLE SOIRÉE | MIRON CROSBY & OLEA FINE JEWELRY
OCT 7 - 8 | MIRON CROSBY POP-UP AT GLOBAL AMBASSADOR
OCT 8 | MCCULLY CONSTRUCTION: PROTECTING DESIGN INTENT
OCT 8 | CHEN SUCHART STUDIO
OCT 8 | COSTELLO GALLERY: DESERT FORMS - DUSTIN GIMBEL ARTIST RECEPTION
SOLD OUT | HOUSE OF FORM - FIRST BITES OF PHOENIX
OCT 9 | EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE WITH JOHN ROARK
SOLD OUT | TEA & CONVERSATION: MARKETING FOR CREATIVES WITH BEN LATHAM
OCT 9 | AN EVENING IN THE COLLECTION - SMoCA AFTER HOURS EXPERIENCE
OCT 10 | LOCAL NOMAD - HERE & ELSEWHERE
OCT 10 | BENJAMIN LATHAM ARTIST RECEPTION
OCT 10 | SMoCA: DESERT PERSPECTIVES - FREE ADMISSION DAY
SOLD OUT | THE EDITOR’S LUNCHEON & TEA AT THE LA LOFT
OCT 10 | ARIZONA MODERNISTS: ALLEN DITSON & LEE PORZIO AT RED MODERN
OCT 11 | HOME TOUR: ONE CENTURY ONE DESERT
OCT 11 | RAY PRESENTS - JOHNSTON MARKLEE ARCHITECTURE x TSOA
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