Thoughts | Rapt Studio

Filter

On the ground at Milan Design Week

Rapt Studio CEO and Chief Creative Officer David Galullo reports daily from the year's greatest design event, running April 9-14, 2019.

Rapt Studio is coming to Salone del Mobile

We're pleased to announce our debut at Milan Design Week with Tell Me More, an interactive, immersive installation at Ventura Centrale, April 9-14, 2019.

Powerful Brands and the Women Responsible

On February 28 in our San Francisco studio, Rapt’s Head of Strategy Rachel Newell led a panel of women as they shared their perspectives on designing for the full human experience within the language of powerful brands.

Another year, Rapt

It's been a year of connecting people, places, and brands across the globe, all through great design. Check out our 2018 year-in-review for the highlights.

An Interactive Morning with WIRED25

On October 12, Rapt Studio hosted WIRED25 attendees as part of the magazine’s 25th anniversary celebration. On a day dedicated to exploring the “Future of Work,” we pulled back the curtain and took people behind-the-scenes of our interdisciplinary approach to design. After a tour through the office, three interactive workshops with Q&As illuminated our process for visitors.

Designing For A Life

What does it mean to “design for a life”? To answer that question, we invited five experts on space, strategy, and design to our Culver City studio for a panel discussion moderated by Rapt CEO and Chief Creative Officer David Galullo.

Interior Design Rapt Studio Strips Down Unity’s San Francisco Headquarters

Unity creates tools for users to imagine and reimagine reality in a virtual world.

The Importance of Meaningful Design In The Workplace

Forbes visit with Rapt SF

Rapt Studio NY marks move to West Chelsea

Housewarming during NYCxDESIGN in the new studio space.

Rapt Studio wins a 2018 NYCxDESIGN Award

Our project took the Tech Office trophy.

Dining by Design 2018

We had a #RadicallyPersonal time at this year’s Dining by Design in New York City.

New Plans Unveiled for San Pedro Public Market

Rapt Studio leads a design team that includes internationally recognized firm James Corner Field Operations and Adamson Associates as Executive Architect.

The World’s Most Innovative Companies 2018 | Fast Company

Each year, Fast Company's editors and reporters sift through thousands of enterprises to create a curated list of notable businesses that are utilizing the engine of commerce to make an impact in the world. We are thrilled to announce that Rapt Studio has been named one of The World's Most Innovative Companies for 2018 by Fast Company.

Design From Within

On February 1st, Rapt Studio + Metropolis hosted a Think Tank Panel to understand what it means to Bring Your Whole Self.

Design Milk Vans’ New Digs Is a 182,000 Sq Ft Transformation by Rapt Studio

Design Milk touts our Vans headquarters as "Officially the coolest office we've ever seen."

HBO and CardConnect Ranked Top 25 Offices

Office Snapshots Most Popular Offices of 2017

Fender Wins FX* Award for Best Small Workplace Environment

Our Fender project was recently recognized with an FX* Award Best Small Workplace Environment.

Interior Design Rapt Studio’s Young Talents Design Skate-Centric SoCal HQ for Vans

As Vans’ longstanding design partner, Rapt Studio created the office to celebrate the four pillars of the Vans brand—Art, Music, Action Sports, and Street Culture and Fashion.

Holding space for being human

Fact: cloud technology and digital transformation have enabled companies to radically scale. Efficiency, growth and new product development all drive success. But as recent Silicon Valley stories show, if the culture of a company is broken, the consequences are far reaching.

Rapt Studio Opens in New York

Responding to our growing portfolio and increased demand, we are expanding our operations to New York City.

Co.Design The Office Where HBO is Incubating its Next Big Idea

Rapt Studio merges the language and materials of Seattle’s heritage into an innovative workspace for a software engineering group.

Interior Design Fender Rocks Out at New Los Angeles Headquarters

The illustrious history of Fender guitars comes through loud and clear at its Los Angeles headquarters by Rapt Studio.

Rapt Studio Collection

Rapt Studio’s new furniture collection captures their point of view around design, bringing elements of curiosity that invite user interaction, versatility that make it at home in any environment, and a striking tension between beauty and utility.

Wired Classy-as-Hell Dentist Offices We Wouldn’t Actually Dread Visiting

Lydian Dental turned to Silicon Valley design tactics when planning its clinic in Tempe, Arizona. Beyond interior design, their brand extends to even the smallest details, like throw blankets on the dentist chairs, a photo booth, and custom toothbrushes.

California Home + Design Design Dish: Basalt Napa

Downtown Napa’s latest restaurant Basalt lives up to its name with a warm, earthy look, communal atmosphere and rich flavors deeply connected to the land.

Interior Design Dropbox Headquarters by Rapt Studio Perfectly Captures Company Culture

Workplace projects, as conceived by Rapt Studio, typically have story lines. While the San Francisco headquarters of the digital file-sharing service Dropbox is immense, the plot is tight.