Austin Design Community

Upcoming Austin ASID Events

Download a PDF of the following events with more detail HERE.

April 17-May 29 | ASID Texas Chapter’s Celebrating Design Texas Awards Design Competition Open for Entries

May 19 (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM) | Designing a Better Business: A CEU Event with Event Host Lighting Connection

June 12 (7:00 PM – 10:00 PM) | Design Excellence Awards & Designer’s Choice Awards

July 20 (10:00 AM – 11:30 AM) | Industry Member Workshop: Design Partnerships & Sample Library Tour

August 26 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM) | Creative Connections Potluck with Event Host Cabinet Couture

September 16-18 | ASID National Conference GATHER Catalyst – in conjuction with Dallas Market Center’s Dallas Design Week (Sep 15-17) and ArchLIGHT Summit (Sep 15-16) in Dallas

September 17 | ASID Texas Chapter’s Celebrating Design Texas Awards Event at Dallas Market Center

Visit our EVENTS calendar to find events planned by Industry members, other ASID Texas Design Communities and/or ASID Headquarters.
 

Hosting an Austin ASID Event?

You may pay your Event Hosting fee HERE.
 

Recent Past Events

April 17 (9:30 AM – 11:30 AM) | Product Knowledge Speed Sessions with Event Host Tri-Supply

March 30 (4:30 PM – 7:00 PM) | 3rd Annual Membership Mixer with Event Host Wilsonart

February 6 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM) | Student Symposium & Design Continuum with Event Host Facets of Austin 

January 13 (5:00 PM – 7:30 PM) | Inside Track Town Hall: Austin 2026 with Event Host Stratus Surfaces

2025-2026 Committee of Volunteers for Austin

Programming is only possible with the help of volunteers. Thank you to the following members for taking the time to bring value to the members of this Design Community.

Chair – Maudie Edwards, ASID Affiliate
Financial Chair – Yana Ashim, ASID Allied
Communications Chair – Micah Shae, ASID Allied
Fundraising Chair – Natalie Simpson, ASID Allied

Austin Design Excellence Awards (DEX)

2026 Competition Entries

Timeline:

• Feb 16 @ 8:00 AM - Submissions open w/ Early Bird pricing
• Mar 9 @ 5:00 PM - Early Bird pricing ends
• Mar 30 @ 5:00 PM - Submissions close

VISIT THE 2026 DEX DESIGN COMPETITION WEBSITE TO FIND COMPETITION DETAILS

Pro Tip: When you enter DEX, you may save any individual entry to be entered into the entire ASID Texas Chapter’s Celebrating Design Texas (CDT) Awards, which will open April 17. This convenient feature allows entrants simply to pay the fee for the CDT entries they want to transfer and not to have to take the time to re-upload the entries. The 2026 CDT Awards event will be held in conjunction with 2026 GATHER Catalyst, the ASID National Conference, in Dallas during the week of September 14.

2026 Awards Event

The Awards Event will place Friday, June 12 in conjunction with the Austin DC’s Designer’s Choice Awards at a location TBA.