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November 22, 2024

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Calling all creatives: welcome to By Designers, For Designers. Explore how top designers worldwide leverage SketchUp to communicate their design vision. This is a place to get inspired, explore new features, watch tutorials, and see the design community in action.

We are thrilled to celebrate the creativity of our design network and encourage you to continue to share your work with us in inspiring and innovative ways!

a fictional bar with people

Where ideas come to life: what to expect from #BDFD

Design exploration with AI

Architectural Designer Thomas Rowntree, located in the United Kingdom, explores deconstructivist design using SketchUp Diffusion.

SketchUp model of a deconstructivist building on an iPad and sketches on paper.

Model by Thomas Rowntree

Architect Johannes Budde, located in Germany, combines his design expertise with AI to create modern aesthetics. He crafted a multi-level sofa space through advanced 3D rendering.

Rendering of Multi-level sofa created by designer Johannes Budde.

Multi-level sofa space designed by Johannes Budde.

Visualizing with ease

Architect and Interior Designer Charlotte Taylor, located in the United Kingdom, reimagines SketchUp's virtual podcast room, blending nature and modernism to create an inspiring space.

Interior design of a room with elements of nature within it, three trees are planted within the room growing out from a pool

Charlotte's concept project of SketchUp's virtual podcast room.

Industrial Designer Sam Gwilt, located in the United Kingdom, explores 3D visualization through the use of 3D Warehouse.

Render shows a living space with a sofa, table and other furniture from the 3D warehouse.

Sam's furniture model selections from the 3D Warehouse.

Inspiring design workflows

Explore workflows in the Dezeen x SketchUp Design Workshops video series in which leading designers describe how they created commissioned interior environments using SketchUp.

In the first video,  Julien Sebban, founder of the French design studio Uchronia, showcases how he uses SketchUp to create a fictional bar interior with an eccentric character. 

Render of a fictional bar with a mosaic bar table and curved chairs in a bright orange room with rounded edges.

A fictional bar designed by Uchronia.

His workshop videos will be followed by London-based interior designer Tola Ojuolape, who has a multidisciplinary studio that works across interiors, branding, and furniture design. Her work draws on cultural references, pulling from her passion for art. In her design series, she will be developing a library using SketchUp. Stay tuned for this two-part video series launching soon.

Design like an industry leader

Embrace creativity, spark imagination and join the community of designers shaping our world. Explore the site and show off your designs using the hashtag #BD4D on social media. Ready to test these tools out for yourself? Try SketchUp for free.

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