Apple unveils the 2026 Designers of Tomorrow

Salem S. Charabi Text of this article October 20, 2026 UPDATE Apple unveils the 2026 Designers of Tomorrow Curated by Rodman Primack, the exhibition celebrates next-generation designers and how they integrated Apple products into their creative processes Apple’s Designers of Tomorrow showcase, in collaboration with Design Miami, returns for a second year to spotlight the best in emerging talent, this time focusing on the theme of presence. Exploring what still holds the public’s attention amid the hurried pace of the modern world, designers Salem S. Charabi, Isabel Rower, Yoonjeong Lee, and Parafernalia (Genki Matsumura and Sebastián Zorrilla) crafted original works that invite reflection and aim to shift perspectives, engage the senses, and kindle curiosity. “The theme was born from an honest recognition of just how busy our lives have become,” says Rodman Primack, the program’s curator and former longtime creative director of Design Miami. “In answering it, our designers demonstrate the power of objects to shape our physical environments and transform the human experiences that are possible within them.” This year’s participants were handpicked by a jury of global design voices — including Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Fabien Cappello, Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Minjae Kim, Hun Chung Lee, Marion Mailaender, Nifemi Marcus-Bello,…