Fabian Malmhagen, IDSA is a Swedish Industrial Designer raised in China, Austria, and Germany. He joined IDSA last year and, as a result, has gotten to know several talented people in New York City where is currently attending Parsons School of
Tom KraMer, BFA, IDSA is the President and CEO and a product development design engineer at Kablooe Design, a Minneapolis MN based product design and development company. He has been a member of IDSA for 30+ years and sites that
A letter from Jason Belaire, IDSA, Chair of IDSA’s Board of Directors: Dear IDSA Community, I’m writing to share with you that Chris Livaudais, IDSA’s current Executive Director, is set to resign from the position on Dec. 30, 2022. Chris’ leadership and engagement
On November 2, 2022 IDSA sent letters to a bipartisan group of US Senators expressing our support for the Counterfeit Goods Seizure Act of 2019 (S. 2987). This legislation was introduced to Congress by Senator Thom Tillis [R-NC], Christopher A. Coons [D-DE], Bill
Justin Porcano is Senior Industrial Design Manager at Accenture and co-founder of Save Sight Now, an organization committed to curing childhood blindness. Created with Justin’s wife Rosalyn, in honor of their daughter Lia, and supported by SF Bay Area industrial designers
Thomas B. Russell, who devoted many years to the Industrial Designers Society of America at local, regional, and national levels, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2022. Tom began his District service to IDSA in the late 1990s, assisting the Northeast District Vice
On Wednesday, September 14, 2022, IDSA’s Executive Director presented the annual membership meeting and year in review. During this session, Chris Livaudais, IDSA provided a look back on our 2021 performance as well as updates on how the association has been navigating
The winners of the 2022 IDSA Awards were revealed live on September 14, 2022, as part of IDSA’s annual International Design Conference (IDC)® in Seattle, WA. The awards ceremony, held in person at Benaroya Hall and livestreamed to a
The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)® 2022 Ceremony & Gala, held at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA on September 12, 2022 and produced by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)®, included the grand unveiling of the placements of
John Pai BID ‘62 and Keith Kirkland MID ’15 are this year’s winners of the Rowena Award. The Award promotes the educational pedagogy of Rowena Reed Kostellow, FIDSA, by celebrating the kind of design excellence she taught her students.
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) congratulates Randy Bartlett, IDSA on his retirement from teaching after 29 years at Auburn University’s School of Industrial + Graphic Design (SIGD). A Bauhaus Quasi Endowed Professor, Bartlett established SIGD’s Collaborative Studio Abroad program in 1996.
Sofia von Hauske, IDSA, an industrial designer at Friends of, recently partnered with the toy store CAMP to help with their first Disney collaboration. Sofia led the project from ideation all the way to manufacturing. Says Sofia about the work: “We were
Dara Benno, S/IDSA, having just completed her Master of Industrial Design at Rhode Island School of Design, was awarded the Marc Harrison Award in recognition of a student for excellence in design and innovation. Ready Made, Made Ready: Everyday
From IDSA’s Women in Design Committee: The right of autonomy over one’s own body is foundational to human rights. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to strike down Roe v. Wade stripped this foundational human right
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) congratulates Patricia Moore, PhD, FIDSA, for receiving the World Design Organization’s 2022 World Design Medal. Dr. Moore was inducted into IDSA’s Academy of Fellows in 2003. She has held prominent roles within the Society,
Rio Chen, IDSA is a designer and researcher who focuses on sociopolitical issues and contemporary popular culture in the field of design. His latest work, Satellite Project, is an international design workshop based on randr research (founded in 2021 with
IDSA is pleased to continue its ongoing partnership with MWC Productions for Season 3 of “America ByDesign: Innovations“, a television show about inspiration, disruption, and changing the game through the power of design. To date, millions of viewers have watched the Season 1
The Industrial Design (ID) program at the University of Houston holds an ID Exhibition in May every year. This year, IDSA HTX collaborated with SIDSA at the ID program to design and organize this event. The Exhibition was held
The IDSA New York City Chapter and several Sections continue our 10-year collaboration and active participation with NYCxDESIGN to bring several events to the community during the annual city-wide event happening May 10-20, 2022. The NYCxDESIGN Festival showcases designs and designers across disciplines through virtual and in
IDSA’s Women in Design Deep Dive 2022, held March 31-April 1, marked the 6th consecutive Women in Design event hosted by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). With attendees gathering in person at the Vue in Columbus, OH and virtually
IDSA partners with Grow for a second year to offer an exclusive Design Leadership Bootcamp training program. The IDSA + Grow Design Leadership Bootcamp is intended to help you prepare for your future as a design leader and equip you with the necessary
The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) is known for being one of the world’s longest running and most prestigious design awards. It’s also known for the continuously high caliber of its judging process and jury, comprised of top design leaders from the most innovative
Each day during the week leading up to National ID Day 2022, we’re publishing the comments of IDSA community members who reached out to us from each of IDSA’s five North American Districts. Currently, IDSA’s West District includes nine Professional Chapters—Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland (Oregon), Seattle, San
Each day during the week leading up to National ID Day 2022, we’re publishing the comments of IDSA community members who reached out to us from each of IDSA’s five North American Districts. Currently, IDSA’s South District includes seven Professional Chapters—Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh-Durham—and
Each day during the week leading up to National ID Day 2022, we’re publishing the comments of IDSA community members who reached out to us from each of IDSA’s five North American Districts. Currently, IDSA’s Northeast District includes eight Professional Chapters—Boston, District of