Academy of Fellows

IDSA's Board of Directors may confer, by a two-thirds majority vote, a fellowship membership to a member in good standing who has earned the special respect and affection of the membership through distinguished service to the industrial design profession.

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Fellows Nomination Form.pdf

Submitted by cliver on January 2, 2010 - 4:59pm

George McCain

George McCain, FIDSA | McCainDesign

IDSA Board Chairman: 2010–2013
IDSA Western District Vice President: 2001
IDSA Northwest Chapter Officer: 1980–1986
Design Foundation President:
Inducted into the Academy of Fellows:

Submitted by colleenb on January 3, 2013 - 5:38pm

Visual Gallery of the IDSA Academy of Fellows

Submitted by alexr on January 4, 2012 - 12:42pm

Warren Ginn

Warren Ginn, FIDSA | GinnDesign

Inducted into the Academy of Fellows: 2012
IDSA Professional Interest Section VP: 2009–2012
Chair of the Materials and Processes Section: 2002–2012

Submitted by warrenginn on April 25, 2011 - 11:13pm

Gianfranco Zaccai

Gianfranco Zaccai, FIDSA | Continuum

Submitted by tadkins on June 1, 2010 - 4:45pm

Damon C. Woods*

Damon C. Woods, FIDSA
(d. 1968)

US automotive designer who was manager of the Body Development Studio at the Ford Motor Company, and part of the team that designed the Ford Thunderbird, which was introduced in 1955

In the early 1960s, he was promoted to chief interior designer, and was on the team that designed the Ford Mustang, which was introduced in 1964. For a period of time he was assigned to Ford England to broaden his experience.

Submitted by tadkins on May 28, 2010 - 2:05pm

Arnold Wolf*

Arnold Wolf, FIDSA
(1927-2013)

Inducted into the Academy of Fellows: 1983

There is inherent irony in my having been elected to Fellowship or, indeed, to my being a member of IDSA in the first place. The reason is that I have never studied industrial design formally, and so can be regarded as a largely undetected impostor.

Submitted by tadkins on May 25, 2010 - 12:22pm

Brian Vogel

Brian Vogel, FIDSA | Brian Vogel Consulting

Inducted into the Academy of Fellows: 2010
IDSA Vice President: 2000
Professional Interest Section Vice President: 1998

Submitted by cliver on May 21, 2010 - 8:33pm

Tucker Viemeister

Tucker Viemeister, FIDSA | Viemeister Industries

Tucker Viemeister brings new meaning to the term “multimedia.” His life (not just his work) is a convergence of innovative ideas and physical stuff. Trained as a product designer, he is also involved in architecture, graphics, new media, branding and strategy. He helped create the widely acclaimed OXO "GoodGrips" universal kitchen tools. He also writes, teaches and lectures, serves on a few boards, was named after a car and still has time for volunteer work, his family and his new transdisciplinary company, Viemeister Industries, focusing on creating integrated brands, products and places. Partners include JCDecaux, Design Within Reach and Omhu.