IDSA KC: 2019 Summer Party

Join IDSA KC for some summertime fun – there will be food, drinks, games, and of course, the pool will be open! Please RSVP to Dan Hamilton if you can make it – guests also welcome! Note: We’ll have food and some drinks/mixers available, but revelers are encouraged to bring something for themselves or to share. 9820 W […]

IDSA FL: Virtual Brown Bag with David Kusama

David Kusma will be our presenter for the August 15, 2019 Brown Bag Virtual Luncheon – Tupperware in Space. Tupperware’s partnership with NASA is developing an advanced plant growing system for zero gravity. Version 1.0 was launched to ISS in 2018, version 2.0 launched earlier this year, and 3.0 is expected to launch beginning of next year. […]

IDSA ATL: Y’allywood – Design at the movies

Ready for this summer’s design blockbuster? IDSA Atlanta is hosting “Y’allywood: Design in the Movies”, a celebration of the role design plays in film. This event will explore the world of propmaking in the Atlanta film scene, and end with a talk from Tim Effler on his work on the first Jurassic Park and Star […]

IDSA SF: Designing a Fidget

Take action during SFdesignweek by participating in an industrial design workshop with practicing professionals and students to solve a community design problem within 8 hours! Utilize the design process to ideate, prototype and test solutions that will be judged by an esteemed panel of Bay Area judges. As a professional, you dedicate a day of […]

IDSA ATL: Transport ATL

Did you know Atlanta is home to a burgeoning electric bicycle company? Join BigBang, IDSA Atlanta, and Edison Electric Bike Co. for an evening of bike-talk and entrepreneurship. Ryan Hersh, founder of Edison Bicycles, will present his journey from vision maker to business creator through electric bicycle design. He’ll share the design process of the […]

IDSA NYC: Perspectives – Origins of Industrial Design in NYC

Join us for a conversation remembering the heyday of New York ID…. when Dreyfuss, Loewy, Teague, Nelson, Lippincott, JCPenny, Knoll and others were writing some the first chapters in the history of American design. In a loose, salon-style discussion we’ll share memories and stories from NYC’s ID past featuring NYC icons: Carl Gustav MagnussonCarl worked with […]

IDSA CHI: Object Society’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition

Join IDSA Chicago and the Chicago-based design group Object Society for their 10th anniversary exhibition which will kick off on Monday, June 10, 2019. The opening party is from from 5:30PM – 10PM, right after NeoCon! You’ll find over 20 local designers and makers at this show along with a sure to be riveting panel discussion, refreshments, food, & good […]

IDSA NYC: Advanced Design in NYC

Join IDSA NYC and Advanced Design on June 8th for a brunch-and-meet where our speakers Krystal Persaud, Janella Vargas, McKay Nilson, and Fiena Wu will speak to their personal journeys and individual experiences navigating through New York as designers. This event is free and open to the public.

IDSA ATL: Game of Tribes

IDSA Atlanta is partnering with the Atlanta Service Design Network on May 21 to host Game of Tribes: Reaching across design silos, an engaging evening for designers from diverse backgrounds. Come to this event to learn from each other’s perspectives on practice, get exposure to new and different ways of thinking and doing, and collectively discover […]

IDSA NYC: There Are No Sustainable Materials

Join IDSA.NYC, Hyloh and The Circular Economy Network for, “There are no Sustainable Materials” a panel discussion on achieving real sustainability through design, material choices and circular economy principals. As the fragile state of our planet is brought into ever-sharper focus, the notion of sustainability must move away from being a buzzword-filled trend toward urgent and actionable […]

IDSA DFW: Designing to Lead

  Join us for an evening of Design & Drinks at VARIDESK in Coppell. A moderated panel of corporate and entrepreneurial design leaders will discuss and answer your questions about stepping up to management and leadership roles -and parlaying your design experience into UX/UI, branding, strategic, creative (design thinking), entrepreneurial and technology-driven positions. David Patton, […]

IDSA SF: Design for Automation

Samsung Design Innovation Center is opening their doors to the design community by sponsoring a series of intimate events that foster connection and skill building. Seats for these events are extremely limited. We often experience AI in the products we use day to day, but how is AI influencing the way we design and build these […]