The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is co-sponsoring KeyShot Designer Night as one of the world’s largest consumer technology events, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2018, takes off in Las Vegas. Organized by Luxion, KeyShot Designer Night is set for 8–11pm on Jan. 11, 2018 at The Otheroom, located at
In 2017, the Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) Trust marks the 150th anniversary of the legendary architect’s birth, so a recent tour of a complex designed by Wright held even more significance for members of the IDSA Central New York Chapter. In 1903, Wright was
In December 2017, University of Michigan’s Tauber Institute for Global Operations presented its Integrated Product Development (IPD) Trade Show, marking more than two decades of innovations by featuring products created by students from Stamps School of Art and Design and
A new report by the National Endowment for the Arts entitled “Rural Arts, Design & Innovation in America: Research Findings from the Rural Establishment Innovation Survey (REIS)”(link is external) helps make the case that design boosts business. See
It’s a busy end-of-2017 for renowned designer, IDSA Fellow Tucker Viemeister. He’s sharing his passion for design with stops at several events including frog design’s Speaker Series and at The Age of Super Sensing 2017—both in the Big Apple. Viemeister will serve
Fred Shockey, IDSA, is CEO and chair of Winsell Incorporated, which has announced the launch of its 2018 Rotational Molding Product Design Competition. Students across the country are being asked “to create breakthrough consumer products that utilize the latest
THE ELDER WUNDERKIND Design legend & founder of frog’s New York studio.Tucker Viemeister is a design legend. In 1997 he founded the New York studio of Hartmut Esslinger’s frogdesign – a moment described by Businessweek as “two of the most famous
IDSA member Branko Lukic isn’t wasting any time. Just months after the first-of-its-kind Oculus Rift won an IDSA International Design Excellence Award in August 2016—Lukic began trying to make virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets as comfortable
Every year, an estimated six million tons of waste is produced by New York City. To help reach the Big Apple’s goal of zero waste by 2030, about 100 product designers, engineers, waste and recycling experts and environmental lawyers teamed up
The James Dyson Foundation’s 2017 International Winner has been announced. The team of medical and bioengineering undergraduates from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada was chosen for designing The sKan, a low-cost and non-invasive melanoma detection medical device. Watch the video. “By using
The Task Force, which is tackling the US medical error crisis, is chaired by Sean Hägen, IDSA, who also serves as Sections Director on IDSA’s Board of Directors. The task force is designing a strategic plan to enable healthcare service providers to minimize
An IDSA student member at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a Penn State affiliate, is one of only 20 scholars worldwide chosen to take part in an industrial design program in Japan. Dwight Alexander, S/IDSA, who serves as secretary/treasurer of the IDSA Student
University of Kansas industrial design students, including an IDSA student member, are using an Undergraduate Research Award to design and create wooden furniture products with flexible, bendable wood. Jack Figgs-Hoard, S/IDSA, and Michael McCulley are seniors. “We wanted to make something
The International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)® is open for entries through March 19, 2018 and features some major changes. “One of the world’s most prestigious and rigorous design competitions is moving into its 38th year revitalized and energized,” declares IDEA 2018 Jury Chair Michael Kahwaji,
How do you identify opportunities and experiment with your work space? Design Concepts’ designers have been thinking about this a lot lately. We just marked 50 years in business as we uprooted the whole team and moved into a
The International Housewares Association Student Design Competition 2018 will celebrate its 25th year in 2018. The contest, which is open for entries through Dec. 18, 2017, is judged blindly—and challenges students to redesign a current housewares product to meet the
Advanced Design Sketching held it’s inaugural SQ1CON a couple of weeks ago on the weekend of October 6th – 7th in Chicago. It was hosted by Motorola Mobility at the Merchandise Mart and the University of Illinois at Chicago
3M—an IDSA Ambassador—has opened a new 3M Design Center in Japan, a hub to accelerate the growth of design across the global enterprise. Aligned with 3M Design’s mission around collaborative creativity—the new studio houses a growing team of designers with
For the first time, an IDSA chapter has been formed in India. The IDSA Student Chapter at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) was launched in 2017 at a ceremony attended by more than 200 students, faculty and staff. Special guests included Sathiya
IDSA Executive Director Daniel Martinage, CAE, has announced his plans to retire on Feb. 28, 2018.
An IDSA student member is part of the winning team in the 2017 Pensole Footwear Design Academy‘s Fueling the Future of Footwear competition in collaboration with Foot Locker and asicsTIGER in Portland, OR. Blake Scordino, S/IDSA, (pictured on the right) was the first
Two IDSA members have been elected to serve on World Design Organization’s Board of Directors 2017–19 term. Srini Srinivasan, IDSA, (shown on left in photo) served as treasurer in the last term. Now, the president and CEO of LUMIUM, Inc has been
The faculty advisor of Lawrence Technological University (LTU)’s IDSA Student Chapter is taking part in the Center Stage Discussion on Oct. 5, 2017 at the WardsAuto UX Conference in Nuvi, MI. Keith Nagara, IDSA, is director of LTU’s transportation and industrial design programs.
The inaugural SQ1 Conference is set for Oct. 6 to 7 in Chicago—and developed by students and led by Hector Silva, chair of IDSA’s Chicago Chapter and IDSA’s Young Educator of the Year for 2017. “In the spirit of advocating
One of the big reasons many designers enjoy working with thermoforming projects is that thermoformed materials can look great right out of the mold. With an essentially infinite variety of custom colors available, designers can create a thermoformed part