IDSA Board Member Ayse Birsel, co-founder of Birsel + Seck in New York City and author of Design the Life you Love, is penning columns for INC magazine on design, creativity and innovation. Read her latest posts: Hate Air Travel? Try
A longtime IDSA member who’s an IDSA International Design Excellence Award and Design of the Decade winner is, in his words, “rewiring.” David Hill, IDSA, stepped down on June 30, 2017 as vice president of design at Lenovo, after a
The Alzheimer’s Association reports more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and that by 2050, the alarming number could rise to 16 million. In collaboration with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and CaringKind—Pratt Institute industrial design
“If art is made in the studio and it never leaves that life, it never circulates. If it does not circulate, art is not professional but can only ever be a hobby—living half its life…. It needs to be shared.”
There are two major developments at Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture and Urban Studies (CAUS), which oversees its School of Architecture + Design. Ed Dorsa, IDSA, (shown in the photo on the right) is retiring after a 30-year career
World Design Organization (WDO) marked June 29 as World Industrial Design Day 2017 by “Thinking Outside the Box.” Social media was abuzz with #WIDD2017 @worlddesignorg, as designers from around the world posted photos of how they’re integrating sustainable design elements in practices and products. Their contribution may
The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute has announced the winners of the 5th Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge, in collaboration with Autodesk and Arconic Foundation. This is the fifth in an initial series of six circular design challenges continuing into 2018
From Arctic living to inclusive education to asphalt recycling—industrial design projects at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada are taking on a wide variety of global challenges. Fourth-year projects by more than two dozen students were showcased at the 39th
The IDSA Career Center returns to the International Design Conference—this time on Thurs., Aug. 17 at the Atlanta Marriot Marquis. After all, Design IS Business is the theme of the IDSA International Design Conference 2017. RSVP now to participate in
A team of Georgia Tech design students, including an IDSA student member, has won the Next Generation Mobility Challenge—co-created by Toyota and Net Impact to inspire young people to develop mobility solutions for social equity and inclusion, improve and streamline transportation and help solve
IDSA Member Scott Klinker is among the Cranbrook Academy of Art alumus whose work is being highlighted in a new show at the school that runs through early next year. “Cranbrook has a tradition of experimentation that dates back
As the world’s most innovative companies take note of the strategic advantage brought by industrial designers to business, the Industrial Designers Society of America is declaring Design IS Business at its International Design Conference 2017. Registration is open for
Appalachian State University students are getting to the root of design—using mushroom roots and agricultural waste to create sustainable products. Sophomores Ryan Decker, Lindsay Everhart and John Lalevee worked with adjunct instructor and furniture designer Alyssa Coletti on the
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore will launch a new bachelor of fine arts degree in product design in fall 2017, to be chaired by IDSA Member Leslie Speer, a former recipient of IDSA’s Education Award. “The
The doctors are in… The founders of a multi-billion-dollar company with its roots at an IDSA International Design Conference, have been awarded honorary doctorates by their alma mater. On June 3, 2017, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia received their
“Such an inspiring interview, to listen to one of the best female #designer / design #leader,” posts Airgora on social media after its interview with Qin Li, IDSA, the IDSA Board member overseeing IDSA’s International Design Excellence Awards. Li, the
Pratt Institute industrial design students teamed up with Caesarstone, developer and manufacturer of quartz surfaces, to bring a “Future Kitchen” to life in Manhattan at WantedDesign 2017 under the direction of Marc Thorpe, Pratt visiting assistant professor of industrial
Design majors from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) are among the competitors in The Next Big Idea 2017. Top prize of $5,000 went to BAGMAG, designed by Hans Kohls, industrial design major, and Wade Kellard,
IDSA International Design Excellence Awards 2017 Juror Dan Harden, IDSA, is featured in a new article and video on siliconAngle, discussing design that stands the test of time. In May 2017, Harden hosted the product raffle at the Association for Corporate
Industrial design played a key role in a social impact design project at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette that was pitched to HGTV. Justin Segura, an industrial design senior, teamed up with about a dozen architecture and interior design students to build
Dassault Systèmes is expanding its SolidWorks 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, stateside. “North America has been a wellspring for some of the most impactful startup and entrepreneurial technological innovations of our time,” says Bruno Latchague, senior executive VP, global field operations (Americas), Dassault Systèmes. “We hope
IDSA wrapped up a successful spring conference season with five District Design Conferences from coast-to-coast in 2017—exploring a wide range of design topics. Five new Student Merit Award winners (#IDSASMA) were named across the country, chosen from dozens of school-level winners in each District. Portfolio
A new AARP panel on universal design is bringing together leading practitioners—in products, the home and the community. “While many of us may not always realize it, design impacts our lives every day,” reports the organization with nearly 38 million members,
IDSA’s first Women+Design Summit —focusing on the unique challenges and accomplishments of women in design—was held on May 12, 2017 at the Renaissance San Diego. “This was phenomenal. I just can’t believe what a wonderful, useful event it was!” says IDSA San Francisco Chapter Chair and IDSA Women
The National Inventors Hall of Fame is hosting Camp Invention 2017 across the country this summer. The one-week program held at locations around the United States inspires creativity, innovation and problem solving in fun and exciting ways to build confidence. “Concepts of problem solving are an integral