“This legendary design firm has been putting the ‘D’ in design since 1934. Sundberg and Ferar mentored many of today’s industrial leaders. They retired in 1975 and passed away less than a week apart in 1982—but their legacy endures,”
‘Collaboration is key’ The state with the highest concentration of industrial designers is also home to an institution steeped in innovation. Now, Dearborn, MI’s iconic Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation—the site of IDSA’s 36th annual International Design Excellence
Mary Beth Privitera, PhD, FIDSA, Inducted into IDSA Academy of Fellows 2016 has been quite a year for a longtime IDSA member. Mary Beth Privitera, PhD, FIDSA, earned her doctoral degree in design from Loughborough University and was inducted
Just a month after it won Gold in IDSA’s International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2016, Nascent Objects has been bought by Facebook. Modules and Shapes was designed for Nascent Objects by Steve Sangik Lee, Achille Biteau, Victoria Slaker and Robert
He’s been a dedicated member of what he fondly calls the “IDSA family” for almost two decades. Kevin Shinn, FIDSA, was inducted into the Society’s Academy of Fellows at the IDSA International Conference 2016 in Detroit, MI—his home state,
Your website and your professional email address can be as unique and creative as the products you design! IDSA has teamed up with Top Level Design and its registrar to provide discounted, .design domain names to the design community. Unlike .com,
An IDSA member for nearly half a century who served as Society president and Board chair, and was inducted into the Academy of Fellows, passed away on Aug. 28, 2016. Jim Ryan, FIDSA, was 79 years old. He joined IDSA in
IDSA Ambassador Metaphase Design Group, founded by Bryce Rutter, PhD, IDSA, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016. Rutter is a renowned specialist in ergonomic product design, with work ranging from robotic surgical systems to smart phones to personal care products. He’s been interviewed by
Are more designers buying machines or outsourcing services? Is Makerbot really king? Where is 3D printing currently being used in the design process? @MadeforMe3D has released Models for Success: When, How and Why Designers are Using 3D Printing Today—an
In a grand, red carpet ceremony on Aug. 17, 2016 at the iconic Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) unveiled the Gold and Silver winners of the International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA®) 2016. View
IDSA Fellow and IDSA International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) winner Lou Lenzi, FIDSA, is retiring after a 36–year career in industrial design. Until July 2016, he served as design director at GE Appliances—leading a team that was responsible for
“Design can inspire, motivate and improve people’s lives. It can turn mundane objects into cultural icons, transform blighted areas into must-see destinations and enlighten and inform at
Companies, design firms, schools and associations from around the world are coming to #IDSADetroit16. Check out the roster, and join them. Online registration is open through August 8, 2016.
The executive director of the Detroit Creative Corridor Center is a keynote speaker at IDSA’s International Conference in Detroit—the first US city named a UNESCO City of Design. Now, Olga Stella is being featured in the latest edition of a WDET
IDSA is debuting an exciting new way for designers of all experience levels to get the boost they need to start a career; transition to a higher or new position; solidify their skills; and much more. The IDSA Career Center will premiere at the IDSA International Conference 2016. The Career Center
Winsell Incorporated has announced the winners of the 2016 International Rotational Molding Product Design Competition—including four IDSA Student members. The annual contest inspires emerging industrial design students to create breakthrough consumer products that utilize the latest technologies in rotational molding.
It’s a three-peat! Nick Savidge, IDSA, has become the third University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) student in a row to win the IDSA Student Merit Award in the Midwest District. “I actually just sat there for a moment because I
Here’s the latest news on Samsung v Apple, the first US Supreme Court case in more than a century involving design patents. On Dec, 6, 2016, according to PatentlyO: “In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice (Sonia) Sotomayor, the Supreme Court has reversed
“There is no better time than now to be an industrial designer.” Elvin Chu, IDSA, South District Student Merit Award Winner The 2016 IDSA South District Student Merit Award (SMA) winner—Elvin Chu, IDSA—landed an internship at Matter in San
“This is really about changing the game. About delivering an iconic brand. Ultimately a health and wellness promise that is really changing the category,” says Bryan Shova, IDSA, Kaleidoscope’s industrial design director and 2016 IDSA International Conference speaker, about new
IDSA Member Craig James Carlson has passed away at the age of 62, after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in in Brooklyn, New York on October 14, 1954. Carlson became an industrial designer and the owner of InDepth Design
The IDSA Awards 2016 winners were announced August 19 at the 2016 International Conference at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Photos can be viewed here. Video can be viewed here. Pascal Malassigné, FIDSA, senior professor and chair of industrial design at the Milwaukee Institute
IDSA’s third annual Medical Design Conference: From Volume to Value will be held Nov. 11–12, 2016 at the new University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center’s Mission Bay Conference Center. The design industry and the frontlines of the medical field are
More than two dozen industrial design students in Iowa State University’s College of Design are teaming up with a recreational facility in Urbandale, IA that serves people with special needs—to design adaptive sports equipment. Several of the Iowa State students also are going the extra mile