Events
Circular Design Deep Dive
Embracing circularity isn’t an option: it’s imperative. This event is our collection of the best tools and skills you need to stay on top of your sustainability game. From design for disassembly to smart material selection, you’ll gain the real-world know-how to make sure your designs really are making the world a better place – and not just ending up in a landfill.
Women in Design Deep Dive
This event is our annual celebration of inclusion and diversity in design. Now in its 8th year, the Women in Design Deep Dive is a celebration of talented women and […]
Designing with AI Deep Dive
The landscape of Design is changing faster than ever. This event is our chance to dig into the value of industrial design, as emerging technologies like AI challenge the foundations […]
IDSA PVD: National Industrial Design Day Happy Hour
We're bringing together the vibrant local design community at Xaco Taco in Providence on March 5 at 6 pm for a National Industrial Design Day Celebration. Please extend this invitation […]
IDSA SYR – National Industrial Design Day Happy Hour
Celebrate National Industrial Design Day with IDSA Syracuse! Join us for a Happy Hour Event on March 5th from 5-6pm at Wolff's Biergarten at 106 Montgomery St, in Syracuse, NY […]
WID NYC Speaker Event: Lindsey Maxwell
We are excited to have Lindsey Maxwell provide a talk about her experience with relationships throughout her design career. This talk will be on Friday, January 19th from 3 - […]
IDSA Chicago’s Masterclass: Designing for Disabilities
Join us for an in-person Masterclass where expert Deana McDonagh dives deep into how to create inclusive designs that empower. Join IDSA's Chicago Chapter for an exciting event featuring speaker […]
Formation Open Studio
FORMATION OPEN STUDIO! The IDSA Transportation Section is pleased to present Formation Open Studio .Please join Formation Design Group, Twisthink, Audality, and IDSA Atlanta for an evening of networking and […]
IDSA CLE: Building a Corporate Design Strategy with STERIS
Curious about the role of industrial design in the medical industry? Want to understand how a small design department can successfully advocate for design in a large corporation? Join us […]
IDSA HOU: Why You Need to Embrace Your Inner Design Entrepreneur!
Why You Need to Embrace Your Inner Design Entrepreneur! Many industrial/product designers often ponder the possibility of becoming entrepreneurs and monetizing their talents. They wonder, "Can I truly be an […]
Product End of Life with Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
We love creating products, but they all end up somewhere. Join us to learn how to create better end of life outcomes for your designs.
IDSA CLE: Product End of Life with Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
As industrial designers, we all hope to be environmentally conscious with what we put into the world. A big part of that is considering what will happen at the end […]
IDSA Design Leadership Bootcamp 2023
Grow is proud to partner with IDSA to offer an exclusive intensive training program to the design community. This is the 3rd consecutive annual Bootcamp with a growing community of […]
Detroit Month of Design
Every September, partners across Detroit—from emerging studios to established companies and educational institutions—come together to show off their latest works and ideas. These cross-disciplinary events take place in all corners […]
Let’s Talk Design Management Series 3
In this reoccurring series, we will hear from leading professionals who will share stories of their design journey, the challenges they have encountered and overcome, how they have managed to […]
International Design Conference 2023
International Design Conference 2023 (IDC) - August 23-25, 2023 - New York City, NY
Rumpke Recycling Facility Tour
Sustainability is a topic of evergrowing importance, and, as designers, it is important to learn how we can design products to better fit within the existing recycling infrastructure. Join us […]
IDSA Kalamazoo Chapter Kickoff & Mixer
This is your chance to help chart the chapter’s future and ensure it grows into a thriving platform for designers like yourself to expand your professional network, exchange ideas, inspire […]
IDSA Cleveland Picnic/Family Day
We're having a picnic! On Saturday, July 29 IDSA Cleveland will be converging on the Sycamore Shelter in Rocky River Reservation for a day of food, fun, and games. This […]
Effectively Engaging Stakeholders to Move Ideas Forward
An interactive workshop with Switch Innovation Lab on how to more effectively engage with your colleagues and all the stakeholders of your projets, and how this can help you break […]
UW and WWU Junior Show
Junior Show celebrating the work by students from University of Washington and Western Washington university.
Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
Join us for an engaging session on the transformative power of 3D Printing, also know as Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM). - Explore the past, present, and future of DFAM […]
IDSA PDX x Play&Co: Business as Usual
IDSA PDX and play&co have partnered to present a series of industrial design REPORTS for IN-PERSON EVENTS IN 2023. this first OF THREE eventS, 'business as usual', will BE PRESENTED […]
CIA Spring Show Closing Happy Hour
We are celebrating the close of the Cleveland Institute of Art's annual spring Show, which features work from Its ID students. It is an opportunity for us to congratulate them […]
DAAPWorks Professional Night
This event showcases the capstone projects from graduating students and is a great opportunity to see the very best of upcoming young design talent all in one place. Join us […]
IDSA NYC: Celebrating Women Designers Who Tell Our Stories
IDSA NYC Chapter is excited to invite you to the first IDSA NYC Woman In Design Event (since 1965), a panel discussion and networking event with a group of amazing […]
SMA Selection night 2023
Come support Senior Industrial Design Students of CCAD, OSU, and ICC as they showcase their work in Round 1 of the Student Merit Awards! Senior Industrial Design Students from the […]
Design Protection Section: Boosting Value for your Clients with Design Patents
In the United States, design patents have become considerably stronger since the 2008 Supreme Court decision Egyptian Goddess. Yet many clients and ID professionals aren't aware of what changed in […]
IDSA NYC: Conversations with James Howard
IDSA NYC Chapter is excited to bring to you a riveting conversation with James Howard, to honor, recognize, and explore his incredible career in the industrial design field. As we […]
IDSA HTX: Second Thursdays (Feb 2023)
Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. to catch up on all things design. Sign up to get monthly invites if you’re not already!
IDSA TOR: Design Innovation
Enjoy the recording of this event. How can we create conditions for design innovation in Canada? IDSA-Toronto chapter has invited leading design experts to participate in a 90-minute roundtable to examine […]
Santa’s Workshop! – IDSA-DFW / Service Design Network Dallas Holiday Event
We are bringing 'Santa's Workshop' Back to SMU's DIG (Deason Innovation Gym) Lab! For those who experienced this last year with us, you know how much fun it was. We […]
IDSA DFW: 2022 Holiday Party
It is almost that time of year, and we are bringing 'Santa's Workshop' Back to SMU's DIG (Deason Innovation Gym) Lab! For those who experienced this last year with us, […]
IDSA HTX: 2022 Holiday Social
IDSA HTX will be celebrating the holidays in place of our First Thursdays December! Join us for a fun get together at McIntyre's Downtown on Thursday, Dec. 15th at 6:00 […]
IDSA ATX: 2022 Holiday Party
To celebrate the end of 2022, and to toast an even more amazing 2023, please join us at Haymaker, in mid-town Austin (just east of UT campus and 35), on […]
Design in Healthcare – Medical Section
A presentation and discussion on product development methodologies that help merge physical and digital product experiences in healthcare. Design in Healthcare: Merging Physical and Digital Experiences from IDSA on […]
IDSA CLE: 2022 Holiday Sketch-tacular
This December we're having a sketching happy hour with a holiday twist. Grab a drink and enjoy some great complimentary food at the Boss Dog while we enjoy a bit of networking and conversation. We'll be doing some fun and casual sketching based on prompts we select that night, with prizes for a crowd favorite […]