Events

Hack:Trash:NYC

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 in fall 2017 for Hack:Trash:NYC, a three-day collaborative to develop and pitch an innovative product, business model, service, policy or education campaign that increases reuse and results in a meaningful diversion of waste from landfill.

Sketch On

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.

Design is Everywhere

Two former IDSA International Design Conference chairs will play roles in Detroit's upcoming celebration of design. On Sept.

Bringing Designs to Life

Model Solution announced the student winners of its 2017 Model One Awards at IDSA's International Design Conference in Atlanta. Students from eight universities and design scohols across the United States developed products that enhance quality of life, improve safety, disrupt current technologies and utilize new design concepts.

The winners are:

Innovative Approaches

$5,000 was up for grabs in the IDSA Materials and Processes Special Interest Section's Student Thermoformed Parts Competition. Judging by IDSA members took place at IDSA's International Design Conference 2017. Entries were reviewed for design creativity and best use of the thermoforming process. The top three winners earned cash prizes. It was a clean sweep for the University of Wisconsin-Stout!

IDSA Awards 2017 Winners Announced

On Aug. 18 at IDSA's International Design Conference 2017, winners of the IDSA Awards were revealed:

Education Award
Ed Dorsa, IDSA, retired in 2017 after nearly two decades as an associate professor and the chair of the ID program at Virginia Tech. He also served as education VP on IDSA’s Board of Directors and as an IDSA International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) juror. In 2006, he was named one of the "Most Admired ID Educators" by DesignIntelligence.

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