IDSA’s Central District Design Conference (#CDDC16) attendees are abuzz about the event, which was immersed in design and history at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh from April 1–2, 2016. “I think it was just amazing to see the eagerness of the young talent and the experienced professionals exchanging and sharing thoughts on the fundamentals of ID,” says CDDC
The deadline is June 15, 2016 to enter the first IDSA and ShapewaysIDSA International Conference Lapel Pin Design Competition. The winner will be unveiled in August 2016 in Detroit.
FirstBuild, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE Appliances, aims to bring more innovations to the home appliance market. At its Kentucky Microfactory—anyone and everyone can come, share ideas, develop projects and check out what's going on.
He's been hailed as one of the most influential designers of his generation. Now, attendees of IDSA's Central District Design Conference (#CDDC16) in Pittsburgh will get a closer look at the work of IDSA Fellow Peter Muller-Munk—the brilliant silversmith, pioneering industrial designer, esteemed educator and visionary.
It's an issue that is crucial to industrial designers, innovators and entrepreneurs—and capturing global headlines in recent years as design patent cases make their way through the legal system. On April 8, 2016, IDSA partnered with the University of Pennsylvania's Law School and the Ivy League institution's Integrated Product Design Program to co-sponsor an invitation-only, roundtable discussion on design patent law.
"The theme Industrial 'Strength' Design is spot on for highlighting the importance that designers play in today's global market." -IDSA Fellow Lou Lenzi, director of industrial design operations, GE Appliances
