IDSA News

IDSA has appointed a new interim executive director. On Jan. 2, 2018, Chris Livaudais—a designer and longtime member of IDSA—succeeded Daniel Martinage, CAE, who led the organization from 2012 to 2017.

For the first time, an IDSA chapter has been formed in India. The IDSA Student Chapter at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) was launched in 2017 at a ceremony attended by more than 200 students, faculty and staff. Special guests included Sathiya Seelan, transportation designer, Ashok Leyland motor company; Govindasamy Vishwanathan, founder and chancellor, VIT; Anand Samuel, pro vice chancellor, VIT; and Natarajan Arivazhagan, dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT.

Two IDSA members have been elected to serve on World Design Organization's Board of Directors 2017–19 term. Srini Srinivasan, IDSA, (shown on left in photo) served as treasurer in the last term. Now, the president and CEO of LUMIUM, Inc has been named president-elect in the next term.

IDSA Awards 2017 are open for nominations until June 16, 2017. Pascal Malassigné, FIDSA, senior professor and chair of industrial design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, returns as chair of the IDSA Awards Committee.