Not long after the global COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States, members of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) began laser-cutting and 3D-printing face masks for healthcare workers, due to a nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE).

A few days ago, I reached out to my good friend and colleague Dominic Peralta, IDSA, founder of stellar ★ design, to see how his firm was doing in this difficult time. What I learned is inspiring. 

The Bay Area design community is invited to join the IDSA San Francisco chapter on March 5 celebrate National Industrial Design Day.

RSVP is requested.

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is pleased to announce the launch of two new and two returning professional chapters in March 2020. 

The new chapters are:

• IDSA-Jinhua in China (IDSA-JIN), with Chris Hosmer, IDSA as Chair and Dylan Ren, IDSA as Vice Chair
• IDSA-Portland in Maine (IDSA-POR), with Mat Cardinali, IDSA as Chair and Ben Miley, IDSA as Vice Chair

The returning chapters are: