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Business of Design Deep Dive 2021: Event Recap

The first Business of Design Deep Dive from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) was held November 2-3, 2021 and welcomed hundreds of designers from around the world.

2022-2023 Election Results

IDSA Membership Meeting - 2020 Year In Review

Indigenous People's Day: Regenerative Design Is Inextricable from Indigenous Design

In Meghalaya, India—known as the wettest place on earth—the Khasis have trained rubber fig trees to grow into bridges across rivers during monsoons and heavy rains. Beyond their utility, they are visually stunning and have become a symbol of how humans can work with, not against, nature. Photo, published in Vogue, by Pete Oxford / Courtesy of Taschen, publisher of Lo―TEK. Design by Radical Indigenism by Julia Watson.

IDC 2021: Event Recap

IDSA's annual International Design Conference (IDC) returned in a virtual format on September 22-23, 2021. The event included the IDSA Education Symposium and featured over 50 presenters, panelists, and workshop leaders, all timed in a carefully choreographed progression over a continuous 24-hour span.

Mark Benden, PhD, CPE, IDSA Joins the Furniture Section

Portrait of Dr. Mark Benden by Josh Smaller

Speaking for myself and IDSA, we are proud to welcome Mark E. Benden, PhD, CPE, and now IDSA member to the association. Mark is joining me as a subject matter expert in Human Factors and Ergonomics for the Furniture Section.

Cooper C. Woodring, FIDSA (1937-2021)

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) remembers Cooper C. Woodring, FIDSA, former IDSA President, expert witness, and industrial designer who touched countless lives in our community.

Robert I. Blaich, FIDSA (1930-2021)

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) remembers Dr. Robert I. Blaich, FIDSA, beloved IDSA Fellow and industrial designer for over 60 years whose advocacy for the important role of industrial design in business and around the world inspired us all.

International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Honor the World’s Best Designs

The 41st annual International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Ceremony, held virtually on September 21, 2021 and produced by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), revealed the placements of the IDEA Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Special Award winners in a record-breaking year for the program.

2021 IDSA Awards: Meet the 2021 IDSA Fellows and Award Winners

The recipients of 2021 IDSA Awards, including new inductees into IDSA's Academy of Fellows, were revealed live on September 20, 2021.

The virtual ceremony was hosted by ClayVon Lowe, IDSA, At-Large Director, Awards on IDSA's Board of Directors, Chair of IDSA's Awards Committee, and Co-chair of IDSA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.

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