IDSA News

#IDSAIDEA Unveils 2015 Winners

From lifesaving medical devices to the latest in accessible and environmental design; from land, sea and air transportation to the hottest new technologies—the 2015 winners of one of the world’s most prestigious design competitions have been announced by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)’s International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). See the winning products and their designers here

Last Year's Highlights

History in the Making

2015 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) Jury Chair Matthew Marzynski, IDSA, sees it as history in the making.

Forging Ahead

The New Industrial Revolution, A Future Perfect and 21^st Century Change Agents are all part of the Future of the Future—as the Industrial Designers Society of America hosts its International Conference during the Society's 50^th year while its prestigious International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) celebrates 35 yea

New Chair Meets with IDSA Board and Unveils Key Plans

What is the Future of the Future for the Industrial Designers Society of America as the Society marks its 50^th Anniversary?

From May 27 to 29, 2015 in the Society’s headquarters in Herndon, VA, just outside Washington, DC, IDSA’s newly-elected Chair of the Board of Directors revealed his agenda, as he led the first meeting of the new Board since new members assumed office May 1, 2015.

World Industrial Design Day 2015 Sizzles

From Argentina to Canada; from Bulgaria to Kenya; from the Netherlands to India—designers and the countless number of people affected by them have marked World Industrial Design Day with energizing conversations on social medai, and at events.

"Labor of Love"

The chair of the IDSA's 50th Anniversary International Conference is featured in a new article in the June-July issue of Gray, the design magazine for the Pacific Northwest. Surya Vanka, IDSA, is former director of user experience at Microsoft. He also has called Seattle home for 15 years. Vanka tells Gray:

"The Next Phase"

One of the most established design firms in Silicon Valley that is also an IDSA Ambassador, has unveiled the launch of what it calls its “Next Phase.”