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IDSA Updates & Response to COVID-19

 

The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has been closely following updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with concerns for the health and safety of our communities in the United States and abroad in mind. We urge you to stay informed on the latest CDC updates and recommendations here. 

 

Sustainable Design in the Climate Crisis

 

There has never been a time when the role of design has been more crucial to the health of the Earth’s environment and people, or more crucial to the survival of many of the species with whom we share the planet.

The 20 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1998.1 Science tells us we have 10 years to make dramatic changes to almost every aspect of our societies, our infrastructure and the way we behave as individuals.2, 3, 4

IDSA Announces New and Returning Chapters

 

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:

Rowena Reed Kostellow Awards Ceremony

DUE TO RECENT HEALTH ADVISORIES FROM NEW YORK CITY, THE ROWENA REED KOSTELLOW AWARD CEREMONY HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

The legacy of Rowena Reed Kostellow, FIDSA endures through the Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund. Chaired by Tucker Viemeister, FIDSA, the Fund has announced the winners of its 30th anniversary Rowena Reed Kostellow Awards: Everardo Jefferson and Billy Cotton. 

More information, courtesy of the Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund at Pratt Institute:

A Questionnaire for Practicing Industrial Designers

 

Practicing industrial designers across disciplines (including: furniture, automotive, apparel, etc.) are invited to participate in this online questionnaire. The analyzed results are aimed to be published in multiple academic journals and finally compiled in the PhD thesis of Christoph Koch, IDSA, an industrial designer, PhD candidate, and sessional lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. 

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