IDSA mourns the loss of Florence Knoll Bassett H/IDSA, a design pioneer and the guiding light of the company that bears the name of her first husband and close collaborator, who died on January 25, 2019 in Coral Gables, Florida. She was 101 years old.
Ms. Knoll Bassett has been an Honorary IDSA member for over 30 years in recognition for her considerable contributions to architecture, furniture design and open-office planning.
Every year, thousands flock to Las Vegas, Nevada for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. This event has become a spectacle in its own right and is known around the world as the place to be for anyone connected to the technology and electronics product development industry. IDSA teamed up with Beau Oyler, IDSA, to bring you the sights and sounds of CES through an Instagram Takeover.
IDSA has embarked on a bold and progressive transformation. We stand at a moment in time where nearly every aspect of the Society is under increasing pressure for time and attention from people like you. While these trends are certainly not new, the way in which IDSA must respond to them is. This position demands that IDSA think critically and creatively about how we deliver a meaningful membership experience to you as a member, as well as for our extended community of designers across the country.
On September 22, 2018, IDSA’s Board of Directors Chair, Megan Neese officially introduced Chris Livaudais as IDSA’s new Executive Director. Livaudais has been serving in an interim capacity since January 2018. The announcement was delivered on stage at the International Design Conference 2018 in New Orleans, LA, where hundreds of designers from around the world gathered for three jam-packed days of design connection and discourse.
It's design season, and that means IDSA members across the country are taking part in a variety of industrial design specialties and competitions. The latest example comes from the 13th annual Housewares Design Awards, presented Jan. 30, 2018 in Las Vegas by HomeWorld Business, in which IDSA members Jason Belaire, Cyan Godfrey and Max Burton participated as judges.
For the second year in a row, an IDSA Student Merit Award winner has captured one of the top spots at the Imaginations Design Competition hosted by Disney Imagineering! "The most valuable takeaway from the IDSA SMAs, as well as from the Walt Disney Imagineering Competition, is really the people you will get to meet along your way," says Claire Puginier, IDSA.
Andrew Marosi, IDSA, is part of a California State University-Long Beach (CSULB) team that's created a plaque in honor of Nohemi Gonzalez, the industrial student who became the only American killed in the 2015 terrorist attack in Paris that claimed 130 lives.
The team from Whipsaw, Inc has visited CES every year since 1999. Each year, thousands of new products are introduced. "The show is a jarring assortment of competing gadgets and technology—epitomizing both very good and very bad design You go numb after a day," says President and Principal Designer Dan Harden, IDSA. "We comb for important tech advancements that might benefit from good design and we seek big ideas that portend a future category." See his take on CES 2018.
An IDEA 2018 juror and former IDEA winner who's marking 20 years as a professional designer, is spreading the word about industrial design. "What motivates me to inspire and teach the next generation is the debt I owe to the generation before me," says Michael DiTullo, founder and chief creative of Michael DiTullo LLC in Leucadia, CA. Read more.
IDSA mourns the loss of Florence Knoll Bassett H/IDSA, a design pioneer and the guiding light of the company that bears the name of her first husband and close collaborator, who died on January 25, 2019 in Coral Gables, Florida. She was 101 years old.
