Member News

Creating a Buzz

IDSA Ambassador 3M Design has moved into a new home. The 38,000 sq. ft. studio, located at the 3M headquarters in St. Paul, MN, is called the 3M Design Center. “3M Design is at the forefront of creating customer-driven experiences,” says IDSA Member Eric Quint, vice president and chief design officer at 3M. “The new studio reflects our culture of spontaneous collaboration, creativity and translation of insightful solutions that positively impact the world.”

Be the SHiFT

“It was one of the best speaking experiences ever—literally, under a star filled sky, in front of a sparkling fire. No power points, no visual cues—just primal, authentic storytelling. It was out of this world!” says Jeevak Badve, IDSA, vice president, strategic growth, Sundberg-Ferar—of his first visit to SHiFT Design Camp in Tuscumbia, AL.

Fueled by Product Design

Winsell Incorporated has announced the winners of the 2016 International Rotational Molding Product Design Competition—including four IDSA Student members. The annual contest inspires emerging industrial design students to create breakthrough consumer products that utilize the latest technologies in rotational molding. Judging criteria includes: originality; processability; growth potential; beauty and visual appeal; tool building compatibility; and use of appropriate materials. Winners receive $150 to $500 in prizes.

INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Three IDSA members are among the top winners of the third Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge, presented by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Autodesk, and made possible by Alcoa Foundation. 138 individuals or teams from 19 countries submitted 79 entries in the competition, which challenges design students and professionals to apply Cradle to Cradle principles to conceptualize and develop product solutions that can help drive the circular economy.

Reinventing the Future

Denys Lapointe, IDSA, a past winner of several IDSA International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), is featured in a new interview with the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, coinciding with Icsid's observation of World Industrial Design Day on June 29, 2016.

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