Member News

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is launching a “Wearables for Good Challenge” to find new technology can be used to solve problems in developing countries and drive meaningful change in the lives of women and children.

Ken Krayer, IDSA, has been named the new executive director of Design West Michigan. Krayer most recently worked as an independent consultant, serving clients including Sauder Woodworking, Rhode Island School of Design and Steelcase. He is also an external reviewer to the Product Design Program and adjunct faculty in product and collaborative design at the Kendall College of Art and Design.

“Coming together with all of these different designers and getting the experience … has really opened my mind and made me meet people that I wouldn't have come in contact with if I hadn’t come to SHiFT.” —Sydney Fowler, Savannah College of Art and Design student

An IDSA member has come up with a glass fountain pen that can write with anything from wine to soy sauce.

Jessica Chan, IDSA, says WINKpens also can be filled with juice, tea , dark beer—just about any fluid that contains a staining property. The standard model is made of a two-sided, glass writing nib; a coupler; transparent glass housing; a twisting, refill ink system; and a barrel cap. Chan, of Portland, OR, hopes to sell her WINKpens in wineries, travel companies, art supply stores, specialty gift shops and online.