Member News

Remembering Carroll Gantz, FIDSA

A memorial fund has been set up in honor of IDSA Fellow and historian Carroll Gantz, who passed away on Nov. 18, 2015 at the age of 84. The fund, set up by Gantz’s brother, Vernon, and associates, will help young people who are aiming to work in arts and design. Donations may be sent to St. Paul's UCC Church, 104 Green Street, Sellersville, PA 18960.  Checks may be made out to "Gantz Fund.” “Today’s youth is tomorrow’s future,” says Vernon Gantz.

The Story of Making

This winter, SHiFT heads to Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium in Kingsport, TN. From Dec. 13–19, 2015, participants will interact with global material experts and local craftspeople and be immersed in local history and the Story of Making. Register now.

What's Next?

IDSA's first Future of Design Leadership Panel, held at the 2015 International Conference in Seattle, is making headlines. IDSA Member Thomas Lockwood moderated the panel that included chief design officers (CDOs) representing corporations with hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues: Philips, Intuit, Microsoft, PepsiCo, 3M, Johnson & Johnson and REI.  Along with leaders from Design Management Institute and Whipsaw, the speakers tackled challenging questions about their climb to the top, and where they believe design is headed.

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