Member News

Taking the Risk out of Innovation

“The arrival of improved sensing, processing and prototyping technologies helped usher in the smartphone era and the new DIY economy…. Three technologies in particular could transform not just how we design but how we make the decisions that tell us what to design. Properly applied, they could spell the end of failed consumer products.” —Chris Murray, IDSA, director of industrial design at Bresslergroup

Explore. Build. Lead.

“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

"The Next Phase"

One of the most established design firms in Silicon Valley that is also an IDSA Ambassador, has unveiled the launch of what it calls its “Next Phase.”

On the Write Track

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.

The End of Throwing it Over the Wall

IDSA Member Tom KraMer says "assembly-line thinking" has contributed to the schism between designers (artists) and engineers (craftsmen). "It arose from several issues, but misunderstanding is a primary component of the problem, from both sides of the equation," writes the president and managing principal 

Head Over Heels

From breakdancing to breakout sessions, IDSA’s 2015 Midwest District Design Conference made quite a splash in St. Louis. Professionals, students, speakers and sponsors met at the INTERSECTION May 1-2.

IDSA Student Member Rocks It!

She tells Furniture Design, her project “aesthetically highlights the integration of rustic and industrial fabrication with its cohesive and simplistic beauty.” IDSA Student Member and University of Oregon senior majoring in product and material studies Sarah Goldner has won the top prize in the Groovystuff by Design: Connecting Education with Industry Challenge.

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