Member News

IDSA Partners with BetterBin Design Competition for a More Sustainable NYC

 

For almost 90 years, the design of New York City's recognizably green, wire-meshed litter baskets has barely changed. But soon, they'll get a major upgrade. In July 2019, the BetterBin Design Competition is set to reveal the winning design of a more functional, clean, ergonomic and sustainable wastebasket that will improve the quality of life for NYC residents and the sanitation workers who service them. In mid-June, the finalists' prototypes will be unveiled and deployed to the streets.

Yeh IDeology Design Summit: The Evolution of “Innovation”

Speakers include Betsy Goodrich, FIDSA and Jordan Nollman, IDSA.

Innovation is disruptive. The kind of investment you need to review, build and rebuild can be monumental depending on the stakeholders involved. If you’re leading innovation, you have to change a point of view, and there will certainly be resistance.

Metaphase Design Group Wins Silver 2019 Edison Award

 

Metaphase Design Group (an IDSA Ambassador) and I.V. House, Inc. jointly received prestigious SILVER 2019 Edison Award in the Medical/Dental category for the design of TLC Splints. The Edison Awards, named after Thomas Alva Edison, recognize and honor the world’s best in innovators and innovations. The Edison Awards Gala was held last night, April 4, 2019 in New York City. 

Florence Knoll Bassett (1917 - 2019)

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.

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