Design News

Remembering Aaron Lown (1968-2019)

 

IDSA is saddened to hear of the passing of Aaron Lown on July 17, 2019. Lown was a prolific designer and co-founder of BUILT NY; a recent adjunct faculty member at the Maryland Insitute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore; and a beloved friend, mentor, son, husband, and father.

Women in Design 2019: Event Recap

 

As an organization, IDSA has the unique opportunity to innovate within our industry by paving the way for thoughtful conversations and disruptive dialogues. We spend our careers building a better future for those around us, and the Women in Design Deep Dive, held in San Francisco on May 3, 2019, offered us the chance to build a better future for ourselves too.

The designers gathered in San Francisco were rehearsing the future of the industry—an industry of diverse perspectives and lived experiences with a powerful passion for bettering the world. 

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.

IDSA and Industrial Design Hold Space at NYCxDESIGN 2019

 

NYCxDESIGN, taking place May 10–22, 2019 in New York City, spotlights designs and designers across disciplines through a panoply of trade shows, exhibitions, talks, installations and open studios. And while the artistic and digital sides of design often hold sway at these kinds of events, industrial design remains a key component of the organization's programming—owing in no small part to IDSA's involvement at the executive level and enduring presence in the New York City design community. 

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. 

Pages