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IDSA @ The White House

IDSA had a strong presence at the US Economic Development Administration’s 2^nd annual Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) National Summit, held Oct. 21‐22, 2015 at The White House and at the US Department of Commerce in Washington, DC.

A Catalyst for Positive Change in the World

Some major news coming out of the latest 2015 International Design Congress in Korea.

With a majority vote, the 29th General Assembly of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) approved a name change for Icsid to World Design Organization. Attended by member organizations from more than 50 nations, Icsid's General Assembly also agreed to renew the vision and mission of the Council.

Building Bridges

As IDSA celebrates the increasing impact of industrial design around the globe in its 50^th year, the Society will be represented at the 2015 International Design Congress from Oct. 17-23 in Gwangju, Korea by IDSA Executive Director Daniel Martinage, CAE.

National Design Week to be Celebrated Coast-to-Coast

Cooper Hewitt Smthsonian Design Museum is launching National Design Week from Oct. 10 to 18, 2015 with more than 200 events across the country, culminating with the 2015 National Design Awards Gala on Oct. 15.

Knowing No Bounds

“Over centuries of change—through trial and triumph—the arts and humanities have chronicled history in ways that have brought the past to life and provided a vivid vision for our journey forward. Today, we continue to live in an ever-changing world, and the arts and humanities help us experience it in truer colors and tones.”

The New Fabric of our Lives?

“Get ready for 'Threadcasting,' a new model for wearables that’s poised to take mobile computing connections off your wrist and out of your pockets and weave them into the fabric of your clothing.” --Skip Newberry, president of the Technology Association of Oregon, quoted in Portland Business Journal

Big Design in the Big D

IDSA members are part of the Detroit Design Festival Sept. 22-26, 2015. “It’s not just one of those design events,” says Sooshin Choi, IDSA—who’s taking notes since he’s the chair of the 2016 IDSA International Conference, also set for the Motor City. “The Detroit Design Festival is a vibrant event that captures culture, art, business and of course, all kinds of design—and celebrates what creative talents can bring to the society, community and economy.”

ID World Mourns the Passing of "Corporate America's Secret Weapon"

The New York Times reports Sara Little Turnbull, the Parsons School of Design alum and industrial designer hailed as “corporate America’s secret weapon,” died Sept. 4, 2015 at her home in Seattle at the age of 97.

Michigan Design Council to Kick off its First Competition

The new Michigan Design Council (MDC) hopes to launch its first MPrize competition next year as a “statewide celebration of exceptional Michigan industrial design.”

Future of the Future Draws Designers from Around the World

Hundreds of designers converged on Seattle, WA to mark IDSA’s 50^th anniversary and the International Design Excellence Awards’ 35^th anniversary at the 2015 IDSA International Conference—Future of the Future. More than 800 people from 20 countries, ranging from Australia to India, and Chile to Somalia, were in attendance. The reviews are flooding in.

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Design News

IDSA @ The White House

A Catalyst for Positive Change in the World

Building Bridges

National Design Week to be Celebrated Coast-to-Coast

Knowing No Bounds

The New Fabric of our Lives?

Big Design in the Big D

ID World Mourns the Passing of "Corporate America's Secret Weapon"

Michigan Design Council to Kick off its First Competition

Future of the Future Draws Designers from Around the World

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