John Pai BID ‘62 and Keith Kirkland MID ’15 are this year’s winners of the Rowena Award.
The Award promotes the educational pedagogy of Rowena Reed Kostellow, FIDSA, by celebrating the kind of design excellence she taught her students. Two great examples: John Pai has been producing beautiful sculpture for his whole life and Keith Kirkland demonstrated his entrepreneurial design drive founding WearWorks in 2015.
Join the Award Ceremony on Sept 7, 2022, at the Knoll showroom, 1330 6th Ave 1st Floor, New York and on Zoom.
The right of autonomy over one’s own body is foundational to human rights. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States' decision to strike down Roe v. Wade stripped this foundational human right from over half of the U.S. population, including over 160 million women and girls.
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) congratulates Patricia Moore, PhD, FIDSA, for receiving the World Design Organization's 2022 World Design Medal.
Dr. Moore was inducted into IDSA's Academy of Fellows in 2003. She has held prominent roles within the Society, including West District Vice President, and is widely considered to be a pioneer of Universal Design. IDSA is a longtime member of WDO.
IDSA and the Society's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council present the fifth installment in our Disability in Design interview series, below, with Deborah Lalush (she/her).
IDSA and the Society's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council present the third installment in our Disability in Design interview series, below, with Emily Siira (they/them, she/her).
IDSA and the Society's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council present the second installment in our Disability in Design interview series, below, with disabled designer Kam Redlawsk (she/her/hers).
IDSA and the Society's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council present the first installment in our Disability in Design interview series, below, with disabled designer Ariel Pershman (she/her/hers).
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) celebrates the life of Betty Baugh, FIDSA, an integral member of our Society and beloved designer, leader, and friend.
