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Get to Next

Lextant—led by Founder and President Christopher J. Rockwell, IDSA—is moving full steam ahead with its declaration of “Get to Next.”

The 14-year-old firm—which focuses on what consumers want from products and how consumers interact with products—has a new home on the Columbus, OH skyline. With a growing team and state-of-the-art experience research lab, Lextant has moved to 250 South High St.

"A Designer's Dream"

It's been quite a year for American Standard Brands, which has designers who are IDSA members. The 140-year-old bath and kitchen products company has opened a new industrial design studio at its Piscataway, NJ research facility; tripled the size of its design department; and invested in an innovation team.

IDSA-BOS Annual Holiday Party

Every year for the past 20+ years, IDSA Boston has held an annual holiday party where friends & family are invited to bring unwrapped gifts to donate to the patients and families of the Boston Medical Center Pediatric Ward. We create the wrapping paper to wrap these gifts, and it is a great night had by all.

I look forward to this event, and I hope that you (and yours) can make it!

Wearables for Good

They’re great examples of how design can make a difference in the world. Two new products have won the 2015 Wearables for Good challenge—beating hundreds of submissions from 46 countries.

IDSA-STL Biennial Officer Elections - Thur, December 2, 2015 @ 6:00pm

Come check out Metaphase Design Group's new studio within the Cortex complex and vote in the next round of officers to lead our chapter through 2016 & 17. Drinks and snacks will be provided. The best parking would be across the street on the south side of Forest Park Pkwy. Metaphase has a lot on Sarah, but it fills quickly and often fully occupied by tenants.

IDSA-NYC Holiday Gala - Wed, December 16, 2015 @ 6:30pm

You are invited to the 2015 IDSA NYC Holiday Gala! Join us for an evening of announcements, food, drink and music! The event is sponsored by Fab and they are excited to share with you a new program developed in conjunction with IDSA NYC to encourage budding design freelancers. The Gala is also sponsored by United Nude and the venue is their beautiful flagship store in NoHo area.

When: Wednesday, December 16th, 6:30-9:30 PM, 

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