Fueled by their belief in design as a way of life, the innovative husband and wife duo Charles and Ray Eames were two of the most influential designers of the twentieth century. Go beyond their most well-known designs in this intimate and inspiring exhibition portraying their legacy and lives in California with an exclusive tour led by Llisa Demetrios, granddaughter of the Eameses.
Please join the IDSA San Francisco Chapter as we unlock the secrets on how to start and run a successful design consultancy. We will hear from some of Bay Area's successful design leaders about their experiences and the diverse paths they took to found and run their own thriving design consultancies.
Join Purdue University's Student Chapter for Converge 2019.
This year's theme, The Next Generation, considers that the college class of 2019 is the first to be almost completely Gen Z, and will be hitting the workforce in a few short months. Meanwhile, design in society has been rapidly evolving - from the institution of executive designers in major corporations, to explosively popular design documentaries on Netflix. Join us as we explore ways to think about our roles as designers amid these changes.
On March 30, 2019, the IDSA Atlanta chapter hosted the first ever Southern Design Summit. The summit was a celebration of the varied disciplines that make up industrial design and a lively discussion of emerging tools and trends in our industry. With participation by over 100 design professional practitioners and design student attendees from all across the southeast United States, the event marked a special opportunity for our IDSA community in the South District to come together for networking, fellowship and knowledge exchange.
IDSA members are once again among the jurors of the popular International Housewares Association's 26th annual Student Design Competition All Winners to Be Showcased at 2019 International Home + Housewares Show, March 2-5, Chicago
The 2019 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit presents a unique opportunity to connect and exchange ideas with the most influential thought leaders across the plastics supply chain, from brand owners to processors, and engineers to product developers.
Attend Re|focus and discover new ways to think about greening plastics manufacturing and harness innovations in end-market opportunities that expand the horizons for recycling and sustainability in manufactured plastics.
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.
In November 2018, IDSA made an announcement that we were making changes to our events programming which included the discontinuation of our five District Design Conferences. While this news may come as a surprise, trust that no one at IDSA takes a change like this lightly and we would only make such a move as this if we knew something better was on the horizon.
At its core, the future of IDSA is built around a renewed focus on strengthened communities and quality content to return a lasting stabilization in health of the Society and an improved membership experience.
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.