Dear IDSA members, 2019 was a year of significant change for IDSA. We navigated an increasingly complex and competitive landscape in the battle for your time and attention. We implemented adjustments to some of our core programming (specifically awards and conferences) in order to operate in a more agile and adaptive way. And we set ourselves down the path
As part of the Industrial Designers Society of America’s virtual Sustainability Deep Dive (June 3-5, 2020), IDSA is partnering with Sustainable Minds on a GrabCAD challenge to reinvent the toaster with environmental performance as a key component. Read our Q&A below on how to get started. Prizes include a 3D printer provided by Autodesk, one free registration to IDSA’s International Design Conference 2020, a one-year subscription to
A new year welcomes a new IDSA Ambassador—Covestro. Dubbed by its CEO Patrick Thomas as a “one-year startup with a 60-year history”—Covestro, since September 2015, has carried on the tradition of Bayer MaterialScience with global headquarters in Germany and US headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. Covestro is one of the leading producers of high-performance polymers in North America—manufacturing high-tech materials and developing innovative solutions
IDSA’s Sustainability Deep Dive drew hundreds of eco-conscious designers from around the world. The virtual event focused on sustainable design strategies, processes, and product experiences. We were delighted to welcome nearly 600 attendees worldwide to our inaugural Sustainability Deep Dive, which was conducted entirely online over the course of three days. The virtual gathering for professional development, held June 3-5, 2020, attracted design practitioners, students and educators from more than 25 countries to learn about the latest sustainable design trends, tools,
The Elite Suite is the premier seating offering for Oman Air’s new fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft. It offers new levels of comfort and an elevated user experience. Passengers are seated four-abreast, giving each person direct aisle access, with privacy walls and doors surrounding each Suite. Passengers seated in the middle can use a privacy divider that, when lowered, allows
On the evening of August 21, 2019, Qin Li, IDSA’s Board of Directors Chair, announced a $5,000 donation to The Henry Ford Museum on behalf of IDSA and the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). These funds will support The Henry Ford’s digitization and digital learning tool priorities as part of The Innovation Project: a $150 million comprehensive campaign to build digital and experiential learning tools, programs and initiatives to
Century designs car seats, strollers, highchairs, and play yards with one overriding goal: to create a happy world for the next century. To get there, the company reaches out to parents who sometimes feel overwhelmed by all that goes into raising children. The new brand identity program celebrates parents, letting them know that Century is there for them with simple,
