Since 1971 Icsid's Interdesign Workshops have been devoted to analysing, developing and solving issues of international significance.  Generally hosted by an Icsid member society, Interdesign Workshops are forums in which designers from different countries and cultures work together with local experts for an intensive two-week period, exploring design issues of regional, national and global importance. These workshops seek to provide innovative and appropriate solutions intended for implementation

Over the years, workshops have covered a broad range of themes, including design for the environment, specific user groups, specific materials, product development strategies and legislative guidelines.

OVER 35 YEARS OF INTERDESIGNS (Download PDF -816 KB) - This document provides an overview of Icsid Interdesigns over the past 35 years.

Upcoming Interdesign Workshops

• 2009 City Move - Gellivare, Sweden

Past Interdesign Workshops

• 2007 Design for the Coffee Industry: Product & Territory - Columbia
• 2007 World House – Toronto, Canada
• 2006 Retail Design / Design Retail “El Dorrego: Mercado de diseño” – Buenos Aires,  Argentina
• 2005 Sustainable Rural Transport - Rustenburg, South Africa
• 2003 Design as a Tool for the Micro and Small Crafts Enterprises - Mexico City, Mexico
  
• 2003 Design for the Chilean Wine Industry - Santiago, Chile
• 1999 Water - Australia, Mexico and South Africa: The First Simultaneous Interdesign Workshop
  
• 1999 Design for Body and Mind - Soeul, Korea
  
• 1996 Design Strategies for Regional Development - Cuernavaca, Mexico
• 1996 Wood: Global Resource - Ventspils, Latvia
• 1995 Sustainable Development: The Design Imperatives University of Tasmania - Tasmania
• 1994 Crafts as a Source for Interior Design - Bogotá, Colombia
• 1994 Transportation for the Future - Bergslagen, Sweden
• 1992 Arctic Forest - Source of Innovation - Inari, Finland
• 1991 Sports and Leisure - Bled, Yugoslavia
• 1990 Living and Working Environment - Nova Gorica, Yugoslavia
• 1989 Living with Water - Takoaka, Japan
• 1989 Design for Elderly People - Kristiansund, Norway
• 1988 Design and Information Technology - Ezstergom, Hungary
• 1986 Rendez-vous with Interactivity - Paris, France
• 1985 Design for Basic Medical Equipment for Developing Countries - Belgium
• 1984 Fun Fair of the Future - Furuvik, Sweden
• 1983 Design for Country Living - Baku, USSR
• 1982 Product Design for the Handicapped & Elderly, 2G Plastic Technology - Netherlands
• 1982 Production Problems of the North Cap - Nordkalotten Rovaniemi, Finland
• 1981 Design for Traffic Safety - Keszthely, Hungary
• 1980 Design for City Environment - Tbilisi, USSR
• 1979 Playgrounds of Child Care Facilities - Dessau, GDR
• 1979 Design for Medical Purposes - Keszthely, Hungary
• 1979 Design Innovations for Sport and Recreation in Summer for SMEs - Vienna, Austria
• 1979 Design for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises - Voss, Norway
• 1978 Utilization of Solar and Wind Energy - Mexico City, Mexico
• 1977 Design for the Aged and the Handicapped - Khrakov, Poland
• 1976 Unemployment - Northern Ireland
• 1975 Man and Urban Transport - Bruges, Belgium
• 1975 Safety in Winter Sports, Local Identity of Serfaus - Serfaus, Austria
• 1974 Student Interdesign: Design in the Post Office - Kilkenny, Ireland
• 1974 Industrial Design and Small Communities - Ontario, Canada
• 1972 Design for Tourism - Kilkenny, Ireland
• 1971 The Production and Distribution of Bread and the Design of Urban Squares - USSR