World Design Capital® 2014 shortlisted cities announced
Montreal (Canada) - Following deliberations on the 9 June 2011, Icsid has the pleasure to announce on behalf of the members of the WDC Selection Committee that the cities of Bilbao (Spain), Cape Town (South Africa) and Dublin (Ireland) have been selected for the shortlist of cities for World Design Capital in 2014. [read more]

Chilean design students win 2011 World Industrial Design Day poster competition
Montreal (Canada) - Icsid is proud to announce the winner of the 3rd annual World Industrial Design Day student poster competition. Paula BeatrÍz Cabrera Osorio and Vania FarÍas, students from the Instituto Profesional DuocUC de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago, Chile. [read more]

World Design Impact Prize public online gallery launches 29 June
Montreal (Canada) - On 29 June, World Industrial Design Day, Icsid will reveal all 22 projects nominated for the World Design Impact Prize through an online gallery. Visitors will be able to review, share and vote for their favourite projects ahead of the official Icsid Member voting taking place between 29 July - 30 August. [read more]

Icsid welcomes new member organizations from Germany, Japan & Malaysia
Montreal (Canada) - The Icsid Executive Board held its sixth meeting of the 2009-2011 term in Nairobi, Africa, where the executive board provisionally admitted three new member organisations to Icsid. [read more]

[CAREER CENTER] Principal Lecturer (Product Design, VTC Degree Programmes)
The successful candidate will carry the post title of "Senior Programme Leader" to drive the development of the BA(Hons) Degree Programme in Product Design areas. [read more]

[CAREER CENTER] Icsid Communications Officer
Icsid is currently recruiting a Communications Officer for its secretariat, located in Montreal, Canada. The position assumes a primary role within the secretariat and will guide the creation and implementation of the organisation's internal and external communications and public relations strategy. [read more]

Commission announces Leadership Board for the European Design Innovation Initiative
Brussel (Belgium) - The first meeting of the newly established European Design Leadership Board which took place in Helsinki on 27 May 2011. It will steer the European Design Innovation Initiative (EDII) with the aim to "exploit the full potential of design for innovation and to reinforce the link between design, innovation and competitiveness". [read more]

Design Wales releases sixth edition of SEE Bulletin
Cardiff (United Kingdom) - The SEE Bulletin has launched it's sixth edition including coverage of service design and design business concepts, design policy and SEE Project's Policy, Innovation and Design Conference, which was organised by Design Flanders and Design Wales. [read more]

Design panellist responders announced for keynote sessions
A panel of three experts representing the design disciplines of the IDA: industrial, communication and interior architecture/design, will provide a design response during the keynote speaker sessions. With all five keynote speakers now confirmed, the biotechnology and urbanism panel responders have been announced. [read more]

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NEW ENDORSEMENT: GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2011

The Good Design Awards is a comprehensive program for the evaluation and encouragement of design organised by Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP). The Good Design Awards is a system that aims to channel the eminent powers of distinctive designs to build prosperous lives and encourage sound industrial development.

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Dates: 18 May 2011 - 31 March 2012

NEW ENDORSEMENT: OBSERVEUR DU DESIGN 12

Inaugurated in 1999 by the APCI (Agency for the Promotion of Industrial Creation), the Design Observeur is an annual exhibition that aims to highlight and reward a selection of the best creations resulting from the collaboration between companies and designers.

Location: Paris, France
Dates: 6 June 2011 - 12 March 2012

2011 China Red Star Design Award Beijing, China Status: Call for entries Date: 15 Mar - 30 Jun 2011

[FEATURE ARTICLE]
An interview with Dieter Rams
Former Icsid board member, Prof. Dr. h.c. Dieter Rams, was recently interviewed by American publication Fast Company's FastCo.Design. [read more]

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