Istanbul announced as host city of 2013 IDA Congress
Montreal (Canada) - Istanbul, Turkey, has been unveiled by the International Design Alliance (IDA) as the host city of the 2013 IDA Congress. The IDA Executive Committee was impressed by ITU's lively bid presentation and the weaving of the north/south, east/west intersection into a compelling theme, "Design Dialects". [read more]

Call for nominations launches for the World Design Impact Prize
Montreal (Canada) - Icsid is currently inviting all Icsid Member organisations to nominate exceptional industrial design led projects and initiatives that exemplify progress, impact and social responsibility in design for the inaugural World Design Impact Prize. [read more]

Call for submissions for World Industrial Design Day 2011
Montreal (Canada) - To celebrate World Industrial Design Day 2011, design students from Icsid Member Schools are asked to create a poster that illustrates how industrial design improves the lives of individuals and communities around the world. [read more]

[CAREER CENTER] Design Management Institute - President
DMI is seeking an exceptional leader to become its next president. This person will provide leadership for DMI's overall vision, and its events, publications, research and education programs as DMI expands globally. [read more]

[RECOMMENDED READING] Nonobject
This book offers inventive perspectives on design and engineering that help reframe and reinvent the way we think about traditional (and often mundane) objects. [read more]

Design Institute of Australia releases new eco-design guides
Melbourne (Australia) - DIA has recently released two professional Practice Notes, in conjunction with Sustainability Victoria and WSP Environment and Energy, that detail a range of ways designers can achieve better environmental outcomes - while still keeping their business clients happy. [read more]

CABE and the Design Council to merge
Helsinki (Finland) - The Design Council and CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) have confirmed that they are to merge key design activities. The move will bring them together to speak with one voice and support a broad spectrum of design, architecture and public space, and place it at the heart of social and economic renewal. [read more]

Date: 24-26 October 2011
Location: Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)

Four of the five keynote speakers for the 2011 IDA Congress have been announced. They are: Barry Lam, Chairman & CEO of Quanta Computer Inc.; Peter Bishop, Deputy Chief Executive of the London Development Agency; Esko Aho, Executive Vice President of Nokia Corp.; and Bob Elton, Chair of the Board of Directors Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia. [read more]

Icsid endorses a wide range of national, regional and international design-related events including competitions, conferences, award schemes and exhibitions.

NEW ENDORSEMENT:
CHINA RED STAR DESIGN AWARD 2011

China Red Star Design Award encourages design innovation in enterprises, accelerates the fusion of design and manufacturing, and promotes the internationalisation of Chinese design.

Location: Beijing, China
Status: Call for submission
Date: 15 Mar - 30 Jun 2011

Observeur 11 Paris, France Status: Exhibition Date: 8 Nov - 13 Mar 2011

[GALLERIA]
Lotus Prize 2010 Winners
Winners of the Lotus Prize 2010 are now showcased in the Icsid Galleria. The Lotus Prize brings focus to the importance of promoting industrial design's development in the Hunan Province region in China.

[FEATURE]
Africa: Where Events are King
John Thackara, director of Doors of Perception, talks with Mugendi M'Rithaa, Icsid Executive Board Member 2009-2011 and a professor in Africa's Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), about misconceptions about Africa, sustainability and how design can be beneficial to African life.

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