Biographies of Influential Designers
This listing includes a number of designers who have had significant influence on the field of industrial design over the years. 100 Years of Design is a monthly installment of excerpts from a book, Design Chronicles: Significant mass-produced designs of the 20th Century, by Carroll Gantz, FIDSA, published in 2005.
Biographies of IDSA Past Presidents
Chronicles the lives of some of the past leaders of the Industrial Designers Society of America.
Design Awards
- IDI Awards 1951-1965 (PDF)
- IDEA Awards 1980-1989(PDF)
- IDEA Awards 1990-1994 (PDF)
- IDEA Awards 1995-1999 (PDF)
- IDSA "Design of the Decade" Awards, 1980s (PDF)
- IDSA "Design of the Decade" Awards, 1990s (PDF)
IDSA Special Awards
These are expanded from the same historical awards as listed in IDSA's annual directory. Additional biographical information is being sought for a number of individuals named, and such contributions would be highly appreciated to make these pages more accurate.
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