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'''International Council of Societies of Industrial Design''' ('''Icsid''') was founded in 1957 from a group of international [[organization]]s focused on [[industrial design]]. Today Icsid is a worldwide society that promotes better [[design]] around the [[world]]. Today, Icsid includes over 150 members in more than 50 countries, representing an [[estimated]] 150,000 [[designers]].
The '''World Design Organization''' (WDO) was founded in 1957 from a group of international [[organization]]s focused on [[industrial design]]. Formerly known as the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, the WDO is a worldwide society that promotes better [[design]] around the world. Today, the WDO includes over 170 member organizations in more than 40 nations,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wdo.org/about/|title=WDO &#124; About|website=wdo.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-06}}</ref> representing an estimated 150,000 [[designers]].


The primary aim of the [[voluntary association|association]] is to advance the [[discipline]] of industrial design at an [[international]] level. To do this, Icsid undertakes a number of [[initiative]]s of global appeal to support the effectiveness of industrial design in an attempt to address the needs and aspirations of people around the world, to improve the quality of life, as well as help to improve the [[economy]] of nations throughout the world.<ref name="WorldDesign Capital">[http://www.eturbonews.com/23559/cape-town-makes-top-3-global-city-design-title Prestigious World Design Capital]</ref>
The primary aim of the association is to advance the discipline of industrial design at an international level. To do this, WDO undertakes a number of initiatives of global appeal to support the effectiveness of industrial design in an attempt to address the needs and aspirations of people around the world, to improve the quality of life, as well as help to improve the [[economy]] of nations throughout the world.<ref name="WorldDesign Capital">[http://www.eturbonews.com/23559/cape-town-makes-top-3-global-city-design-title Prestigious World Design Capital]</ref>

Icsid, in partnership with [[Icograda]] and [[The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers|IFI]], is part of the International Design Alliance, a multidisciplinary partnership that supports design.

==Vision==
Icsid strives to create a world where design enhances our social, cultural, economic, and environmental quality of life.<ref name="Icsid Mission Statement">{{cite web|last=Unknown|title=Mission Statement|url=http://www.icsid.org/about/about/articles32.htm|work=Web site|publisher=Icsid|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>

==Mission==
# To facilitate collaboration between the membership pillars of Icsid
# To support and protect the professional practice of industrial design at regional and international levels
# To contribute to the advancement of the study of design in theory, research and practice at all levels of education
# To collaborate with stakeholders in design and other international organizations to foster a global understanding of design

Today, Icsid facilitates co-operation and interaction among its Member Societies, providing a global force through which independent organizations can combine resources and efforts.


==History==
==History==
[[:fr:Jacques Viénot|Jacques Viénot]] first presented the idea to form a society to represent the industrial designers internationally at the Institut d’Esthetique Industrielle’s international congress in 1953. The International Council of Societies of Industrial Designers was formally founded at a meeting in [[London]] on June 29, 1957.<ref name="Description of ICSID and Archives">{{cite web|last=Unknown|title=ICSID Archive|url=http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/collections/design-archives/projects2/icsid-archive2|work=University of Briton Archives|publisher=University of Briton|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> The name of Icsid demonstrates the spirit which is to protect the interests of practicing designers and to ensure global standards of design. The individuals first elected officials to the [[Board of Directors|Executive Board]] therefore did not act upon personal conviction, but represented the voice of society members and the international design community.
[[:fr:Jacques Viénot|Jacques Viénot]] first presented the idea to form a society to represent the industrial designers internationally at the Institut d’Esthetique Industrielle's international congress in 1953. The International Council of Societies of Industrial Designers was formally founded at a meeting in [[London]] on June 29, 1957.<ref name="Description of ICSID and Archives">{{cite web|last=Unknown|title=ICSID Archive|url=http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/collections/design-archives/projects2/icsid-archive2|work=University of Brighton Design Archives|publisher=University of Brighton|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> The name of Icsid demonstrates the spirit which is to protect the interests of practicing designers and to ensure global standards of design. The individuals first elected officials to the [[Board of Directors|Executive Board]] therefore did not act upon personal conviction, but represented the voice of society members and the international design community.

The organization then officially registered in [[Paris]] and set up their headquarters there. Icsid’s early goals were to help public awareness of industrial designers, to raise the standard of design by setting standards for training and education, and to encourage cooperation between industrial designers worldwide. To do this, in 1959 Icsid held the first Congress and General Assembly in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. At this first Congress the Icsid Constitution was officially adopted, along with the first definition of industrial design which may be found on their website (please see external references). During this Congress, Icsid's official name was changed from the ''International Council of Societies of Industrial Designers'' to the ''International Council of Societies of Industrial Design'' to reflect that the organization would involve itself beyond matters of professional practice.

Throughout Icsid had continued to grow and now has members from all over the world in both capitalist and non-capitalist countries. Icsid has now hosted the Congress in places such as [[Venice]], [[Paris]], [[Vienna]], [[Montreal]], [[Slovenia]], [[Glasgow]], [[Taipei]], [[Toronto]], [[Sydney]], [[Kyoto]] and [[London]].

In 1963, Icsid was granted special status with [[UNESCO]], with whom Icsid continues to work on many projects, using design for the betterment of the human condition. As their humanitarian interests grew, Icsid decided to create a new type of conference that would join industrial designers in a host country to study a problem of both regional and international significance. This new conference held in [[Minsk]] in 1971, became the first Icsid Interdesign seminar. These seminars provided opportunities for professional development of mid-career practicing designers, and to allow them to focus their abilities on resolving issues of international significance. This first Interdesign conference and the ones that followed, consolidated Icsid’s position as a driving force of international collaboration.

In 1971, the 7th Congress of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), organised by the Agrupació de Disseny Industrial del Foment de les Arts Decoratives (ADI/FAD) in Eivissa (Ibiza), turned out to be an event without precedent in Spain: a process of socialisation and an example of how the energy of collaborative work, vitality, intellectual reflection and leisure can be placed at the service of dialogue-based projects with the capacity to generate imaginative approaches and structure new behavioural patterns.<ref>[http://www.macba.cat/en/newsletter-120620 Exhibit at MACBA Barcelona]</ref>

In 1974, the Icsid Secretariat moved from Paris, France to [[Brussels]], Belgium, moving onto [[Helsinki]], Finland, and in 2005, it settled to [[Montreal]], Canada where it currently resides.

In the 1980s, collaboration became even more important so a joint Icsid/[[Icograda]]/[[The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers|IFI]] Congress was held in [[Helsinki]]. The impetus for this joint conference was a direct recommendation made by Icsid members to explore closer ties with other world design organizations. At their General Assemblies, all participants unanimously approved a directive to investigate options for a closer working relationship in the future. These organizations then joined with UNESCO to bring together doctors, industrial and graphic designers, and assistants to develop basic furniture for rural health centers, packaging, transport, [[refrigeration]], and injection of [[vaccines]] and the design of data collecting devices for field use.

In 2003, Icsid and Icograda ratified an agreement between both organizations during their respective General Assemblies to form the ''International Design Alliance'', a multidisciplinary partnership that supports design. In 2008, the IDA partners welcomed a third member, IFI (International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers).<ref>[http://www.icsid.org/about/IDA.htm The International Design Alliance (IDA)]. ICSID (2008-09-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref> Together in 2011, all three partners held a historical joint Congress in Taipei, Taiwan called the IDA Congress, a biennial Congress that will replace the partners' respective congresses.

==Executive Board==
The Icsid Executive Board is the governing body that directs and supports Icsid's mission and vision. It is composed of international industrial design professionals selected by Icsid members during the General Assembly. A total of 11 members make up the Executive Board: President, President-elect, and 9 Executive Board members. Each board member serves a two-year term and may be re-elected for a second term, but cannot run for a third term, unless running for President-Elect. Currently the board is made up of Professor Soon-in Lee of South Korea, Brandon Gien - IDA of Australia, Michelle Berryman - [[Industrial Designers Society of America|IDSA]] of the USA, Bruce Claxton - IDSA of the USA, Kohei Nishiyama of Japan, Dr. Geetha Narayanan of India, Nils Toft of Denmark, Pierre-Yves Panis - Design Management Institute of France, Dr. Mugendi M'Rithaa - CTDN and DESIS of South Africa, Mr. Tapani Hyvönen - [[:fi:Ornamo|Ornamo]] of Finland, and Dr. Alpay Er - ETMK of Turkey.<ref name="2011-2013 Icsid Board">{{cite web|title=2011-2013 Icsid Executive Board|url=http://www.icsid.org/about/people/articles24.htm|publisher=Icsid and IDA|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>

=== President-elect ===
The President-elect is designated as the future President of Icsid in the following term.

===Treasurer===
A treasurer is appointed by the Executive Board for each new term. The Treasurer's role is to keep record of Icsid's finances throughout the two-year term.

==Senate==
The Senate is composed of past Presidents of the Icsid Executive Board, acting as an advisory board. Its eldest member is Kenji Ekuan<ref name="WhoIsKenji">[http://www.gk-design.co.jp/en/ekuan.html Kenji Ekuan Biography]</ref> (Icsid President 1975-1977), an industrial designer most-renowned for creating the soy sauce bottle design.<ref name="MOMASoySauceBottle">[http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=27007 Kenji Ekuan's Soy Sauce Bottle at MOMA]</ref> The most current past President serves as the Convenor of the Senate until the next General Assembly, Dr. Mark Breitenberg (Icsid President 2009-2011) is the current convenor.

==Regional Advisors==
Regional Advisors are former Icsid Executive Board members who are appointed to represent Icsid through regional events and strengthen the organization's global presence.

==Secretariat==
The Secretariat handles daily operations and carries out decisions made by the Executive Board during the term.

The Secretariat office have been previously located in Paris, Brussels, and Helsinki. It is currently located in Montreal, Canada since 2005.

== Members ==
Icsid Members are [[professional associations]], promotional societies, [[educational institutions]], [[government bodies]], [[corporations]] and [[institutions]], which aim to contribute to the development of the profession of industrial design. These societies [[collaborate]] to establish an international platform through which design institutions worldwide can stay in touch, share common interests and new experiences, and be heard as a powerful voice.

==World Design Congress==
Since its first Congress in 1959 held in Stockholm, Sweden, the World Design Congress was Icsid's most notable biennial international industrial design event. A host city is chosen through a bidding process, followed by a program in which keynote speakers, panellists and workshops are developed during the three-day event. The Congress was open to all those interested in industrial design, including Icsid members.

==IDA Congress==
In 2011, the International Design Alliance have agreed to replace their individual Congresses to a joint biennale Congress under the multidisciplinary banner of the IDA Congress. A joint model was previously held every six years since 1981, starting in Helsinki, Finland. The joint Congresses were then followed by Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1987; Glasgow, Scotland in 1993; Sydney, Australia in 1999; and Copenhagen, Prague in 2005.<ref>[http://www.icsid.org/projects/congress_assembly/articles1178.htm Past Congresses and General Assemblies]. ICSID. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref>

Taipei, Taiwan was selected as the host city for the inaugural 2011 IDA Congress. Each organization still holds their individual General Assemblies after the IDA Congress.<ref>[http://www.icsid.org/projects/congress_assembly.htm Congress and General Assembly]. ICSID (2013-06-19). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref> After the Taipei congress, the International Design Alliance unveiled a new branding identity for its biennial congress which each host city will be able to use and personalize their identity to showcase their unique cultures. The next IDA Congress is scheduled for November 2013 in Istanbul.<ref name="New Identity">{{cite web|last=Ozler|first=Levent|title=International Design Alliance Unveils New Visual Identity for the IDA Congress |url=http://www.dexigner.com/news/24652|publisher=[[Dexigner]]|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>

==General Assembly==
The Icsid General Assembly is an Icsid member-only event in which member organizations discuss refinements to the Constitution and By-laws, elect a new executive board for the upcoming term, ratify new members, and update the membership on the work done in the past term through the previous executive board's direction.

The General Assembly is held directly after the Congress for a two-day period.

==Projects==

===World Design Capital===
Under Icsid's direction, the [[World Design Capital]]® Project is a biennial designation given to a city who has proven through the use of design in revitalizing urban areas whilst also promoting innovative design. Through this initiative, the city of Torino, Italy was designated as the first World Design Capital in 2008. With the help of Icsid, a yearly program is conceived to engage the city in signature World Design Capital events including galas and exhibitions.

Several processes are performed prior to designating the city, including a call for submissions, an evaluation of the submissions, a shortlist of cities, a city visit and a final selection process. A selection committee is appointed to shortlist the cities and the WDC Organising Committee chooses the designated city.


The organization then officially registered in [[Paris]] and set up their headquarters there. Icsid's early goals were to help public awareness of industrial designers, to raise the standard of design by setting standards for training and education, and to encourage cooperation between industrial designers worldwide. To do this, in 1959 Icsid held the first Congress and General Assembly in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. At this first Congress the Icsid Constitution was officially adopted, along with the first definition of industrial design which may be found on their website (please see external references). During this Congress, Icsid's official name was changed from the ''International Council of Societies of Industrial Designers'' to the ''International Council of Societies of Industrial Design'' to reflect that the organization would involve itself beyond matters of professional practice.
The current World Design Capital network:
* [http://www.torinoworlddesigncapital.it/portale/en/ World Design Capital® 2008 Torino]
* [http://wdc2010.seoul.go.kr/eng/ World Design Capital® 2010 Seoul]
* [http://wdchelsinki2012.fi/en World Design Capital® 2012 Helsinki]
* [http://www.wdccapetown2014.com/ World Design Capital® 2014 Cape Town]


Throughout Icsid had continued to grow and now has members from all over the world in both capitalist and non-capitalist countries. Icsid has now hosted the Congress in places such as [[Venice]], Paris, [[Vienna]], [[Montreal]], [[Slovenia]], [[Glasgow]], [[Taipei]], [[Toronto]], [[Sydney]], [[Kyoto]] and London.
Previously, the designated city was announced at the Icsid World Design Congress, but is now announced at the IDA Congress.


In 1963, Icsid was granted special status with [[UNESCO]], with whom Icsid continues to work on many projects, using design for the betterment of the human condition. As their humanitarian interests grew, Icsid decided to create a new type of conference that would join industrial designers in a host country to study a problem of both regional and international significance. This new conference held in [[Minsk]] in 1971, became the first Icsid Interdesign seminar. These seminars provided opportunities for professional development of mid-career practicing designers, and to allow them to focus their abilities on resolving issues of international significance. This first Interdesign conference and the ones that followed, consolidated Icsid's position as a driving force of international collaboration.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.macba.cat/en/newsletter-120620 |title=Exhibit at MACBA Barcelona |access-date=2012-06-20 |archive-date=2016-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317072939/http://macba.cat/en/newsletter-120620 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===World Design Impact Prize===
The [http://www.worlddesignimpact.org/ World Design Impact Prize] was developed to award a socially-responsible design project or initiative, in which design proves or could potentially prove to enrich or improve quality of life on a social, environmental, cultural or economic scale. This biennial award aims to promote and recognise projects that are industrial design driven and utilise design for social good.
The inaugural [http://www.worlddesignimpact.org/ World Design Impact Prize] was awarded in Helsinki (Finland) at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Design_Capital World Design Capital (WDC)] International Design Gala in February 2012. It was presented to the Community Cooker Project from Nairobi (Kenya) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Cooker_Foundation>.


In 1974, the Icsid Secretariat moved from Paris, France, to [[Brussels]], Belgium, moving onto [[Helsinki]], Finland, and in 2005, it settled to [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada, where it currently resides.
===Icsid Interdesign===
An intensive two-week workshop, Interdesign is a collaboration between international designers and local experts to discuss a design issue and seek solutions for implementation. Since 1971, the first Interdesign was held in Minsk, USSR (now Belarus), where thirty designers worked on the product-oriented subject of bread making.


In the 1980s, collaboration became even more important so a joint Icsid/[[Icograda]]/[[The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers|IFI]] Congress was held in Helsinki. The impetus for this joint conference was a direct recommendation made by Icsid members to explore closer ties with other world design organizations. At their General Assemblies, all participants unanimously approved a directive to investigate options for a closer working relationship in the future. These organizations then joined with UNESCO to bring together doctors, industrial and graphic designers, and assistants to develop basic furniture for rural health centers, packaging, transport, [[refrigeration]], and injection of [[vaccines]] and the design of data collecting devices for field use.
===World Industrial Design Day===
This annual day of observance is held every 29 June, Icsid's anniversary, for industrial designers and design students. It promotes awareness and celebration of industrial design, encouraging Icsid members and non-members to hold events such as exhibitions, panels, workshops, and other social functions.


In 2003, Icsid and Icograda ratified an agreement between both organizations during their respective General Assemblies to form the ''International Design Alliance'', a multidisciplinary partnership that supports design. In 2008, the IDA partners welcomed a third member, IFI (International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers).<ref>[http://www.icsid.org/about/IDA.htm The International Design Alliance (IDA)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130010724/http://www.icsid.org/about/IDA.htm |date=2011-11-30 }}. ICSID (2008-09-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.</ref> Together in 2011, all three partners held a historical joint Congress in Taipei, Taiwan called the IDA Congress. The alliance was terminated in November 2013.
Since 2009, an annual student poster competition is held for Icsid's Educational student members to participate. A theme is determined by the Icsid Executive Board prior to the competition, where students must create a poster relevant to the year's theme. The Executive Board shortlist the finalists and the winner is determined by public online voting. The winning poster is appointed as the official poster for World Industrial Design Day for the year.


In 2017, in January the Icsid officially became the World Design Organization (WDO).
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*{{cite book| author=Gorman, Michael| title=''Design for Tourism: And Icsid Interdesign'' | location=Ireland| publisher=International Council of Societies of Industrial Design| year=1968| isbn=978-0-08-021481-8 }}
*{{cite book| author=Gorman, Michael| title=''Design for Tourism: And Icsid Interdesign'' | location=Ireland| publisher=International Council of Societies of Industrial Design| year=1968| isbn=978-0-08-021481-8 }}
* {{cite book| author=Borja de Mozota, Brigitte| title=Design Management: Using Design to Build Brand Value and Corporate Innovation | location=New York| publisher=Allworth Press| year=2003| isbn=978-1-58115-283-8 }}
*{{cite book| author=Borja de Mozota, Brigitte| title=Design Management: Using Design to Build Brand Value and Corporate Innovation | location=New York| publisher=Allworth Press| year=2003| isbn=978-1-58115-283-8 }}
* {{cite book| author=Verganti, Roberto| title=Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean | location=New York| publisher=Harvard Business Press| year=2009| isbn=978-1-4221-2482-6 }}
*{{cite book| author=Verganti, Roberto| title=Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean | location=New York| publisher=Harvard Business Press| year=2009| isbn=978-1-4221-2482-6 }}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.icsid.org/ Icsid website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090906041307/http://www.icsid.org/ Icsid website]
* [http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/collections/design-archives/archives/icsid-archive2 Icsid Archive at the University of Brighton Design Archives]
*[https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesignarchives/1998/01/08/icsid/ Icsid Archive at the University of Brighton Design Archives]
*[https://wdo.org/programmes/wdc/ World Design Capital website]
* [http://www.facebook.com/icsid Icsid Facebook Page]
*[https://worlddesignimpact.org/ World Design Impact Prize]
* [http://twitter.com/icsid Icsid on Twitter]
* [http://www.worlddesigncapital.com World Design Capital® website]
* [http://www.worlddesignimpact.org/ World Design Impact Prize]
* [http://www.idacongress.com IDA Congress website]


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World Design Organization
FoundedJune 29, 1957 (1957-06-29)
TypeNon-profit
Location
Websitewww.wdo.org

The World Design Organization (WDO) was founded in 1957 from a group of international organizations focused on industrial design. Formerly known as the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, the WDO is a worldwide society that promotes better design around the world. Today, the WDO includes over 170 member organizations in more than 40 nations,[1] representing an estimated 150,000 designers.

The primary aim of the association is to advance the discipline of industrial design at an international level. To do this, WDO undertakes a number of initiatives of global appeal to support the effectiveness of industrial design in an attempt to address the needs and aspirations of people around the world, to improve the quality of life, as well as help to improve the economy of nations throughout the world.[2]

History[edit]

Jacques Viénot first presented the idea to form a society to represent the industrial designers internationally at the Institut d’Esthetique Industrielle's international congress in 1953. The International Council of Societies of Industrial Designers was formally founded at a meeting in London on June 29, 1957.[3] The name of Icsid demonstrates the spirit which is to protect the interests of practicing designers and to ensure global standards of design. The individuals first elected officials to the Executive Board therefore did not act upon personal conviction, but represented the voice of society members and the international design community.

The organization then officially registered in Paris and set up their headquarters there. Icsid's early goals were to help public awareness of industrial designers, to raise the standard of design by setting standards for training and education, and to encourage cooperation between industrial designers worldwide. To do this, in 1959 Icsid held the first Congress and General Assembly in Stockholm, Sweden. At this first Congress the Icsid Constitution was officially adopted, along with the first definition of industrial design which may be found on their website (please see external references). During this Congress, Icsid's official name was changed from the International Council of Societies of Industrial Designers to the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design to reflect that the organization would involve itself beyond matters of professional practice.

Throughout Icsid had continued to grow and now has members from all over the world in both capitalist and non-capitalist countries. Icsid has now hosted the Congress in places such as Venice, Paris, Vienna, Montreal, Slovenia, Glasgow, Taipei, Toronto, Sydney, Kyoto and London.

In 1963, Icsid was granted special status with UNESCO, with whom Icsid continues to work on many projects, using design for the betterment of the human condition. As their humanitarian interests grew, Icsid decided to create a new type of conference that would join industrial designers in a host country to study a problem of both regional and international significance. This new conference held in Minsk in 1971, became the first Icsid Interdesign seminar. These seminars provided opportunities for professional development of mid-career practicing designers, and to allow them to focus their abilities on resolving issues of international significance. This first Interdesign conference and the ones that followed, consolidated Icsid's position as a driving force of international collaboration.[4]

In 1974, the Icsid Secretariat moved from Paris, France, to Brussels, Belgium, moving onto Helsinki, Finland, and in 2005, it settled to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where it currently resides.

In the 1980s, collaboration became even more important so a joint Icsid/Icograda/IFI Congress was held in Helsinki. The impetus for this joint conference was a direct recommendation made by Icsid members to explore closer ties with other world design organizations. At their General Assemblies, all participants unanimously approved a directive to investigate options for a closer working relationship in the future. These organizations then joined with UNESCO to bring together doctors, industrial and graphic designers, and assistants to develop basic furniture for rural health centers, packaging, transport, refrigeration, and injection of vaccines and the design of data collecting devices for field use.

In 2003, Icsid and Icograda ratified an agreement between both organizations during their respective General Assemblies to form the International Design Alliance, a multidisciplinary partnership that supports design. In 2008, the IDA partners welcomed a third member, IFI (International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers).[5] Together in 2011, all three partners held a historical joint Congress in Taipei, Taiwan called the IDA Congress. The alliance was terminated in November 2013.

In 2017, in January the Icsid officially became the World Design Organization (WDO).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WDO | About". wdo.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  2. ^ Prestigious World Design Capital
  3. ^ Unknown. "ICSID Archive". University of Brighton Design Archives. University of Brighton. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Exhibit at MACBA Barcelona". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  5. ^ The International Design Alliance (IDA) Archived 2011-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. ICSID (2008-09-13). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.

Publications[edit]

  • Gorman, Michael (1968). Design for Tourism: And Icsid Interdesign. Ireland: International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. ISBN 978-0-08-021481-8.
  • Borja de Mozota, Brigitte (2003). Design Management: Using Design to Build Brand Value and Corporate Innovation. New York: Allworth Press. ISBN 978-1-58115-283-8.
  • Verganti, Roberto (2009). Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean. New York: Harvard Business Press. ISBN 978-1-4221-2482-6.

External links[edit]

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