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| Founded | June 29, 1957 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
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International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) was founded in 1957 from a group of international organizations 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 primary aim of the association is to advance the discipline of industrial design at an international level. To do this, Icsid 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.[1]
Icsid, in partnership with Icograda and 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.[2]
Mission
1. To facilitate collaboration between the membership pillars of Icsid
2. To support and protect the professional practice of industrial design at regional and international levels
3. To contribute to the advancement of the study of design in theory, research and practice at all levels of education
4. 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
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.
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.[4]
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/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, 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 serve 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 - 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 - Ornamo of Finland, and Dr. Alpay Er - ETMK of Turkey.[6]
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[7] (Icsid President 1975-1977), an industrial designer most-renowned for creating the soy sauce bottle design.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
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 current World Design Capital network:
- World Design Capital® 2008 Torino
- World Design Capital® 2010 Seoul
- World Design Capital® 2012 Helsinki
- World Design Capital® 2014 Cape Town
Previously, the designated city was announced at the Icsid World Design Congress, but is now announced at the IDA Congress.
World Design Impact Prize
The 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.
Inaugurated in 2011, a shortlist of seven finalists were announced at the XXVII Icsid General Assembly in Taipei, and the winner will be announced at the World Design Capital International Design Gala in Helsinki in 2012.
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.
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.
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.
See also
References
- ^ Prestigious World Design Capital
- ^ Unknown. "Mission Statement". Web site. Icsid. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ Unknown. "ICSID Archive". University of Briton Archives. University of Briton. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ Exhibit at MACBA Barcelona
- ^ http://www.icsid.org/about/IDA.htm
- ^ "2011-2013 Icsid Executive Board". Icsid and IDA. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ Kenji Ekuan Biography
- ^ Kenji Ekuan's Soy Sauce Bottle at MOMA
- ^ http://www.icsid.org/projects/congress_assembly/articles1178.htm
- ^ http://www.icsid.org/projects/congress_assembly.htm
- ^ Ozler, Levent. "International Design Alliance Unveils New Visual Identity for the IDA Congress Read more: http://www.dexigner.com/news/24652#ixzz1pE2G4cDG". Dexigner. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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Publications
- 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.