International Council of Societies of Industrial Design

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].

Vision

Icsid strives to create a world where design enhances our social, cultural, economic, and environmental quality of life.

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 organisations 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 Vienot 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. 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 goal 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). Eventually the organization moved to first Brussels and then Montreal where it is currently.

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, Scotland, Taiwan, Canada, Australia, 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 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.

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.

See also

Design portal

References

1. ^ Prestigious World Design Capital

Publications

Ire. 1972 2D Icsid Interdesign Seminar Kilkenny; Gorman, Michael; (1986), Design for Tourism: And Icsid Interdesign, International Council of Societies of Industrial Design, ISBN 978-0080214818

External links

• Icsid website
• Icsid Facebook Page
• Icsid on Twitter
• Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V.
• Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
• Japan Industrial Designers Association (JIDA)
• Israel Community of Designers
• Malaysia Design Council (MRM)
• Association of Designers of Russia
• Design Austria
• Design Flanders
• Association of Dutch Designers (BNO)
• Spanish Public Corporation for the Development of Design and Innovation(DDI)
• Barcelona Design Centre (BCD)
• Design Council
• Associação Objeto Brasil
• Association of Canadian Industrial Designers (ACID)
• Design Institute of Australia (DIA)