naef toy competition 2009/2010

swiss wooden toy maker, naef, has announced their second competition for virginia tech design students.

more information, as well as submission guidelines and forms, can be found here or on the posters throughout the a+d studios.

the deadline is march 5th!

ron named most admired educator

congratulations to our program chair, professor, and IDSA advisor, ron kemnitzer for being named one of the most admired educators of 2010!

ron, along with four other professors from virginia tech's college of architecture and urban studies, is among 25 design educators listed in the 11th annual america's best architecture and design schools study by "DesignIntelligence".

check out the news story on vtnews.

ardica competition winners

congratulations to all of the third year students for sweeping the awards for the 2009 "power to the people" ardica design contest!

several teams attended the judging and awards ceremony last week in san francisco, and they all came back winners!

for more information about the contest and judging, check out the ardica website.

first place winners

second place & people's choice winners

third place winners

student special recognition prize

photos are (cc) Kenneth Yeung - www.thelettertwo.com

IDEA 2010 competition

IDEA2010 is now accepting entries! The IDEA® (International Design Excellence Awards) program, sponsored by IDSA and Fast Company, is the premier international competition honoring design excellence in products, ecodesign, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts. For 2010, IDEA has partnered with The Henry Ford. Winning and finalist submissions will become part of the Museum’s permanent collection.

Visit idsa.org/idea for more details!

Deadline for entries is JAN.25.2010.
the deadline has been extended to february 1st!

IDSA holiday potluck