The Industrial Designers Society of America's IDSA Ambassadors program supports the industrial design profession with a primary focus on research, thought leadership and advocacy. IDSA Ambassadors receive recognition, exclusive discounts, marketing and media outreach and the opportunity to post their INsights on industrial design and related fields on . |
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Eric Quint, IDSA, Chief Design Officer 3M Design is the creative engine driving design for brand and innovation at 3M. Inspired by collaborative creativity, this global team of diverse talent creates meaningful and consistent brand experiences that translate insights into new solutions. It’s not unusual for teams to encompass a combination of expertise, from product to brand to user experience to graphic design and so on. This multi-disciplinary design approach to explore thousands of materials and technologies enables the design team to work with colleagues across 3M–from R&D to marketing to business and manufacturing–to push new ideas forward. As a catalyst for change, 3M Design applies integrated thinking to identify future customer needs that tap into insights, advance technology applications and innovate industries. Outcomes have not only enriched 3M innovation, but also presented creative opportunities to help make life better around the world. Subject Matter Expertise for Media |
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William Cesaroni, IDSA, Founder and President Bill Cesaroni incorporated Cesaroni Design Associates, Inc. in 1979. As founder and president, he is responsible for the firms strategic planning and remains actively involved in the industrial design of every project. Bill has a bachelor’s degree in industrial design and a master’s degree in packaging engineering, both from Michigan State University. He is also featured in Who’s Who in Design: The Leading Designers of the World. Cesaroni Design has won over one hundred design awards (including seven IDEA Awards), however they are best known for their ability to create products that are beautiful, user focused and can be manufactured at a profit. Cesaroni Design also has a high respect for all the other professions that are required to bring a product to the market place. They know very well that In the real world of product development, no individual designs a product alone. The design process is truly a team effort. If a company is seeking an experienced group of industrial designers who work extensively with both in-house and foreign engineering, please review their web site and contact Bill Cesaroni wcesaroni@cesaroni.com for a meeting. Cesaroni Design’s three geographic locations and extremely diversified experience, makes them an ideal partner with most potential clients. Subject Matter Expertise for Media |
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John Skabardonis, PhD, A/IDSA, Design Advocate, Covestro North America Dubbed by its CEO Patrick Thomas as a “one-year startup with a 60-year history”—Covestro, since September 2015, has carried on the tradition of Bayer MaterialScience. Covestro is one of the leading producers of high-performance polymers in North America—manufacturing high-tech materials and developing innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are: automotive; electrical and electronics; construction; medical; and sports and leisure. The Covestro group has 30 production sites around the globe and employs about 15,800 people. EcoVadis has ranked Covestro with a “Gold” sustainability rating—in the top two percent of the 20,000 EcoVadis ratings. Subject Matter Expertise for Media: |
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Michael P. Gallagher, IDSA, Vice President, Design Center Crown Design designs, manufactures, distributes, services and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value. Since 1956, Crown has distinguished itself with exceptional product designs and a business approach based on vertical integration. Crown designs and manufactures 85 percent of its lift truck components, including key parts like motors, drive units and electronic modules. Subject Matter Expertise for Media |
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Jessica Flagg, Corporate Marketing Communications and Creative 诚信彩票网 Manager The is a digital toolbox that uses storytelling and animation to bring material innovations to life. By capturing insights from the world’s greatest thinkers and pairing them with Eastman’s material experts, Eastman is enabling smarter material choices that can advance the world around us. Read INsights from Eastman Innovation Lab. Subject Matter Expertise for Media |
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Bryce G. Rutter, PhD, IDSA, CEO & Founder
Since 1991, Metaphase Design Group has been partnering with several of the world’s most prestigious and influential brands and high-profile start-ups to create award-winning product and packaging designs that rejuvenate markets, create new product categories and shape unique consumer brand experiences. Through research, human factors engineering, ergonomics, product and packaging design and user-centered innovation strategy, Metaphase’s portfolio ranges from drug delivery and robotic surgical systems, and powered and manual instrument design to disposables, mobile and wearable devices, and IFU’s and HE-75 research programs.
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Pip Tompkin, IDSA, Principal; Shannon Hematian, CEO Pip Tompkin Design Studio is an award-winning industrial design, brand strategy and product innovation studio. We innovate using our “assume nothing, question everything” philosophy, which encourages our designers to question all assumptions made by a product’s predecessors, often resulting in great leaps in advancement through design. Every project we work on provides an opportunity for us to identify new market opportunities, discover new technological frontiers and pioneer new design solutions. We think big to create big ideas in the realms of miniature and wearable technologies, consumer electronics and lifestyle products that connect with consumers on emotional and experiential levels. Subject Matter Experitse for Media Fields: Design Research; Design Strategy; Digital Design |
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John Barratt, IDSA, TEAGUE President and CEO; IDSA Board Chair 2015-2017 TEAGUE is the original design consultancy. Founded in 1926 by design pioneer Walter Dorwin Teague, TEAGUE’s portfolio spans many firsts: the Polaroid camera, the UPS truck, the Texaco service station, the Pringles canister and the Xbox. Along the way, TEAGUE has designed the interior of every Boeing commercial airplane every produced—including the 787 Dreamliner. Today, TEAGUE is 300+ thinkers and doers with talents spanning everything from industrial design and interaction design to branding and robotics. All of TEAGUE’s talents are focused specifically on travel and technology innovation, working on projects such as the NIKE + TEAGUE Athlete’s Plane; next-generation devices for Intel and Samsung; the DENNY Bicycle; and the Boeing 777X. John Barratt, president and CEO of TEAGUE since 2004, currently serves as Chair of IDSA’s Board of Directors. Subject Matter Expertise for Media |
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David Turner, ARCA Vice President, Design and Business Innovation Techmer PM LLC is a leading materials design company that has been developing creative materials solutions for customers since it was founded in 1981. With a focus on how to modify and fine‐tune the properties of technical polymers, the company thrives on partnering and collaborating with plastics processors, fabricators, designers, specifiers and brand owners. Drawing on a broad portfolio of resins –– from polypropylene to PEEK –– Techmer PM helps consumer and industrial product manufacturers enhance product function and appearance in scores of end use markets, and helps solve difficult business, product design, manufacturing and sustainability challenges. Subject Matter Expertise for Media |
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