2010: February Events of Interest

A number of events are coming up in February that may be of interest to IDSA Atlanta members. Consider participating in any one of these event and show your support for others in the area.

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"Cardboard Design Competition: Seat"
AIA Atlanta

Designs must be fabricated exclusively with corrugated cardboard (recycling is encouraged) and comfortably seat an adult. Entries shall compete in one of three levels - high school, college, or professional. Participants may join as individuals, or as groups (maximum of 4 per group).

Registration due by email: February 8th, 2010
Chair Designs due: February 15th, 2010
Entry Fee: each design submitted will require an entry fee of $10.

For details and contact information visit:
AIA Atlanta - Cardboard Seat Competition

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"Design Revolution Road Show" an initiative of Project H Design
Department of Industrial and Graphic Design at Auburn University

Emily Pilloton, Founder and Executive Director of Project H Design brings the Design Revolution Road Show to Auburn University's Department of Industrial and Graphic Design and will speak on the subject of design for social impact.

Lecture: Monday, February 22, 2010 -- 12:30pm (CST)
Where: Parker Auditorium (B6), Dudley Commons
on the main campus of Auburn University - Auburn, AL 36849
Cost: The lecture is free and open to the public.

Exhibit: February 22 and 23, 2010 -- 10:00am-5:00pm (CST)
Where: South entrance of Wallace Center, off of South Donahue Drive
on the main campus of Auburn University - Auburn, AL 36849
Cost: The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Info: Visit the Design Revolution Road Show website.
For event specific information, contact Christopher Arnold at arnolcj@auburn.edu

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"Love Nests: Photographs and Objects"
Museum of Design Atlanta

MODA will present a photography exhibition developed by the Portfolio Center in conjunction with the Georgia Tech Industrial Design Program. This exhibition will highlight, through one-of-a-kind displays, fascinating individuals and the objects they can't live without.

When: February 27 - June 26, 2010
Where: 285 Peachtree Center Avenue, Marquis II Tower - Atlanta, GA 30303
Info: For information visit MODA at www.museumofdesign.org

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January Events of Interest (late edition)

A number of events are coming up in January and early February that may be of interest to IDSA Atlanta members. Make one of these event and show your support for others in the area.

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"Developing Winning Value Propositions" with Amanda Setili
hosted by the Product Design Management Association, Atlanta

Amanda Setili will share how the performance of global companies like The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines and Wal-Mart has been improved by understanding what their customers value, and learning how to deliver that value in a differentiated and profitable way.
Pre-registration for this event is required.

When: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 6:00-8:30 PM (ET)
Where: Macquarium Intelligent Communications (Atlanta,GA)
Cost: PDMA Members: $20, Non-members: $25, Students (with valid ID): FREE! (see registration page)
Info: For details regarding PDMA Atlanta and this presentation visit the PDMA Atlanta website. http://www.productinnovators.com/georgia/

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"My World and Welcome to It: Finding the Authentic in Regional Design" by Victoria Price
hosted by SCAD Atlanta

What is regional design?
Designer Victoria Price contends that it is the confluence of personal history, regional tastes and values, and popular culture. In short, it is how we live and have been taught to see. Growing up in Hollywood as the daughter of a movie star/art collector father and a costume and later architectural designer mother, Victoria learned to see the world through their eyes. But she also was profoundly influenced by the place in which she lived–the West. Price's lecture on regional design draws deeply from her personal design history and lineage in bringing to light regional design as the nexus of meaningful and authentic design.

When: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:00PM-8:00PM (ET)
Where: Events Space, 4th floor, Building C, SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree Street (Atlanta,GA)
Cost: The lecture is free and open to the public.
Info: Visit www.scad.edu for more information or call 404.253.3100.

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"In the Bag"
An exhibition hosted by the Museum of Design Atlanta
Sponsored by Atlanta Magazine, YKK Zippers, American Tanning & Leather Co., Lee’s Signs and the Savannah College of Art and Design.

"The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) will open its newest exhibition, “In the Bag,” on February 5. The exhibition will run through May 2, 2009, and will explore the origin, evolution and design of the handbag...

The exhibition will begin by emphasizing the development and construction of different handbags and will move into the works of leading designers, displaying their collections within categories that highlight the handbag’s emotional significance, iconic status and societal role.

The exhibit concludes with handbags designed by students in the Master of Accessories Design programs from the Domus Academy in Milan, Italy, and the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia."

When: February 5 - May 2, 2009
Where: 285 Peachtree Center Avenue, Marquis II Tower - Atlanta, GA 30303
Info: For information visit MODA at www.museumofdesign.org

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