Link | blog.developmentxdesign.org

The International Council of Socities of Industrial Design (Icsid) has issued a call to designers in all disciplines to unite in an open dialogue with relief organizations to assess design-effective rehabilitation projects in Haiti.

Link | ICSID on Facebook

The HELLO! (Honda Electric mobility Loop) Zone will provide a comprehensive display of Honda’s electromotive technologies, including automobiles, motorcycles, power products, and more-everything from products that supply electricity to products that incorporate electronic technologies. By linking solar panels that supply electricity with battery electric vehicles that emit zero CO₂ in use, Honda envisions the low-carbon society of the near future. In addition, each HELLO! vehicle features interactive communication technologies that showcase the fun ways in which mobility devices can interact with people and society. On display will be the FCX CLARITY, a fuel cell electric vehicle that runs on the electricity it produces from hydrogen; the EV-N battery electric vehicle; the EV-Cub electric motorcycle; the EV-MONPAL electric personal mobility device; the new U3-X, a one-wheel personal mobility device that uses balance control technology that was developed through the ASIMO bipedal humanoid robot; and LOOP, a portable communication tool that allows people and mobility devices to communicate with each other.

Link | Honda Worldwide

Design USA: Contemporary Innovation commemorates the tenth anniversary of the National Design Awards and showcases the winners recognized during the first decade. In addition to honoring Lifetime Achievement and Design Mind winners, the exhibition is organized according to five themes that are fundamental to the various disciplines: CRAFT,EXPERIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MATERIALS, and METHOD. 

Link | Cooper Hewitt

Link | Seoul WDC 2010

A social and cultural experiment is taking place in Orlando until 14 December 2009. The FCI Pop-Up store is a concept retail space that is leaving a few locals perplexed. Is it because of the affordable prices? Or is it the clash between art and design in one room? The intention is to bring affordable art and objects to everyone and show that creativity can brighten up a street and boost local economies. 

Only one week left to purchase original artworks on canvas or paper (including locally inspired art), vintage furniture, greeting cards and other curiosities.

FCI Pop-Up Shop at the City Arts Factory - 29 S. Orange Avenue Orlando FL

Link | Facebook | E-Shop

The SEP platform hosts several research activities and didactic workshops. The Platform is an organization and communication tool providing an open web space and visibility for activities relating to the fields of design and sustainability in the everyday context.

DESIS is a network of schools of design and other schools, institutions, companies and non-profit organizations interested in promoting and supporting design for social innovation and sustainability. It is a light, no-profit organization, conceived as a network of partners collaborating in a peer-to-peer spirit.It is articulated in several DESIS-Local (that are sub-networks within a specified local area). DESIS-International is therefore the framework where the different DESIS-Local coordinate themselves and where some global initiatives are taken.

Link | Sustainable Everyday | DESIS NETWORK