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DX Awards Entry Announcement

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The Design Exchange Awards, presented by Canadian Business magazine, promotes Canadian design excellence and recognizes the critical role of design in all types of organizations including commercial entities (large and small businesses), not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector. The Awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers. The DXAs are Canada’s only award program to judge design by results, balancing function, aesthetics, and economic success.

A jury of leading business executives, designers and community leaders will select Award of Excellence and Award of Merit winners in each of the twelve categories, with one project winning Best of Category in each.

Timeline:
DXA Submission Early-Bird Deadline: Thursday, July 31, 2008
DXA Submission FINAL Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2008
DXA Awards Dinner and Exhibit Launch: Tuesday, November 25, 2008

For more information please download the attachment and/or visit http://www.dx.org/dxa.

Entry Form Attachment:
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ACID 60th Anniversary Call for Entries

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

The Association of Canadian Industrial Designers (ACID) Call for Entries is to recognize and honor the work of design pioneers over the past sixty years. Its purpose is to increase awareness of outstanding product design and to honor its members, who work together to improve the products that have entered our homes, workplace and affected our lives. Submissions for works representing the 50s/60s/70s/80s/90s/millennium are being requested. Please see the PDF attachment above for further information and submission details and/or log on to www.designcanada.org
Link: Submission information and details:
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Institute Without Boundaries News & Events, Feb 2008

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

 

         

 

 

 

 

WORLD HOUSE
COSTA RICA ONLINE CHARRETTE

From February 7-10, 2008, 150 Architectural Technology students from George Brown College joined students from the Institute without Boundaries to explore housing solutions for Guanacaste, a region of Costa Rica that is stressed by housing and water shortages. Be sure to check out the results of the charrette at Toronto’s Interior Design Show from February 21 to 24, 2008.

Now its your turn! We are inviting participation from professionals, students, and design enthusiasts from every country in the world. Organize a team, host your own World House Costa Rica charrette, and submit your designs by April 18, 2008.

Winning designs will be published in a special edition of Building Magazine and showcased as a part of the World House Costa Rica exhibition at the National Gallery of Costa Rica in San José in 2009.

Visit the official Online Charrette site and register to download the research package, watch the video, and join the challenge!

PIER GIORGIO
IWB SPEAKER SERIES

“Good design inspires trust, because the citizen feels loved.”

Pier Giorgio, Poet Laureate of Toronto, will speak on municipalities and the role of designers in the creative city on February 28, 2008, starting at 6:30 pm at the Institute without Boundaries Studio. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP to info@worldhouse.caClick here for directions to the IwB studio



CANADIAN YOUTH
OF THE WORLD CAMPAIGNThe Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people!        

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people!The Youth of the World Award is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the Millennium Development Goals and design and execute their own development project, and;

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and;The Global Development Village (GDV) is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at Toronto’s Downsview Park.Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our registration package. For more information on both projects, visit www.youthoftheworld.ca.

The Campaign is funded by grants from the Canadian International Development Agency, George Brown College, the Greater Toronto Scout Foundation and Scouts Canada’s provincially incorporated body.

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

The Institute without Boundaries and Scouts Canada have launched two exciting international development programs for young people! is for young people, aged 12-26, who explore the and design and execute their own development project, and; is a one-day program that gives youth a chance to come out and meet with organizations that are making a difference and participate in hands-on workshops and activities. Our next GDV, for 2000 young people, is scheduled for May 6-8 & 10, 2008 at For more information on both projects, visit .Are you an international development agency interested in participating? Please download our For more information on both projects, visit .

 

The Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College is an
interdisciplinary postgraduate program that challenges students, from a host
of different educational and professional backgrounds, to collaborate on
global problems.

The World House Project, the current focus of the IwB, confronts the
issue of shelter for coming generations by developing housing systems
that operate on the principles of sustainability, universality, intelligence
and ecological balance.

 

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Sören Schou Receives Reddot Design Award

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

BCID Professional Member Sören Schou has been recognized with a Reddot Design award for his Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0

via Press Release:
For its outstanding design concept Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0 by Sören Schou has received one of the most coveted
design prizes worldwide: the ‘red dot’. This quality seal for good design is awarded annually in the international ‘red
dot design award’ competition by a jury of experts and only goes to design concepts with outstanding design
concepts. It is a confident prediction of how the future will become.
Unique in concept and execution, the SWVL 3.0 Tealight Lantern excels through cheerful innovation and sparkling
sophistication.

SWVL 3.0 is a revolutionary tealight lantern, combining two distinct mood-setting illumination qualities in one
single lantern. Whether you prefer the direct light from a single flickering flame or the warm ambient luminescence
of a frosted surface, SWVL 3.0 gives you the choice; one half of the glass lens is frosted, while the other is clear. The
tealight is suspended and allowed to pivot inside the glass cylinder. By rotating - or swiveling - the lantern, the
candle shines brightly and un-obstructed through the clear glass, or presents a soft and warm glow through the
frosted half.

For more information on the work of Sören Schou and the Tealight Lantern SWVL 3.0 please visit http://www.sorenschoudesign.com/

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ACID Canada Innovates [Entries Announcement]

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

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CANADA INNOVATES

Connecting Canada: Call for Entries

Dear Colleague,Over the last three years, CANADA INNOVATES hosted a series on the best in Canadian product design as a way to bring design to the attention of designers and clients at trade events such as the IDSA Annual conference, International Contemporary Furniture Fair and HK Expo and Design Conference.This year we are inviting designers to enter works for CONNECTING’07 Icsid/IDSA World Design Congress, which will be held in San Francisco, USA, from October 17-20, 2007. ACID will exhibit a designers’ works from Eastern, Central and Western Canada at the CONNECTING’07 ACID exhibit booth located in the Masonic Temple, San Francisco.Theme The theme of CONNECTING’07 is “Connecting People and Places, Connecting Virtual and Viscereal, and Connecting Beatury and Bounty”. The event will explore the implications of a connected world, devoting a day each to connecting physically, virtually and culturally.Entrants are welcome to submit work that falls under any design category. Design categories could include business products, consumer goods, sustainable design, medical and scientific products, sports and fitness products, transportation, games and toys, or furniture and environments. This year we are particularly looking for innovative design work from within these categories that also demonstrates this theme of connecting.About the World Design CongressEvery two years, Icsid holds a Congress in collaboration with a member organization in a host country, for example, South Korea in 2001, Germany in 2003 and Scandinavia in 2005.The International council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) is an international non-governmental organization for professional industrial design. Founded in 1957, Icsid has over 150 members from 50 countries. This year’s event includes the “Celebration of 50 Years of Icsid” to mark the organization’s 50th anniversary.We look forward to your entry and to seeing you at CONNECTING’07!

Please find attached, the call for entries form as well as a brochure on CONNECTING’07.

Sincerely,

Alice Lee, Director ACID

DOWNLOAD ATTACHMENTS:

ICSID Connecting07 Brochure

ACID Call for Entries.PDF

 

 

  

   

    

    

     

     

      

 

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ACID Open House Invitation–Toronto, June 11, 2007

Monday, May 28th, 2007

INTERDESIGN & CONNECTING’07 Open House

On behalf of the Association of Canadian Industrial Designers (ACID), we would like to invite you to an Open House on June 11 (6-8 pm) at the Institute without Boundaries.

We will be presenting information about the World House Interdesign and CONNECTING’07.

The World House Interdesign takes place at George Brown College from June 24-30. Interdesign is an international conference being hosted by the Institute without Boundaries in partnership with the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) an international event marking Icsid’s 50th anniversary celebrations. This week long event will bring students, professionals, faculty in the field of design together from around the world to tackle four local design challenges in the Greater Toronto Region: the Toronto Waterfront, Downsview Park, Mt Dennis region and Town of Port Perry.

Interdesign speakers include:

- Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, Director of the Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto
- Mr. Bill Moggridge, Congress Chair of Connecting 07 World Design Congress and co-founder of IDEO
- Ms. Leslie Hoffman, Executive Director of the New York based organization Earth Pledge
- Ms. Beatrice Olivastri, CEO of Friends of the Earth Canada
- Mr. Peter Love, Ontario’s first Chief Energy Conservation Officer.

2007 Icsid / CONNECTING’07 World Design Congress – “Connecting to People and to Ideas” will take place in San Francisco from October 17-20. ACID will have a booth at the World Design Congress and a call for entries to participate in the exhibition will be issued soon!

Registration

Learn more about registering for the conference! For more details visit www.worldwhouse.ca/interdesign. To register for the open house, please email alee@georgebrown.ca or call (416) 415-5000 x 2103. The Institute without Boundaries is located at 209 Adelaide Street East (corner of Jarvis).

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ACID 2006 AGM Minutes

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

The 2006 ACID AGM was held in Toronto at George Brown College on January 27, 2007. BCID Members may access the official Minutes through the Members Area portion of the web site.

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NRC-IMI Powder Injection Moulding (PIM) Project Announcement

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

National Research Council Canada - Industrial Materials Institute [NRC-IMI] is seeking partners for a multiclient project aimed at developing a titanium and titanium alloy forming process through powder injection moulding (PIM) for applications that meet the most demanding standards of the medical, dental and aerospace sectors.NRC-IMI proposes the multiclient approach to meet the challenge posed by titanium PIM forming.  The project should involve the participation of at least 10 partners.  The project is aimed at parts users, designers and manufacturers, as well as to the producers of titanium powders.

For more information about the benefit of being partner of this multiclient project, please follow this web link:

Information Session: 

NRC-IMI invites you to an information session that will take place on November 24, 2006, 9:00 am, at 75 de Mortagne Blvd, Boucherville.  To register, please fill out the following registration form:

Should you have any question regarding this initiative, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best regards,

Dr. Éric Baril, ing.
Agent de recherche | Research Officer
Mise en forme de poudres | Powder Forming
Tél. | tel. (450) 641-5027    Fax (450) 641-5105
Courriel | E-mail : Eric.Baril@cnrc-nrc.gc.ca

Institut des matériaux industriels | Industrial Materials Institute
Conseil national de recherches Canada | National Research Council Canada
75, de Mortagne, Boucherville, Québec, Canada, J4B 6Y4
Gouvernement du Canada | Government of Canada

 

Download Information Brochures:

NRC-IMI [PIM] Brochure_French

NRC-IMI [PIM] Information Brochure_English

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Canada Innovates at IDSA National Conference

Sunday, October 15th, 2006

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The Canada Innovates presentation was showcased in the Design Gallery & Expo at IDSA 2006 (September 17-20) in Austin, Texas. This year, IDSA had a record attendance of 800.

We are looking forward to participating at next year’s combined ICSID/IDSA event: Connecting 07.

The online portion of the exhibit is also now up and running at www.designcanada.org

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Design Exchange Awards 2006

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

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The Design Exchange Awards competition aims to promote Canadian design excellence and recognizes the critical role of design in all types of organizations including commercial entities (large and small businesses), not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector. The Awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers. The DXA are Canada’s only award program to judge design by results, balancing function, aesthetics and economic success.

These awards are designed to:

* Expand national understanding of design as an essential resource
* Demonstrate that investment in design impacts overall business success
* Celebrate effectiveness in all design disciplines
* Highlight the critical role of design in enhancing quality of life
* Reinforce the value of strong client/designer partnerships
* Promote the critical role of design in sustainability

By entering the DXA you are eligible to win an award and to have your project exhibited at the Design Exchange.  A jury of leading business executives, designers and community leaders will select up to three winners in each of the twelve categories. The Design Exchange Award winners will be announced, and the awards presented, at a gala dinner at the Design Exchange in Fall 2006.

2006 DXA Categories:

ARCHITECTURE – COMMERCIAL
Public and corporate structures

ARCHITECTURE – RESIDENTIAL
Private residences

ENGINEERING
Building Technology, Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Computer (including software),
Environmental, Industrial, Mechanical, Product, Structural, Transportation

FASHION DESIGN
Apparel, textiles, footwear, jewelry and accessories

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Industrial products produced for industry and/or consumer products available to the public (i.e. furniture, electronics, etc.)

INTERIOR DESIGN – COMMERCIAL
Retail, public and corporate interiors

INTERIOR DESIGN – RESIDENTIAL
Private interiors

INTERIOR DESIGN – TEMPORARY or PORTABLE
Set, theatre, exhibit

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Commercial, residential and public landscapes

URBAN DESIGN
Streetscapes: infrastructure projects and master plans

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS: BRAND AND IDENTITY
Marketing, way finding, package, corporate identity, etc.

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS: CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND EDITORIAL
Brochures, newspapers, magazines, books, video games, interactive media, websites, etc.

Special Award (by Nomination)

CANADIAN COMPANY OR CEO WITH THE BEST DESIGN STRATEGY
The CEO with the Best Design Strategy will be the leader of an organization that uses design and innovation as a major component of its business strategy and corporate vision.

Please contact dxa@dx.org if you have any questions about registration /submissions

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