Thursday May 14, 2009 in the Irving Auditorium at the Kansas City Art Institue (7:00 - 9:00pm). The presentation introduces the first Swiss émigrés, their vigorous early work, and stories of the first Americans that they influenced. Visuals show the groundbreaking Swiss graphic forms, typography and methods in their early contexts – beyond Helvetica! Click here for more information.

Announcing the upcoming Midwest District IDSA conference, which will be held at the downtown Hyatt in Minneapolis on April 3-5 ,2009. The theme of the conference is
Meaning : Discovering Multiple Levels of Meaning in the Design of Objects and Experiences.
To find out more about the conference click here, for hotel information click here.


Girls just wanna have fun. If you haven't heard about the Women in Design Kansas City Chapter, now is your chance. WiD is hosting a spa night, with a signature WiD cocktail, a casual relaxed environment at Shampagne Beauty Lounge (136th & State Line). The event is January 14th, 2009 at 5:30 pm. Find out more by clicking on the image above or going to www.widkc.org.


TIME TO GET INVOLVED. The IDSA Kansas City Chapter needs your help in planning and executing some great events. Helping is easy. Just come January 15th. at 5:00 to Czar Bar, 1531 Grand Bllvd., Kansas City, MO. Help us make this next year full of events you want to attend. Click on the image above to see what we have tentatively planned.

Its time to share the Holiday spirit with your fellow Industrial Designers. Please join us for a drink Thursday, December 18th @ The Foundry (424 Westport Rd., KCMO 64111).



Volume 3 of Kansas City's Pecha Kucha Night will be held OCTOBER 23. Doors open at 7:30, presentations start at 8:20. Find out more at www.pecha-kucha.org


Meet Michael Cross the visionary British artist whose works bridge the gap between function and poetry. Michael will be presenting his current work Resting Place Living Things with an In-Gallery Talk on Thursday OCTOBER 16. Gallery talks at 7:00pm and 8:00pm. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak St.


YAF presents Zoka Zola on Wednesday, OCTOBER 15. Owner of Zoka Zola Architecture + Urban Design. In 1995 she was named the UK Young Architect of the Year, and has been complimented on her creative integration of sustainable design. Zoka’s recent work consists of the Zero Energy House, the Solar Tower, a social housing project in Croatia, and several other competition works. She also founded and manages OpenEcoSource.org, a website dedicated to sustainability and increasing the transfer of ecological knowledge in the building industry. Encompas 1512 Grand Boulevard, KCMO 5:30 happy hour, 6:30 lecture


We’re proud to announce Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX architects, is coming to Kansas City October 8th! Joshua Prince-Ramus, REX’s president, oversees all aspects of the office’s work. Mr. Prince-Ramus was a founding partner of OMA New York—the American branch of the Rotterdam-based Office for Metropolitan Architecture—and served as its director from 2001 until redefining the U.S. office as REX in 2006. At OMA New York, he was partner-in-charge of the Seattle Central Library and the Guggenheim Hermitage and Guggenheim Las Vegas Museums. Mr. Prince-Ramus received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with distinction from Yale University and a Master of Architecture from Harvard University, where he was the first Araldo Cossutta Fellow and an SOM Fellow. In 2007, he was the Eero Saarinen Professor at the Yale School of Architecture in collaboration with Erez Ella. www.rex-ny.com Lecture held at ENCOMPAS (1512GRAND KCMO) 5:30 HAPPYHOUR / 6:30 LECTURE


Congratulations to KEM Studio for winning two awards in the Monsters of Design competition. If you didn’t get a chance to attend the event you can see the boards by clicking here. (posted 09/22/08)


Reminder! Thursday is LIVE GREEN WORK GREEN. To wet our appetite, Rick Robson has given us A short list of web references for sustainable products and energy savings. (posted on 06/17/08)


Join IDSA on Thursday, June 19th for a tour of Elmwood Reclaimed Timber where Brant Kroh, owner of Elmwood, will give a tour and discuss their material process. Then Rick Robson, principle environment chemist for Hallmark Cards will present his green home he built in collaboration with Elmwood and the way he uses his passion and philosophy to lead Hallmarks corporate green strategy. Event starts at 5:30 at Elmwood Reclaimed Timber, 1405 NM 134th St., Smithville, MO. There is a $5 per person charge at the door.


You are invited to join ICKC at our next meeting May 20th, 2008 6:30-9:00pm. The guest speaker will be from our very own home grown K.C. company: Garmin : David Laverick, Design Manager 1994-2008
Topic: Prototyping "From Thought to Form" Phase 5 of 7.
Meetings are held at The Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockhill Rd. K.C., MO 64110). (posted 05/21/08)


Kansas City is launching its first Pecha Kucha Night on June 10th at Bar Natasha (1911 Main). Doors open at 7:30pm, Presentations start at 8:20pm.
Please RSVP for this FREE event by calling Bar Natasha : 816-472-5300.
For more information on Pecha Kucha Night & our PKN event in Kansas City check out http://www.pecha-kucha.org Looking for your 6 minutes + 40 seconds of fame? We’d love to have you present! Email us at pkn@monstersofdesign.com (posted 05/21/08)


The Rocio Romero lecture Retooling Modern Design has been rescheduled for Thrusday, April 10th. Lecture is still being held at Encompas (1512 Grand Blvd). Happy hour starts at 5:30, lecture starts at 6:30. (posted 03/13/08)


The next lecture in the Inventors Club Series is March 18th. The topic of this lecture is Certified Patent Search (lecture 3 of 7) at The Kauffman Foundation (4801 Rockhill Rd.) from 6:30-8:30pm. Presentation given by John Lindsey, Patent Agent, Kansas City, MO (posted 03/13/08)


3 Axis, Inc. & Liberty Hardwoods, Inc. Present “Forms of Furniture” a group exhibit to support the American Diabetes Association, featuring artists that are employees 3 Axis, Inc. with Dale Staten. The exhibit runs from March 7 to March 27th and hosts the opening reception First Friday, March 7, 2008 from 6pm to 9pm. The space will also be open to the public on Third Friday, March 22, 2008. (posted 02/29/08)


Do you know an outstanding student, educator or professional? If so nominate them for the 2nd annual MIDWEST HONORS sponsored by Herman Miller. The recipient should embody great design and be widely regarded as a significant influence on the field worldwide. He/she should be well published and his/her work should be considered best in class. Deadline for nominations are February 15. Find out more here. (posted 01/24/08)