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)



Are you in the business of design? IDSA promotes the Association of Professional Design Firms, an organization members are design firm owners (product, industrial, interactive, web, branding, environmental and graphic design). A highlight of the APDF is the 6th annual Royalty & Licensing Summit will be held at Catalyst Ranch in Chicago on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, during the International Home & Housewares Show. For more details click here or visit, http://www.apdf.org/. (posted 01/23/08)



Steve Pope, President of the Inventors Club of KC has extended an invitation to IDSA members to join their workshop series on "How to make your Idea real." The 1st event in the series is Tuesday, January 22nd from 6:30-8:30 at Linda Hall Library (5109 Cherry St. K.C., MO 64110) For more information on the series see http://www.inventorsclubofkc.org/ (posted 01/15/08)



On Thursday, February 21st come hear Rocio Romero lecture about her pre-fab, modern housing at Encompas (1512 Grand). Rocio’s designs have been featured in The Perfect $100,000 House and Dwell Magazine. To learn more about her and her products visit http://www.rocioromero.com/. (posted 01/05/08)



Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us last night at the Cashew. Click here to see pictures from the night and see who won a Home Home Hero fire extinguisher. (posted 12/07/07)



Celebrate the holidays with your KC IDSA chapter at the Cashew on Thursday, December 6th. Drinks and appetizers are provided and don't forget to mail-in or bring your card to win one of the door prizes. (posted 11/14/07)



Ten ways to work in sustainable design are a set of tips adapted from a new book from Ann Thorpe called The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability: Charting the Conceptual Landscape through Economy, Ecology and Culture. Share the knowledge. (posted 11/01/07)



Byron Mouton, professor of architecture at Tulane is speaking at ENCOMPAS (1512 Grand Ave.) on Thursday, October 25th. Mouton's lecture, bildDESIGN ::salvage :: integration :: progress, is given through our KC chapter partnership with AIA and YAF. Click here for the lecture poster. (posted 10/24/07)





Leading plastics processor Bemis Manufacturing Company will have an open house for Industrial Designers on September 13, 2007 at Sheboygan Falls HQ. Bemis is a very designer friendly company; they won the IDSA/PN Design Award this year for their co-injection molded dryer door for the Whirlpool Cabrio. (posted 09/05/07)

Survival Boot Camp 2007 aims to help firms to identify key challenges, recognize and implement best practices, and energize their teams to succeed. Hear from 15 experts, including Bemis Mfg. CEO Peter Bemis, who have reshaped companies, revamped operations and refocused their mission. Seasoned consultants will offer advice on emerging technologies, benchmarking, honing supply chains, and getting lean. (posted 09/05/07)




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Guest Lecture :: Scott Butterfield on September 14th at Hallmark Cards, Inc. Headquarters. Join Scott as he presents Dream, Abundance, Grace and Promise. This will be a presentation of four color groups through an overarching societal perspective, one of dissonance or paradox, while understanding the subtle shifts in hue, the importance of neutrals and the general graying of palettes. (posted 08/21/07)




Looking for a new job? Leigh Mars from Ratliff Taylor is seeking a project sales engineer for a product development job in Bentonville, Arkansas. To learn more click here or contact Leigh lmars@rtcpi.com (posted 08/13/07)

IDSA is once again a proud partner in the annual Monsters Of Design Awards headed by YAF. The show is planned for Friday, October 5th, 2007. Click here to get your entry form. Entry forms due Aug 31st, submissions due Sept 7th, and presentation boards due Sept 28th. Remember IDSA members get a discounted rate for entering. (posted 07/17/07)

Join us for a tour of Zahner Sheet Metal Co on July 12, 2007. The tour is free to members and will be followed up by a happy hour at Harry's Country Club in the River Market. Tour starts a 3p.m. in the lobby of Zahner located at 1400 East 9th St., Kansas City MO, 64106 (posted 06/12/07)

There is a new sheriff in town... Meet John Stram, our new Kansas City IDSA Chapter President. John is stepping up to take over for Dave Starr after his move to Chicago. John boasts an unbelievable ID career with resume highlights such as designs featured in the Museum Of Modern Art, 12 design patents, working on both coasts for IBM, teaching Industrial Design at Ohio State and Store Design at Hallmark Cards. Thank you John. (posted 05/31/07)