Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer
Encyclopedia
Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V. or VDID is a professional
organization
for industrial designers based in Germany
that was founded by 7 German
designers in 1959. The VDID is an association of German
designers founded to promote the exchange of knowledge
, ideas
, professionalism, friendship
, and support to all members to assist in the everyday working environment and career
of industrial designers. The VDID works as a mediator
between industry and designers, as well as politics
and the economy
. This organization is a sister organization to the Industrial Designers Society of America
(IDSA) through the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
(ICSID).
, Hans-Theo Baumann , Herbert Hirche , Kupetz Günter , Rainer Schütze, and Peter Raacke. They believed that designers needed an association to promote professional advocacy, support them in both legal and educational issues, and to represent the profession
to the public
. Around that same time they joined the ICSID as a full member. VDID also works closely with the German Fashion and Textile Design Association (VDMD) under the umbrella of the German Designer Association (DDV).
by promoting exhibits, awards, and contests within the profession of industrial design
. To accomplish this, there are regional
as well as nation
al meetings held regularly. The VDID sponsors such events as visiting the Porsche
Museum, lectures on rapid prototyping
, and lecture
series by well known designers. While they support many competitions, these two are specific to the VDID:
Professional
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organization
Organization
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for industrial designers based in Germany
Germany
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that was founded by 7 German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
designers in 1959. The VDID is an association of German
Germans
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designers founded to promote the exchange of knowledge
Knowledge
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, ideas
Idea
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, professionalism, friendship
Friendship
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, and support to all members to assist in the everyday working environment and career
Career
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of industrial designers. The VDID works as a mediator
Mediation
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between industry and designers, as well as politics
Politics
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and the economy
Economy
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. This organization is a sister organization to the Industrial Designers Society of America
Industrial Designers Society of America
Industrial Designers Society of America is an organization of professional industrial designers primarily in the United States. Recently IDSA has started chapters in Canada and in China...
(IDSA) through the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design was founded in 1957 from a group of international organizations focused on industrial design. Today Icsid is a worldwide society that promotes better design around the world...
(ICSID).
History
Seven professional industrial designers that later were referred to in publications and in the media as the "7", joined together to found the VDID in 1959. These seven designers are Professor Arno Votteler, Professor Hans Erich SlanyHans Erich Slany
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, Hans-Theo Baumann , Herbert Hirche , Kupetz Günter , Rainer Schütze, and Peter Raacke. They believed that designers needed an association to promote professional advocacy, support them in both legal and educational issues, and to represent the profession
Profession
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to the public
Public
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. Around that same time they joined the ICSID as a full member. VDID also works closely with the German Fashion and Textile Design Association (VDMD) under the umbrella of the German Designer Association (DDV).
Exhibitions, Meetings, Contests and Design Awards
The VDID promotes many other organizations within Germany and all of EuropeEurope
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by promoting exhibits, awards, and contests within the profession of industrial design
Industrial design
Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
. To accomplish this, there are regional
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as well as nation
Nation
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al meetings held regularly. The VDID sponsors such events as visiting the Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....
Museum, lectures on rapid prototyping
Rapid prototyping
Rapid prototyping is the automatic construction of physical objects using additive manufacturing technology. The first techniques for rapid prototyping became available in the late 1980s and were used to produce models and prototype parts. Today, they are used for a much wider range of applications...
, and lecture
Lecture
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series by well known designers. While they support many competitions, these two are specific to the VDID:
- VDID Student Design Competition
- VDID Paper AB Competition
Further reading
- Fiell, Peter; Fiell, Charlotte; Krumhauer, Julia, (2003). Industrial Design A-Z, Tashen, ISBN 978-3-8228-2426-9
- Bauer, Wolfgang-Otto (2007). European Cutlery Design 1948-2000, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, ISBN 978-3-89790-246-6.
- Ogursky, Guenter; Stof, Gabrielle (editors) (Unknown). The Influence of Ergonomics on the Design of Power Tools, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart
- Godau, Marion; Antonelli, Paola, (2007) Design Directory Germany, Universe, ISBN 978-0-7893-0389-9
- Marquart, Christian, (1994). Industrial Culture - Industrial Design: A Piece of German Economic and Design History: The Founder Members of the Association of German Industrial, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-3-433-02343-3
- Zimmer, Prof. Dieter, (1987). Zwei x 12 Deutsche Designer, md Moebel Interior Design
- Zec, Prof. Peter, (1997). German Design Standards, Koln: DuMont, ISBN 978-3-7701-4290-3
- Betts, Paul, (2007), The Authority of Everyday Objects: A Cultural History of West German Industrial Design (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism), University of California Press, ISBN 978-0-520-25384-1