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Looking for the perfect holiday gift but not sure where to start? This year we’ve complied a list of some of our favorite women-owned small businesses. Check out our gift guide that is sure to excite everyone on your shopping list this year.
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Alessandra Corona founded her own sustainable sleepwear line to bridge the gap between the hyper revealing and your grandma’s muumuu. Read more about River Left and her journey from industrial designer to fashion designer and entrepreneur.
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Have you considered a job in industrial design but not sure what it’s all about or if it’s for you? Industrial design can be an exciting, dynamic career perfect for people that are passionate about problem solving. Read more about why our panelists love being industrial designers.
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Have you ever wondered “Who are these AMAZING women taking part in the panel discussions for WIID Chicago?” Read on to hear more from a few of our amazing contributors and why they volunteer their time to help build the WIID community.
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We had the opportunity to extend our panel to the women of LCFC in Taiwan, a subsidiary of Lenovo ID, in order to gain perspective, advice, and understanding about what it's like to be a woman in industrial design in Taiwan within a technology and manufacturing industry.
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Do you ever feel like a fly on the wall during your own meetings, or like your opinions are always getting lost in the fray? If you’re a person working in an industry where you are the minority, you are probably familiar with this problem.
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In honor of Mother’s Day 2020, we asked some of our panelists what their biggest concerns with starting a family are and got some insight from a mom currently trying to balance it all.
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As we move through uncertain times, we asked our virtual panelists to reflect on what advice they would give to themselves, past, present, and future. We hope their stories inspire you to reflect and think about what advice you might give yourself as well.
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As we all adjust to life during COVID-19, our team has put together a list of tips to help you maintain your creative mindset indoors.
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This August, we had the honor of representing Women in ID Chicago and speaking at the International Design Conference. Our talk focused on the topic of microaggressions, how they impact women in the design industry, and what you can do to avoid microaggressions and make your team stronger. Read more about our talk here.
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Eileen Gray was an French-based architect and designer and is know for being a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture. Read more about her impressive life and career here.
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In honor of Mother’s Day this year, we wanted to highlight some amazing mothers in industrial design, as well as bring to light some of the challenges their face and how we can better support them in their careers. Read their stories here.
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On Friday May 3rd, we had the opportunity to attend IDSA’s third Women in Design Conference in San Francisco at Dolby Laboratories. Read more about some of the amazing speakers and workshops here.
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Designers design with the user in mind.... right? What if we told you, designers design with the male users in mind? There are so many industries, including automotive, medical, and workplace design, where women are left out of the equation, and it’s not only holding us back; in some cases, it’s actually threatening our lives.
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Eva Zeisel and her playful search for beauty drove her to make waves as the first female potter in her guild, and lead to create pieces that now reside in museums all over the world. Her work as a “maker of useful things” were often abstractions of natural forms and human relationships. Read more about Eva’s influential work here.
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Although she’s often thought of as the woman behind Charles Eames, Ray was an inspirational and successful designer in her own right. Her work played a role in advancing many fields, including architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing, photographic arts, and more. Learn more about Ray’s life and work here.
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“Despite a 50/50 gender split in academia, women only make up about 19% of the professional industrial design industry.” Read more about how this inspired us to start women in design and what we’re doing to improve this statistic.
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