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Now in its 17th year the Plastics Industry Awards have firmly established themselves as the forum for recognising and rewarding excellence in an increasingly competitive market. Launched in 2001, and held annually in London this event is dedicated to rewarding innovation and exceptional performance. The Plastics Industry Awards acknowledge the best companies and the best people in the market

@BIDAorg aims to bring you up to date visual representation of our membership and the things that matter to them. Our members can have their work reposted by BIDA; our followers can use this resource to locate a BIDA member or team to support them in their innovative endeavours

In August 2016, BIDA members will elect our National Board in open elections.  Members have the opportunity to stand and/or propose other members.  Nominations must be received by July 29th.

Board positions are voluntary and a great opportunity to help to influence the future of Industrial Design education, practice and representation.  If you are not a member already, please follow the simple online process to join and get your vote.  As member you could stand for election, promote and run BIDA.  Please contact info@britishindustrialdesign.org.uk if you need more information

In the not-so-distant future, the Design & Technology Association believes entries to further education for Design, Engineering, Architecture and related subjects will diminish greatly. Together with Seymourpowell, they hope to show Government that creative industries utterly depend upon a vibrant D&T curriculum within schools. 

Midas specialises in the rapid manufacture and supply of Ultra High Quality Polyurethane RIM mouldings, offering customers two distinct and unique processes depending on their project objectives: one for producing mouldings in prototype volumes and the other for low production-run volumes.
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BIDA welcomes all product, interaction and service designers to post-AGM drinks, kindly hosted by Brunel University. The event will take place 4pm - 6.30pm on Tuesday 10 November 2015.

London-based Mara Pezzotta and Drew Kendrick of Invibio have respectively achieved GradBIDA and ProBIDA status’. Well done and welcome to BIDA. Read more

More and more organisations look to our profession to deliver innovation with great human experiences. The opportunity for a higher profile sets new challenges for the UK’s Industrial Designers, some of which can only be addressed acting collectively.

Where do industrial design practitioners look first for new talent?  Vote and BIDA will compile the results, revealing your top 5 this Autumn. Read more or vote here now!

Corrie Crooks, Jan Hon Wong, James Roe, Matthew O'Brien and Jason Roebuck, Morag Hutcheon and Simon Hobbs have all successfully achieved ProBIDA status. Read more

Steve May-Russell, the owner of Smallfry, is the IoD's Regional Director of the Year 2015. Read more

The iD Cards design communication app is based on outcomes from PhD research that identified communication problems with the use of design representations (sketches, drawings, models and prototypes).

ICSID - the International Council Of Societies Of Industrial Design is redefining their definition of industrial design, which hasn't changed since 1969, though the environment in which we practice has. 

Candidates for Pro or GradBIDA status can present their case studies in person, or by Skype in Glossop on 19 June.