Verband Deutscher Industrie Designer e.V. or VDID is a

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for industrial designers based in

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that was founded by seven

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designers in 1959. The VDID is an

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designers founded to promote the exchange of

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s, professionalism,

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, and support to all members to assist in the everyday working environment and

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of industrial designers. The VDID works as a mediator between industry and designers, as well as

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and the

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. This organization is a sister organization to the

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(IDSA) through the

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(ICSID).

History

Seven professional industrial designers that later were referred to in

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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 Slany Hans Erich Slany (26 October 1926 – 22 September 2013) was a German designer considered by many to have been the first industrial designer to design plastic housings for power tools. Slany is also thought of as one of the icons of design in Ge ...

, Hans-Theo Baumann,Hans-Theo Baumann Biography on Ketterer Kunst
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, (de)Günter Kupetz, Rainer Schütze, and (de)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

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to the

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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)VDMD Site
/ref> 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

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by promoting exhibits, awards, and contests within the profession of industrial design. To accomplish this, there are

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as well as

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al meetings held regularly. The VDID sponsors such events as visiting the Porsche Museum, lectures on rapid prototyping, and

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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

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Exhibitions, Meetings, Contests and Design Awards

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