Institute of Designers in Ireland (IDI)

Overview:

Profession(s): Design
Member Type(s): Designers
Scope: National - Ireland
Formed: 1972
Members: 350
Address: Institute of Designers in Ireland, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
Phone: +353 (0) 1 489 3650
Fax: +353 (0)1 488 5801
Email: idi@indigo.ie
Website: www.idi-design.ie

Description:

The Institute of Designers in Ireland is the professional body representing the interests of Irish designers.

The Institute represents designers from different disciplines who practice in Ireland. Formed in 1972, the Institute is recognised at national, EU and international level as the representative body for the Irish design profession. The members, whether they be in private practice or in salaried employment, work in the fields of consumer and capital projects, interiors and exhibitions, textiles and fashion, all aspects of visual communication, new media, design management and design education.

Mission/Aims:

The Institute of Designers in Ireland has a number of core aims and ambitions namely:

Acting as the main representative body for professional designers in Ireland

Promoting high standards of design and design management

Providing members with a professional code of conduct

Providing representation to government and semi-state agencies on matters of national policy affecting design

Providing continuing education for professional designers (CPD)

Organising design awareness initiatives for designers and the general public

Nurturing young design talent at colleges and among recent graduates

Providing a platform for individual members to express their views

Keeping the design profession abreast of developments within the sector

Principal Activities:

Its function is to promote high standards of design, to foster professionalism and to emphasise designers' responsibility to society, to the client and to each other.

As the aims state, it is involved in the education, training, support, and representation of designers in Ireland.

Member Benefits:

Membership of a design Institute recognised by the Irish government and other state bodies

Access to codes of professional conduct and conditions of engagement; support and advice in questions of professional practice

Opportunities to participate in raising the profile of design within Ireland

Unique networking opportunities with designers from other professions and within your own discipline

Affiliation to international design associations

Inclusion in the Institute's annual directory of members

Inclusion in the Institute's on-line directory listing with live links to members' own websites

Access to the current database of members

Access to Institute events, including annual IDI Awards and IDI Graduate Designer Awards

Regular updates on activities and design news and views through our website and IDI·Creative Axis, the Institute's quarterly newsletter

Training/Licensing/Certification:

CPD training through Design Ireland Skillnets.Programme of seminars and talks on design-related issues.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
Bureau of European Designers Associations (BEDA)
European Council of Interior Architects (ECIA)
International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA)
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID)
International Federation of Interior Designers/ Interior Architects (IFI)

Verification Criteria:

Membership of the Institute of Designers in Ireland.

Additional Information:

The Institute of Designers in Ireland welcomes members from a broad range of design disciplines. Active input from members is crucial to the success of the Institute. Indeed, in many ways, the IDI might be compared to a cooperative, with designers helping each other for mutual benefit.

The Institute embraces as wide a range of members as possible, while being careful to uphold the professional standards and codes of practice on which our reputation depends.

Aims of the Institute are to secure and maintain recognition for the design profession and to promote members and a greater understanding of the role of the design industry as the key to the future economic success of Ireland. We invite you to join the IDI and become part of a lively, creative and friendly professional community.