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About IDA
The International Design Alliance (IDA) is a strategic venture between the international organisations representing industrial design, communication design and interior architecture/design. The alliance was created by its founding partners, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) and the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) in 2003. In 2008, the IDA welcomed the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) to the alliance as the third partner.
About the IDA Congress
The IDA Congress is the primary event for dialogue between designers and non-design stakeholders in a summit format. The 2011 IDA Congress marks the alliance's inaugural event since its establishment in 2005. Taipei was selected as the host city after an international competitive bid process.
Design at the Edges
• the edge between the design practices and other fields having a stake in design, including: science, technology, government, business and non-governmental humanitarian organisations;
• the edge between design disciplines, especially industrial, communication and interior architecture/design-what do they share in common and what sets them apart;
• 'cutting edge' work and ideas in design and in other fields: radically new, controversial, experimental, pushing the boundaries of the discipline.

- 2011/10/22 IDA CONGRESS On-site Registration Notice
It is highly recommended to complete on-site registration and pick up the Congress Kit and the Congress ID Card Package on 23 October to ...
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- 2011/10/12 Registration Deadline Extension Notice
On-line registration has been extended to 14 October. For Group Registration with more than 5 persons: You can enjoy 40%...Read More
- 2011/10/03 Grasp the last opportunity to have global designers’ collections
2011 IDA Congress Taipei is a global designing festival. The in charge organisation elaborately planned a variety of exclusive souvenirs...Read More
- 2011/10/01 Early Bird Registration for Design Exploration - ONLY before 12 October!
Login into the 2011 IDA Congress website immediately to register your intention to join ‘Design Exploration’ sessions. Grasp this great opportunity...Read More
- 2011/07/21 2011 IDA Congress- Official Hotel Online Booking is NOW available!
In order to welcome designers all over the world, we have made special arrangements with several hotels for the participants of IDA Congress and parallel...Read More
- 2011/07/12 You can't miss this!--Huge % discounts off general rates available until 31 July
A 40% discount off the general ticket price and 50% enterprise group discount on the general ticket price for overseas applicants is still available until 31 July...Read More

I passionately believe that the progress that will be made at the 2011 IDA Congress in Taipei has the potential to shape the future of design.
We are looking forward to having designers from all backgrounds, from all around the world, coming together here in Taiwan.
It is a unique, exciting and innovative congress model for the 21st century of design.
HELMUT LANGERPast President of (ICOGRADA)
I salute Taipei as the first city to host the first IDA Congress in October 2011. As an internationally working graphic designer, as President ...
Multiple cooperations between Taiwan and France in the field of design have successfully involved partners on both sides since...
Chen DongliangDirector of Beijing Industrial Design Center
I haven't been to Taipei, but I have a lot of work matters involving Taipei. since 1995, I started to get acquainted with Chen Wenlong...
Ralph WiegmanniF Managing Director
Taiwan’s design scene will once again prove its hospitality and awareness of top design with the 2011 IDA Congress Taipei, where issues of...
Mitsuo KATSUIDirector, President, JAGDA
aipei is well known as a miracle-like city in the world that still preserves its own traditional culture in a sound way. It has also formed a...
Liu YongliManaging director, City of Design, China
As an international city, more and more creative design gathering in Taiwan. As the first world congress of IDA, it involves almost every field...
Prof. Alpay Er, PhD FDRSChairperson, Istanbul Tech. University (ITU)
Serving as the collective voice of design, the International Design Alliance (IDA) is an important initiative between the international...
Taiwan bridges east and west, tradition and innovation, theory and practice. Designers should come to learn from a pioneering nation and...
Robert L. PetersDesign Director, Circle Design Incorporated
Come to amazing Taiwan (long known as Ilha Formosa, or 'the beautiful island') to discover a jewel-like paradise imbued with creative...
