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Well, while New Yorkers are all a-tizzy this weekend about Olafur Eliasson's Waterfalls, others around the world are gearing up for World Industrial Design Day, "the first international observance created uniquely to provide an occasion to highlight the merits of the profession and its impact on the quality of life." They're a bit thin, but events are listed in Canada, Chile, Finland, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Tailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Now that's not to say that you can't host your own extravaganza to show off the profession, mind you, so fire up those RP machines and have some folks over to talk form and function. Got an event planned? Or just wanna meet up for beers? Let us know in the comments.

Here's a bit from the ICSID/IDA site:

On June 29, designers are encouraged to explore their creativity, innovation, vision and passion in recognition of the role that industrial design and designers have played in society. It is a chance to take a positive step towards accentuating industrial design’s role in improving the economic, social, cultural and environmental quality of life around the world.