The New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers, known as NZSID, formed in 1959, was a professional body for designers in New Zealand. Its membership was multi-disciplinary, representing designers in all branches of design for industry—interior, product, furniture, graphic, packaging, exhibition, apparel, design education, design management... Incorporation, under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908, was granted on 27 September 1960. It was rebranded New Zealand Society of Designers (NZSD) and reconstituted on 28 May 1988 with a full-time office, the Designers Secretariat, from 1 August, and The Best New Zealand Graphic Design Awards scheme from 1 October.

The Society merged with the New Zealand Association of Interior Designers (NZAID) to form a new society, the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ), in April 1991, which was incorporated on 23 August 1991. NZSID and NZAID were formally dissolved as incorporated societies on 11 August and 10 October 2000 respectively.

Regional groups Three regional groups (branches) were established on 18 February 1967—two in North Island, following the boundary of Auckland Province, and one in South Island: New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers, Northern Region (Auckland) New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers, Central Region (Wellington) New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers, Southern Region (Christchurch)

Officers Presidents 1959–1959: Hugh Johansen (Provisional Chairman) 1959–1960: Robert Ellis 1960–1962: Peter Parsons † 1962–1963: Paul Beadle 1963–1965: Keith Mosheim 1965–1969: Douglas Heath 1969–1971: Noel Tritton 1971–1973: Don Haynes 1973–1977: Keverne Trevelyan 1977–1981: Michael Smythe 1981–1984: Peter Haythornthwaite 1984–1986: Monica Schaer-Vance 1986–1988: Rudi Schwarz 1988–1992: Mark Adams

† Unconfirmed

Vice-presidents, councillors, secretaries and treasurers (A-Z) Some members serving various terms, 1959–1992, with indication of office (VP, C, S, T): Mark Adams (C), Maurice Askew (VP, C), Paul Beadle (VP, C), Jan Beck (C), A. J. Bisley (C), Frank Carpay (C), Mark Cleverly (C), James Coe (VP, C), Kate Coolahan (C), John Crichton (C), Gary Couchman (C), K. Crook (C), John Densem (C), W. J. E. Dodds (C), Gray Dixon (C), Robert Drake (C, S), H. B. Ellis (C), B. Ellis (C), E. Fox (C), Hamish Keith (C), Stephen Green, Peder Hansen (C, S), Don Hatcher (C), Don Haynes (VP, C, S, T), K. Hawkins (C), Max Hailstone (C), Peter Haythornthwaite (C, S), Douglas Heath (VP, C), Gifford Jackson (C), J. Laird (C), Don Little (C, S), Gerry Luhman (C), Clive Luscombe (C), M. J. Mason (C), Stan Mauger (C), Lindsay Missen (C), Keith Mosheim (VP), Geoff Nees (VP, C), Michael Penck (C), Peter Parsons (C, S), G. Percy (C), Mark Pennington (C), Ben Petts (C), G. Preston (C), Don Ramage (C), P. Richings (C), Jolyon Saunders (VP, C, S, T), Monica Schaer (C), Rudi Schwarz (C), Ann Shanks (C), Graham Simpson (C), Michael Smythe (C, S), Richard T. Te One (C), Ray Thorburn (C), Keverne Trevelyan (C), Noel Tritton (VP, C), Bill Tunnicliffe (C), Rowland Walsh (C), Elly van de Wijdeven (C), Erwin T. Winkler (C), Tony Winter (C, S), John Woodruffe (C, T), B. Yap (C), Edward J. Zagorski (C)

Executive Director, Designers Secretariat 1988–1992: Michael Smythe

Publications

SID Scene (1970–). Nos. 1–. Christchurch: New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers Inc.; Designprint Press Ltd. Bi-monthly membership newsletter. Designz (November 1973–November December 1985). Original series nos. 1–39. Auckland: New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers Inc. – via Auckland Libraries; Christchurch City Libraries; National Library of New Zealand. Designz: Magazine of the New Zealand Society of Designers Inc. (September 1988–December 1990). New series nos. 1–7. New Zealand Society of Designers Inc. ISSN: 1170-6686 – via Auckland Libraries; Christchurch City Libraries; National Library of New Zealand.

References

External links Designers Institute of New Zealand