ACID CEO honoured for services to the industry

Anti Copying in Design (ACID) CEO Dids Macdonald, OBE, was honoured by the UK Designer Kitchen & Bathroom Awards for her services to the industry at a glittering ceremony at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London yesterday.

The ‘Services to the Industry Award, is given each year to an individual who has made a broader contribution to the development and success of design in and around the industry.

The event was hosted by Claudia Winkleman.

Dids, who is also our Junior Warden, said: “I am highly honoured and touched by this prestigious award. Intellectual Property, I know, isn’t necessarily the sexiest of subjects but it is vitally important for the UK’s kitchen and design brands. Sadly, I have worked with a lot of kitchen designers whose work has been ripped off and there are many heart breaking stories out there.

“Somehow there are those who think it is OK to steal designs and ideas but the bottom line is that it is theft in the same way as the theft of a wallet or watch which is a criminal offence. Imitation isn’t flattery if it costs you your business.”