Institute of Design

The Institute of Design collections held by the University Archives and Special Collections contain a variety of materials which reflect the history of the school since its founding as the New Bauhaus of Chicago by László Moholy-Nagy in 1937. They include academic catalogs, class and school activities announcements, biographical materials, student work, exhibit catalogs, announcements of student and alumni professional activities, essays, speeches, periodical articles, photographs, scrapbooks and news clippings by and about the school and its members. Materials found within the Institute of Design collections pertain to institutional history; with few exceptions, University Archives and Special Collections does not hold the personal papers or creative output of former faculty of the Institute of Design or its predecessor schools.

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Takatsugu Sugiyama and Jay Doblin with Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair on the steps of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960
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Takatsugu Sugiyama and Jay Doblin with Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair on the steps of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960
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1960
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Photograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin on the steps of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of...
Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin on the steps of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, with Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair. The chair consists of a single sheet of aluminum, rolled into a ribbon shape and bound to an aluminum base. The chair was designed in response to a call from the Alcoa company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, asking for ID students to design chairs out of a single sheet of aluminum. Sugiyama's design was recognized and awarded by Alcoa. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Institute of Design records, 1942-2001
Takatsugu Sugiyama and his Ribbon Chair, Jay Doblin and an unidentified man in the background, S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960
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Takatsugu Sugiyama and his Ribbon Chair, Jay Doblin and an unidentified man in the background, S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960
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1960
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Photograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and his Ribbon Chair, with ID Dean Jay Doblin and an unidentified man in the...
Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama and his Ribbon Chair, with ID Dean Jay Doblin and an unidentified man in the background, S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology. The Ribbon Chair consists of a single sheet of aluminum, rolled into a ribbon shape and bound to an aluminum base. The chair was designed in response to a call from the Alcoa company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, asking for ID students to design chairs out of a single sheet of aluminum. Sugiyama's design was recognized and awarded by Alcoa. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Institute of Design records, 1942-2001
Jay Doblin with unidentified Institute of Design students, S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1955-1965
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Jay Doblin with unidentified Institute of Design students, S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1955-1965
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1955-1965
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Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin and unidentified ID students on the lower level of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of...
Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin and unidentified ID students on the lower level of S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Institute of Design records, 1942-2001
Jay Doblin in Japan, ca. 1959
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Jay Doblin in Japan, ca. 1959
Date
1959
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Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in a Japan, likely taken ca. 1959, when Doblin was invited to Japan by the Ministry of...
Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in a Japan, likely taken ca. 1959, when Doblin was invited to Japan by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to assess and consult on the state of Japanese design. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate.
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Institute of Design records, 1942-2001
Jay Doblin with unidentified Institute of Design students and a car chassis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1955-1965
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Jay Doblin with unidentified Institute of Design students and a car chassis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1955-1965
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1955-1965
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Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and a car chassis, Illinois Institute of Technology....
Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and a car chassis, Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Institute of Design records, 1942-2001
Jay Doblin
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Jay Doblin
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Photograph of Jay Doblin. Doblin was Dean of the Institute of Design from 1955 until 1969. After his departure as Dean, Doblin remained on the...
Show morePhotograph of Jay Doblin. Doblin was Dean of the Institute of Design from 1955 until 1969. After his departure as Dean, Doblin remained on the faculty at ID until his death in 1989. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown.
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Institute of Design records, 1942-2001

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