This interview with Judith Mader, widow of Institute of Design alumnus Bob Mader, was conducted on October 25, 2018 by Ralph Pugh and Adam... Show moreThis interview with Judith Mader, widow of Institute of Design alumnus Bob Mader, was conducted on October 25, 2018 by Ralph Pugh and Adam Strohm. Show less
The 2010 IIT Archives annual lecture was scheduled on Thursday, October 28 from 3:30–5 p.m., with a reception immediately following. The... Show moreThe 2010 IIT Archives annual lecture was scheduled on Thursday, October 28 from 3:30–5 p.m., with a reception immediately following. The lecture and reception was held in the McCloska Auditorium and Ballroom, located in The McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Show less
This interview with Richard Laurent, designer, cartoonist, artist, and alumnus of the Institute of Design, was conducted on November 15, 2019... Show moreThis interview with Richard Laurent, designer, cartoonist, artist, and alumnus of the Institute of Design, was conducted on November 15, 2019 by Mindy Pugh and Adam Strohm. Show less
Photograph of Richard Koppe with Institute of Design students. From attached caption: "Students in the three-dimensional class at the... Show morePhotograph of Richard Koppe with Institute of Design students. From attached caption: "Students in the three-dimensional class at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of Design, Chicago, listen to a critique of their work by Richard Koppe, head of the visual design section." Koppe, who studied at the New Bauhaus, taught at the Institute of Design from 1945-1963. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an unidentified Chicago School of Design or Institute of Design student applying what appears to be plaster to a constructed... Show morePhotograph of an unidentified Chicago School of Design or Institute of Design student applying what appears to be plaster to a constructed form. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and the interior of a partially constructed vehicle, Illinois... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin with unidentified ID students and the interior of a partially constructed vehicle, Illinois Institute of Technology. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Jay Doblin's People Chair (right), along with another aluminum chair prototype (left), creator unknown. Doblin, then Dean of the... Show morePhotograph of Jay Doblin's People Chair (right), along with another aluminum chair prototype (left), creator unknown. Doblin, then Dean of the Institute of Design, designed the People Chair as part of a campaign sponsored by the Alcoa Corporation. It is assumed that the unidentified chair was also designed for this competition. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Marnie Averitt and Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in Sparky, an electric car developed by Averitt, an ID graduate student.... Show morePhotograph of Marnie Averitt and Institute of Design Dean Jay Doblin in Sparky, an electric car developed by Averitt, an ID graduate student. In 1961, Averitt received a design award for Sparky from Alcoa, sponsor of the student design competition at ID. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair, with Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin in the background. The chair... Show morePhotograph of Institute of Design student Takatsugu Sugiyama's Ribbon Chair, with Sugiyama and ID Dean Jay Doblin in the background. The chair is most likely inside of S.R. Crown Hall, with Sugiyama and Doblin outside, on the other side of one of the building's glass panes. 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. Pencil inscription on verso reads "Alcoa (Pitts.)." Show less
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. Show less
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. Show less
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. Show less
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. Show less
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. Show less
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. Show less
