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
Two Scandinavian students shown working on a design problem in the machine workshop, taught by Hugo Weber, associate professor from the... Show moreTwo Scandinavian students shown working on a design problem in the machine workshop, taught by Hugo Weber, associate professor from the Institute of Design. Description taken from press release. Show less
Evening course catalog for the Institute of Design, 1950-1951. In addition to a descriptive listing of evening classes and a class schedule,... Show moreEvening course catalog for the Institute of Design, 1950-1951. In addition to a descriptive listing of evening classes and a class schedule, the catalog includes the aims and history of the Institute of Design, a faculty roster, and other pertinent information about the enrollment process. 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
From attached caption: "Belden Dunn and Hideo Koike are shown making basic parts for an experimental space platform in the product design... Show moreFrom attached caption: "Belden Dunn and Hideo Koike are shown making basic parts for an experimental space platform in the product design workshop at the Institute of Design of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. A section of a bridge structure is shown in the foreground." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of students with a model in an Institute of Design class, possibly Shelter Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken... Show morePhotograph of students with a model in an Institute of Design class, possibly Shelter Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school was named Chicago School of Design (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Bluma Elper and Ed Conkle at the Institute of Design forging a piece of metal in the foundation workshop. As photograph is undated, it may... Show moreBluma Elper and Ed Conkle at the Institute of Design forging a piece of metal in the foundation workshop. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school was named Chicago School of Design (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Film (color and sound) of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and classroom scenes with shots of Chicago. Per Sharp, the film was made... Show moreFilm (color and sound) of Illinois Institute of Technology campus and classroom scenes with shots of Chicago. Per Sharp, the film was made around 1975, most likely produced at the request of the President's Office. Credits read, "A Film by Charles Dee Sharp, Produced at ID." Sharp taught filmmaking at the Institute of Design from 1965 to 1980. Show less
Unidentified student in the metalworking workshop at the Institute of Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school... Show moreUnidentified student in the metalworking workshop at the Institute of Design. As photograph is undated, it may have been taken when the school was named Chicago School of Design (1939-1944). Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range 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