For a college steeped in a strong tradition of superior interior design, it takes an outstanding individual to lead the Interior Design department as Chair. Dr John Martin-Rutherford is just such an individual. When we recently found out that Dr. Martin-Rutherford was selected as President-Elect of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) we couldn’t [...]
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From Chair to President-Elect, Dr. John Martin-Rutherford has a Vibrant Role in the Interior Design Community
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Wersells, Harrington College of Design, IDEC, IDEC President Elect, interior design college, John Martin-Rutherford on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Trump Tower Penthouse Competition at the Harrington College of Design
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Constantine Vasilios, Harrington College of Design, Harrington student competition, interior design college, interior design program, interior design school, Trump Tower on December 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The interior design Competition Studio at Harrington College of Design began this year with a challenging problem of large interior proportions: how to design a 14,000 square feet residence penthouse for the Trump tower in Chicago. The competition quickly began to create a buzz in the corridors of the school as teams of students and [...]
‘Big Spender’ by Harrington College hits the Runway at 2011 STITCH
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2011 STITCH, Demetra Vartzikos, Elizabeth Campbell, Elizabeth Wersells, Harrington College, Jaclyn Moser, Lauren Handman, Natalie Malik, Shauna Sherman, Timothy Naus on December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
At this year’s IIDA STITCH event, Harrington College’s concept ‘Big Spender’ hit the runway in a big way! Modeled by Emily Wiegel from Harrington’s Interior Design Masters program, the dress was inspired by Chicago’s historic Carson Pirie Scott building (read more about the concept in yesterday’s post). See the dress on the runway below! [...]
STITCH 2011: Harrington College of Design Presents “Big Spender” Concept
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2011 STITCH, Demetra Vartzikos, Elizabeth Campbell, Elizabeth Wersells, Harrington College, Jaclyn Moser, Lauren Handman, Natalie Malik, Shauna Sherman, Timothy Naus on December 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What greater inspiration than the very city that surrounds you? Over the past several years, Harrington College of Design has enjoyed participating in IIDA’s annual STITCH event. This year, Harrington design students were sponsored by Interface FLOR and came up with their theme “Big Spender” inspired by Louis Sullivan’s Schlesinger & Mayer building in [...]
Harrington Open House Information Session!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Harrington College of Design, Harrington College Open House on December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are you or someone you know interested in finding out more about Harrington College of Design and our undergraduate programs? Next Tuesday we’re hosting an Open House where you can learn more about all three of our design disciplines: Interior Design, Communication Design and Photography! Enjoy a warm Harrington Welcome and campus tour followed by [...]

