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! [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Demetra Vartzikos’
‘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 »
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 [...]
Terra Cotta Warriors and Glass Floors
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amanda Wajrowski, Brandon Tone, Dawn Heitsch, Demetra Vartzikos, Harrington College of Design, Harrington study abroad program, Holly Conrad, Interior Design Study abroad, International Studies, Shanghai, Shanna Lemaire, Xi’an on July 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In May of this year, a group of students from the Harrington College of Design embarked on a trip of a lifetime – a trip that displayed the architectural, cultural and design treasures of China. Harrington Program Coordinator, Demetra Vartzikos, shares the group’s adventures… “After Beijing, we travelled to Xi’an, located in central-northwest China, and were [...]
From the 13th Century to the 21st: Chinese Architecture
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amanda Wajrowski, Beijing, Bird’s nest, Brandon Tone, China Central Television, Dawn Heitsch, Demetra Vartzikos, Harrington College of Design, Harrington study abroad program, Holly Conrad, Interior Design Study abroad, International Studies, Rem Koolhaas, Shanna Lemaire, water cube on July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In May of this year, a group of students from the Harrington College of Design embarked on a trip of a lifetime – a trip that displayed the architectural, cultural and design treasures of China. Harrington Program Coordinator, Demetra Vartzikos, shares the group’s adventures… “The day after Kung Fu, we got up early to exercise at [...]
Hutongs and Kung Fu!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amanda Wajrowski, Beijing, Brandon Tone, Dawn Heitsch, Demetra Vartzikos, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Harrington College of Design, Harrington study abroad program, Holly Conrad, hutong, Interior Design Study abroad, International Studies, Shanna Lemaire, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In May of this year, a group of students from the Harrington College of Design embarked on a trip of a lifetime – a trip that displayed the architectural, cultural and design treasures of China. Harrington Program Coordinator, Demetra Vartzikos, shares the group’s adventures… “For the next part of our trip we visited a jade factory [...]

