In 2026, after nearly 90 years, the Institute of Design came under new management. This website is an archive of the impactful and inspirational work produced by the ID community before that transition.

László Moholy-Nagy opened the New Bauhaus in Chicago in 1937, treating design as a discipline that was teachable, testable, and consequential. Nine decades on, its scope had widened from the things people use to the systems they depend on: hospitals, government agencies, classrooms, supply chains, digital platforms. Along the way, ID community members developed the published research, methods, and frameworks that designers rely on every day.

Chief among them is human-centered design: close attention to how people actually live, and advocacy for what that research reveals. It shaped designers who are comfortable with complexity and ambiguity: curious, rigorous, inclusive, and stubbornly optimistic about design's ability to change the systems that shape our lives.

To every one of them, who taught, studied, built, critiqued, and stayed late in the studio: thank you, and keep designing.

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Past Event

2015 Winter Open House

February 11, 2015
5:30-7:30pm CST
IIT Institute of Design
350 N LaSalle St
6th floor, Chicago

IIT Institute of Design students have the opportunity to solve real business problems, conduct research around the world with our global immersion program, and join a close-knit network of alumni in leadership roles at innovative organizations. You could too.


We invite you to join us for an evening cocktail reception, short presentations featuring students and faculty, campus tours, and information on how you can join our graduate program. We welcome prospective students and the curious to learn more about IIT Institute of Design and our role in the design community today.


Questions? Email design@id.iit.edu or call 312-595-4927.

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