Indiana Design Center Blog

In today’s post we’re excited to introduce you to one of the IDC’s newest tenants, Jay Slifer Design Group.

A Rhode Island School of Design Alumnus, and former adjunct professor Jay Slifer brings a variety of design talents to the impressive list of Design Professionals here at the IDC.

A native of the midwest, Jay’s career began in New York in the Housewares industry, as the Design Coordinator and in-house studio head of Dansk International. During his tenure with Dansk, Jay designed 100′s of new and innovative products for the home, including 2 of the top 10 Bridal Registry dinnerware patterns in the US.

In 2000 Jay moved his studio to Chicago, and turned his focus to interior architecture, creating an ongoing partnership with Chicago based Interior Designer Kristi O’Sullivan.  Jay and his designs were featured on HGTV’s “I Want That Bath”, and Chicago Home magazine.

In 2003 Jay made what he calls the best ‘design’ decision of his life, which was taking a 3 year sabbatical to raise his two daughters, a decision which ultimately brought Jay and his girls to Indiana.

Today Jay is an accomplished multidisciplinary designer in the fields of graphic design, product and furniture design, and interior architecture. Over his 18 year career Jay has designed over 2000 products and brand identities, and has headed design studios in New York, Chicago and currently Indianapolis. He has designed for an impressive array of clients including Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, Calvin Klein, American Express, John Frieda and Conair, and has collaborated with such noted designers as Klein-Reid, Queensbury-Hunt and 20th century icon Eva Zeisel. His designs have been featured in over 50 publications including, Dwell, Architectural Digest, Home and Garden, and Parents Magazine.

Jay Slifer Design Group offers turn-key branding, product development, and communication solutions to start-up companies and not-for-profit organizations. You can see more at jaysliferdesign.com.

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