There are many IDC projects in the pipeline and one in particular that we are very excited to share with you. We love this project for many reasons, especially because it is for and fueled by the design community.
In a recent conversation with Indiana Design Center Advisory Board member, Mark Demerly who represents the American Institute of Architects, the topic of learning environments surfaced. Mark suggested that we “build” a reading room where the design community could enjoy access to publications that would inspire creative thinking…what a great idea!
So with that nugget in mind, we are launching the “construction” of the IDC Reading Room, a space that will foster knowledge about all fields of international design through the availability of periodicals, books and other media. In fact, as you are reading this, we are negotiating partnerships with local furniture distributors to provide the furnishings!
How you can help? By donating back issues of magazines, design books or text books that are gathering dust in your library at the office or at home. In other words, we would love to have anything that you find currently or have found inspiring in the past. We will be offering design journals from around the globe from publishers who have already committed to partner with us and we will add more as we learn about new and obscure resources that inspire!
If you’d like to purge old design publications or make space on your bookshelves, please join us in building the IDC Reading Room! You may contact the IDC concierge (concierge@indianadesigncenter.com) to arrange for the pick-up and delivery of your contributions. Below you’ll find more specifics on the materials we’d like to have.
Donation Materials Check-list:
Design Journals
Design Books
Text Books
Other Media
A sampling of our growing collection of trade publications.
