Specialized Studios
- Printmaking & Papermaking Studio
- Graduate Thesis Studios
- Flex Studios
- Lighting Lab
Printmaking & Papermaking Studio
The Printmaking & Papermaking studio accommodates a variety of traditional and experimental techniques. Printmaking focuses on collograph, woodblock, linocut, drypoint, etching, silkscreen, gum Arabic, transfers and monoprints. Papermaking focuses on paper casting, fiber sculpture, handmade paper and artist’ books. This studio has handmade Griffin and Conrad presses, a Rein pulp mixer and a hydrolic press.
Graduate Thesis Studios
There are two Thesis Studios designated for graduate student use. The interior design Thesis Studio is located on the 4th floor and is equipped with PC workstations, color and black and white printers and a plotter. The graphic design Thesis Studio is located on the 2nd floor and is equipped with Macintosh workstations, color and black and white printers and a flatbed scanner.
Flex Studios
There are two Flex Studios for the Interior Design program, which integrate traditional and electronic technology into one classroom. The mobile walls of theses studios are on casters and can be moved to use as large group workspaces or as a presentation or lecture area. These walls are also covered in homosote and are used to display student work for classroom critiques and during exhibition periods
Lighting Lab
- Overview
- Contents
- Contributors
Lighting Lab Overview
The Lighting Lab has been designed to demonstrate the latest in interior lighting, offering the faculty and students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the contemporary lighting technologies and to study firsthand the chromatic and lighting effects so important to the creation of successful interior environments. The Lighting Lab also functions as an important instructional tool and as a design resource for students who wish to apply the principles of lighting to their studio design projects. The Lighting Lab was designed to function simultaneously as a classroom to ensure the seamless integration of lighting issues into design studio teaching.
Lighting Lab Contents
- Direct and indirect light sources.
- Conventional and low-voltage lighting.
- Representative examples of task, decorative and accent lighting suitable for domestic or commercial applications.
- Library with the most current technical and promotional literature and provides internet access to on-line material.
Lighting Lab Contributors
The Lighting Lab was created with the generous and enthusiastic support of the professional community of lighting suppliers and manufacturers listed below, many of whom donated their equipment and products to support our efforts to provide students with the finest quality interior design lighting education.
| Boston Light Source | OmniLite |
| Color Kinetics, Inc. | Osram Sylvania |
| Cooper Lighting | The Reflex Lighting Group |
| Langlais Associates | Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting, Inc. |
| Lightolier | Wolfers Lighting |
| Lutron Electronics, Inc. |