Focus Is On Sustainable Design In DesignPhiladelphia 2008 Window Display

Industrial Design Technology students in Kreg Jones' Special Topics Studio class spent the summer exploring sustainable designs of all kinds: from footwear to modular homeless shelters to "green" grocery stores.

Click here to see some of the students' Sustainable Design projects

Some of the students' best designs are on view in the 1610 Chestnut Street window display created by IDT Alum Lynne Ritz as part of The Art Institute of Philadelphia's participation in DesignPhiladelphia 2008.

Now in its 4th year, DesignPhiladelphia (www.designphiladelphia.org) has evolved into the largest annual celebration of design to be found anywhere across the U.S.  This year's event coincided with National Design Week, October 16 – 22.

Industrial Design Technology students in the Summer 2008 Special Topics Studio class: Chris Basalatan, Zachary Baumel, Robert Bowman, Erik Brennan, Sandra Fulton, R. Vincent Johns, Yauheni Karaliou, Joseph Kirby, Colleen McDowell, Yurri Mial, James Mount, Ashley Richter, John Rizzo, Jason Schmitt, Jonathan Toto, Brandon Washington, Reginald Wilson, Xing Zhuang.