Over the summer at Philadelphia University the ID Grad students have been asked to participate in a project to design and build the furniture for our new studio space.  In the Fall of 2012 the program is getting 15 new students on top of the 7 we started with the first year. With more people comes more space for the program. This is an opportunity to build and design the work environment we want. 
         The first part of this project was getting the book Make Space  by Scott Witthoft. We are using it as a jumping off point for ideas.  It is great book that offers interesting DIY pieces for school studios. Make Space has tips,insurrections, and materials lists  for simple and cheap materials to build mobile pieces for any studio. So any space can be rearranged at a moments notice.  
        We have many goals for the room, the first is flexibly in a space's arrangement and use.  The room can be a "regular" studio at one moment then change so students can work and have a class on the other side of the room. The studio is also going to be open to all student levels as well. Undedrgads can walk though/hang out in the space to check out what is going on, have as many random interactions between students as possible to talk about work.  


So their is going to be lots of work over the summer.   


Here are some before pics of what our new studio space.