Harrington College of Design

Harrington College of Design, it is our goal to help students with a passion for design in the pursuit of their ambitions. We offer specialized Associate-level, Bachelor-level, and Master-level Degree programs designed to help students prepare for a digital photography, interior design or graphic design career.

The process of Interior Design employs creativity and graphic communication skills. Harrington College of Design’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design Program is designed to develop these skills through problem-solving in two-dimensional and three-dimensional media. The student is challenged to develop critical thinking, conceptualization, and spatial visualization abilities. These skills can form the foundation for both hands-on and digital design and communication tools, which are integrated with an understanding of the interior environment in the design studio.

In 1931, a practicing interior designer from New York, Frances Harrington, traveled to Chicago to provide a series of lectures for interior design professionals. Because of the growing interest in her lectures, Ms. Harrington expanded her offerings to the public by creating Harrington Institute of Interior Design.

As the school grew, Ms. Harrington provided a diploma program to her day division students. When Ms. Harrington retired in 1959, one of her former students, Robert Marks, assumed leadership of the school and it has continued to flourish and grow.

Most recently, with its broadened list of educational offerings, Harrington Institute of Interior Design has changed its name to Harrington College of Design to include digital photography and communication design to its curriculum of interior design.

Mission
The mission of Harrington College of Design is to create the next generation of design professionals to lead and serve the global community.

Vision
Harrington College of Design will be a premier school of integrated design recognized for innovation, creative collaboration and passion for exploration.

Courses Offered

• Interior Design
• Digital Photography
• Communication Design

Contact Details
Harrington College of Design
200 West Madison Street 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL   60606-3433
(866) 590-4423
All Other Inquiries: (877) 939-4975
Official Website: http://www.interiordesign.edu/