The Design Center will be open for use by reservation only this summer. In addition, Design Center staff continue to offer online programming, safety trainings, and virtual consultations. Email designcenter@barnard.edu with questions for design-related support and info about our summer programming. More details here.

Design Center

Service Changes COVID-19

Check here for our updated services due to the current health crisis.

Welcome

to the Design Center at Barnard College! We’re an inclusive makerspace that offers weekly tool trainings, in-depth project workshops, and interdisciplinary studio space for makers across the Barnard and Columbia campuses.

Course Support

Find out more about requesting course-support from the Design Center.

Getting Started

First time visiting us? Start here.

Virtual Consultations

Book a virtual design consultation with the Design Center Staff.

Design Talk Series

Check here for recordings of previous talks.

Made at the Design Center

Visit our project gallery to get a sense for all the fantastic things people have created!

Project Gallery

Upcoming Workshops

May 12

Bookmaking

May 12, 2021 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Design Center, Milstein Room 104

May 14

Modular Origami

May 14, 2021 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Design Center, Milstein Room 104

May 21

Basketmaking workshop

May 21, 2021 | 12:30pm - 3:30pm

Milstein Room 104

News

New-to-Us Zines: October 23, 2020

This week we added zines about queer Scottish feminists and the Black Lives Matter movement, archival research on queer addicts, political history of needlecraft, anxiety and depression exacerbated by quarantine, social distancing, teenage girl art and activism, and Ramadan food and activities.

October 23, 2020