Course Detail: WKSH-066 - MORNING: COLOR / LIGHT / SPACE - AN IMMERSIVE DESIGN WORKSHOP

COLOR / LIGHT / SPACE - An Immersive Design Workshop**

Step inside the world of perception. In this fast-paced, hands-on workshop, participants transform a simple white box into a glowing atmospheric installation inspired by the work of James Turrell, Olafur Eliasson, and Josef Albers. Using color papers, colored light, and simple spatial interventions, you will explore how color shifts with adjacency, how light becomes architecture, and how atmosphere shapes emotion. This workshop combines art, design, and sensory experience to demonstrate how interior designers utilize materials, light, and color to create powerful spatial moods.

You will leave with:

a photographed mini-installation that looks like a museum light piece
a custom color story based on Albers' Interaction of Color
a deeper understanding of how designers use light and perception to shape space

Step into the box, shift your perception, and design the atmosphere itself.

Perfect for anyone interested in the future of experiential interiors.

This workshop is provided by the CCS Interior Design Department

$25 (Covers cost of SCECHs, Lunch and Supplies)

Professional Development Day at CCS

March 26, 2027

Tentative Schedule:

8:30 am Arrive and Check in

9 am - 12 pm Morning Workshop (6 options) 3 SCECHs pending approval

12 pm - 1 pm Lunch Provided

1 pm - 3 pm Afternoon Workshop (5 options) 2 SCECHs pending approval

Session Information: 27WI-WKSH-066-P1A

Schedule:

Every day, starting on 03/26/27 and ending on 03/26/27

Times:

09:00am-12:00pm EDT

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Price:

Price : $25.00

Instructors

Name

Additional Resources

Sandra Olave

Sandra Olave
Chair, Dept. of Interior Design

Biography:

Sandra Olave has served as an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Interior Design Department at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) for 15 years. During her tenure at CCS, she facilitated the Interior Design department advancement, through sponsored projects, accreditations, recruitment efforts, professional accomplishments, and above all, teaching. Olave has led sponsor projects with companies such as Quicken Loans, Ford, dPOP, 36th District Court, Toray, Czarnoswki, Shinola, Detroit Public Library, and Henry Ford Cancer Institute. Thanks to organizations like these, students are receiving real-world experiences that develop their critical thinking skills and business acumen. Under Olave's leadership, the department accomplish the CIDA, Council for Interior Design Accreditation. Both accreditations, one in 2010 and a further in 2016, resulted in the recognition of CCS for preparing highly skilled graduates that contribute to the Interior Design profession.

Facility Detail

WB Ford Building

W*206

201 East Kirby

Detroit, MI 48202