New Tenant Announcement
CARMEL, IN (June 14, 2010) – Pedcor Companies announced that it has executed a lease with renowned, Indiana-based artist, Walter Knabe. The new Walter Knabe Studios located on the second level of the Indiana Design Center will be complete this summer.
Walter Knabe’s handcrafted artwork and designs include wallcoverings, fabric, and other home décor and can be seen in the collections of Chanel Inc., Eli Lilly & Company, Michael Jordan, Madonna, The White House and Richard Gere, among others. “The addition of Walter Knabe Studios to the Indiana Design Center exemplifies how the design center concept is attracting leading design professionals and industry businesses to one central location,” said Melissa Averitt, Vice President and Director
of Marketing and Sales for Pedcor Companies.
Knabe’s second level showroom will serve as a gallery, meeting space and production studio where projects will be managed from concept to completion and will include the screen-printing technique that Knabe developed while working for Andy Warhol. “I look forward to working from my new studio at the Indiana Design Center. The mix of talented designers, artists and business owners represented in the building will inspire great work and success among one another, “said Knabe.
Walter Knabe Studios will join The Trade Source, J. Baker/Albert Square Ltd., and the Outré showrooms already open in the building. The Indiana Design Center also houses design professionals, such as Julie O’Brien Design Group, who have relocated their businesses to the design center. Along with several other showroom tenant negotiations underway for 2010, the Indiana Design Center is currently leasing space for a 4,200 square foot design resource library, a central feature of the design center.
The resource library will include product catalogs and samples and product showcase opportunities for manufacturers. For more information about opportunities in the design resource library, please contact the Indiana Design Center at 317-218-0002.
About Walter Knabe Studios
For the past 15 years, the Walter Knabe Studios in Indianapolis has been a trusted resource for high profile collectors and interior designers around the globe who covet Knabe’s hand-crafted artwork and designs. A designer since the age of 14, Walter Knabe obtained his Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin and later painted “under” Andy Warhol before applying his techniques to painting and limited edition print making. Walter first opened a studio nearly 30 years ago
as a painter in New York City. His paintings quickly morphed into full-scale wallcoverings when he received a request to cover the walls of a high profile New York apartment with his heavily patterned paintings. Since then, his studio has produced wallcoverings, fabrics and other home décor utilizing some of the same screen-printing techniques he developed while working for Warhol. In 2010, Knabe was the first Indiana-based artist to be selected as the Official Artist of the 2010 Indianapolis 500,
an honor shared with prestigious artists from around the globe.
About the Indiana Design Center
Set to officially open in summer of 2010, the 82,000 square foot Indiana Design Center will serve the community of design professionals and their clients by providing a premier collection of resources including fine traditional and contemporary residential and contract furnishings including fabrics, floor coverings, kitchen and bath products, lighting, architectural productions, wallcoverings and accessories. The Indiana Design Center is located at 200 South Rangeline Road in Carmel, IN, just 30 minutes/23
miles from Downtown Indianapolis. The Design Center’s proximity to the Carmel Arts & Design District provides access to interior designers, art galleries, showrooms and antique dealers. Please visit the Indiana Design Center website at www.IndianaDesignCenter.com or blog at www.IndianaDesignBlog.com.
Indiana Design Center Current and Incoming Tenants:
Showrooms: The Trade Source; Albert Square Ltd./J. Baker Interiors; Outré; Ferguson Kitchen, Bath and Lighting Gallery; Walter Knabe Studios
Design Professionals, Artisans, & Businesses: Julie O’Brien Design Group; Angie Fischer Studio; Deborah Marr Interiors; Jay Slifer Design Group; Design Studio Vriesman; April Willy Fine Art; Constance Edwards Scopelitis; Ecotots
Marketing Firms: NEW Brand Development Studio; Silver Square Inc.
Dining/Catering: Blu Moon Café
About Pedcor Companies
Headquartered in Carmel, IN, Pedcor Companies develop, construct, manage and finance real estate projects throughout the United States, primarily in the Midwest. Pedcor is a national leader in the affordable housing industry and currently has several commercial and mixed-use projects underway in Carmel, IN. Among the many companies that comprise the Pedcor family are Pedcor Bancorp, Pedcor Investments, LLC, Pedcor Residential, LLC, and Pedcor City Center Development Company. For more
information, visit www.pedcorcompanies.com.
About Carmel Arts & Design District
The Carmel Arts & Design District is the Midwest’s newest, premier setting for the arts and design industry. Already it has attracted more than 100 businesses, including art galleries, antique dealers, furniture and interior design showrooms, even a race track design company! There are restaurants, boutiques, creative service providers and an eclectic variety of specialty retail stores. And the list of merchants continues to grow. For more information, visit www.CarmelArtsAndDesignDistrict.com