Engelstad sent questionnaires to people in living in North America , Europe and the Middle East on their ideas about peace following the September 11 attacks . The material that was sent to Engelstad by the survey participants , including poetry , prose , images and music was collected into a book and was followed by design of a public space with furniture and tableware within the gallery . The exhibition space was used to discuss the many different definitions of peace and the tangibility of peace within individuals and groups . Peace Room / Make Room for Peace was published in the '' Chicago Tribune '' newspaper , where readers were asked to contribute their own vision of peace to be designed on their own peace plate . Families , school and church groups , individuals and pairs from the U.S. states of Wisconsin , Illinois and Indiana sent in designs . A panel , consisting of Engelstad , a peace policy professional and editors from the '' Tribune '' selected the winning designs
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Janeil Engelstad