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exhibited work from COHAB space

2nd Annual CrossSection Furniture Exhibition Aug 28, 2025

Student work from alums, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students was exhibited during the Spring Market at COHAB.Space in High Point.

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AHFA Grant Awarded to support Furniture Design Aug 28, 2025

The American Home Furnishings Alliance's Furniture Foundation has supported the furniture design concentration for more than 20 years.

Chair designed by Colvin Harvey

Colvin Harvey - Winner of a 2025 SIT Furniture Design Award Aug 28, 2025

Colvin Harvey, a senior in Industrial Design’s Furniture Design Concentration, has been recognized as a winner of the 2025 SIT Furniture Design Awards for his project "SPLIT Chair" in the Fu

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College Honors Dr. Nancy Oliver as Spring Commencement Mace Bearer May 24, 2021

What started out as a snow day diversion for a 10-year-old child turned into a lifelong passion and career for faculty member Dr.

Julia De Brocq, App State senior and PAVE student design winner

App State interior design senior wins third place in 2020 PAVE Competition Feb 16, 2021

Julia De Brocq, a senior interior design major at Appalachian State University from Charlotte, N.C., won third-place in the ...

Jay Lee reviews sketches with student

Product Design students compete in Kikkerland Design Challenge Dec 10, 2020

Story by Laura Kellner (Kikkerland Design)

Sam Somerville works on his tea cabinet

College of Fine and Applied Art's IDEXlab entry selected as a 2020 winner for Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program May 21, 2020

Five winning entries by Appalachian State University faculty and staff have been announced for the 2020 ...

App State sophomore wins top prize in 2019–20 Otto Zenke Student Design Competition Apr 30, 2020

Isaac Wood, a sophomore interior design major at Appalachian State University from Smyrna, South Carolina, has been named the first-place winner...