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App State students Alli Lackey and Jasmine McElroy designed this display for Frito Lays.

App State Students in Frito Lay Design Challenge Oct 26, 2022

App State students Alli Lackey and Jasmine McElroy recently won the 2022 PAVE Frito Lay Student Design Challenge by designing a point of purchase display for Frito-Lay branded snacks like Lays,...

Furniture design students in the Department of Applied Design won first place in an international competition

Furniture Design Students Win International Woodworking Fair’s Student Competition Sep 16, 2022

Furniture design students in the Department of Applied Design won first place in two categories at the International Woodworking Fair's Design Emphasis Student Furniture Design Competition.
Gissela Teran received the IIDA-Carolinas 2-18 Shining Star Student Scholastic Award .

Gissela Teran named "Shining Star" by professional association Jun 22, 2018

Gissela Teran, a May 2018 graduate of Appalachian State University's interior design program in the Department of Applied Design, has received...

Associate professo Richard Elaver works with students in Thinkering. Photo by Chase Reynolds
Winning Team members

Appalachian students participate in the Wanted Design Student Workshop 2018 [core77] Jun 12, 2018

With a rich history and an incredible track record of success, the...

Ally Mangin, an Interior Design Student, receives her honorable mention for "Twist" a Turkish restaurant

Student wins SOURCE Award for Turkish restaurant lighting design [Eaton] Jun 5, 2018

Eaton’s Lighting Division talked with rising senior Ally Mangini about her award-winning restaurant lighting design, what inspired her

Industrial design major and Raleigh native John Lalevee poses with the unfinished solar vehicle, which he helped design during the 2017–18 year. Photo submitted

Furniture design student puts knowledge to practice with Appalachian’s Solar Vehicle Team May 30, 2018

During the 2017–18 year, industrial design student John Lalevee had the opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream by designing the body of Ap

Senior interior design student Ally Mangini won an honorable mention in Eaton's 2018 SOURCE Lighting Design Competition. Photo by Hailey Estes

Appalachian student awarded honorable mention in international lighting design competition May 30, 2018

For the fifth consecutive year, an Appalachian State University student has brought home honors in the annual SOURCE awards competition, host

Walter Mingledorff, a senior industrial design major specializing in furniture design, with his "Best in Show" lounger, "I Lost my Multi-tool from Tupelo." Photo submitted

Award-winning student finds inspiration at Appalachian Mar 20, 2018

Senior industrial design major Walter Mingledorff may have started his collegiate career at Tallahassee Community College but has found a home...

Interior design sophomores Jacob Still (left) and Brandon Jarrett pose with their High Point Design Competition awards. Photo submitted by Jacob Still
Participants use the sewing machine at the Mending Initiative's first event, "SEAM," in November 2017 at HOW Space. Photo submitted
Appalachian State University student Sarah Bischoff poses backstage with a model wearing her design at the North Carolina Museum of Art's Ebony Fashion Fair runway show. Photo submitted