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BFL_Mason McKay Verellen Furniture Scholarship [Karla Jones at left; Gala Magrina at right]

Furniture Library Names Future Designers Summit Scholarship Winners Sep 24, 2024

HIGH POINT, NC — The Bienenstock Furniture Library concluded its fourth annual...

Bridging Continents: A Shared Design Journey Between Appalachian State University and VSVU Jul 1, 2024

In an inspiring display of international collaboration, students from Appalachian State University's Industrial Design 3711 Product Studio 2 class and the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VSVU)...

Associate Professor Alex Poorman, who was recently awarded the IFDA Education Foundation's Irma Dobkin Universal Design Grant, works with second year student Alanna Wilson. Photo by Meghan McCandless

Interior design professor awarded Universal Design Grant Aug 11, 2017

Alex Poorman, associate professor of interior design in the Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University, has been awarded the...

Group Photo, Design Camp Participants and Instructors

Expanding Awareness Aug 11, 2017

For the first time, Appalachian State University...

Associate Professor Alex Poorman was named 2017 Educator of the Year by the Carolinas Chapter of the International Interior Design Association. Photo submitted by Alex Poorman

Interior design faculty member named IIDA-Carolinas 2017 Educator of the Year Jul 18, 2017

Associate Professor of Interior Design Alex Poorman has received the Carolinas Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA

Appalachian student winners Emma Morris, Hazel Chang and Elizabeth Hundley at the SOURCE awards ceremony with Eaton representatives Lance Bennett, Rebecca Hadley-Catter and Brad Paine. Photo submitted by Karin Martin

Appalachian students bring home honors in international lighting design competition Jul 18, 2017

For the fourth year in a row, an Appalachian State University student has won first place in the annual SOURCE awards competition, hosted by...

Ribbon Cutting for new Broyhill Commons

Interior Design Undergraduate Students Re-design Broyhill Commons Apr 19, 2017

On January 21, 2016 Sarah Dickert, Caroline Malak and Madeleine McKenzie received an offer to partake in the redesign of Broyhill Commons located...

Rickey Bell, Myers Welborn and Nathan Haeme holding their trophies.

Industrial Design students awarded top honors in product design competition Feb 14, 2017

Appalachian State University industrial design seniors Rickey Bell of Davie County, Myers Welborn of Lexington and Nathan Haeme of Boone each...

Students and Faculty

Industrial Design completes sponsored studio with WestRock Jan 19, 2017

This past fall semester the Industrial Design program partnered with WestRock® to create innovative new packaging concepts.

Students and faculty at the PAVE gala in New York

Interior Design design students take home awards in international PAVE competition Jan 12, 2017

Four seniors enrolled in the Department of Applied Design’s Interior Design Program have received top honors in the Planning and Visual Educ