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Luke Southern

App State Alumni, Luke Southern of Fisher Marantz Stone, Named Among Light Collective's International 40 Under 40 in Lighting Design Feb 6, 2024

BOONE, NC [February 6, 2024] — Luke Southern, an App State Alumni and Senior Designer with FMS in New York City, has been recognized as one of the winners of the prestigious 40 Under 40

Ben Pipitone holding his 1st place Trophy in the Robert Bruce Thompson Lighting Competition.

Industrial Design Students Awarded in National Lighting Design Competition Sep 6, 2023

A group of 28 students from Applied Design, led by Associate Professor of Industrial Design and Assistant Chair of Applied Design, Michael Rall, recently participated in the highly acclaimed...

2016 SOURCE Award winners

Appalachian State students again take home top honors at SOURCE Awards May 18, 2016

Appalachian State University students Elizabeth Hundley, Megan Everhart and Kaitlyn Hutchens have been named SOURCE Awards winners for their...

CIDA reaffirms Interior Design accreditation Apr 25, 2016

The Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) has reaffirmed accreditation of the Appalachian State Interior Design program until 2022.

Reebok Designer mentors students in Applied Design capstone course Apr 25, 2016

Fourteen lucky students are currently prototyping designs for Reebok Futures during the spring capstone course.

Industrial Design Student receives coveted Celia Moh Scholarship Apr 25, 2016

by Dawn Brinson
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The Industrial Design Program Celebrates 10 years Apr 6, 2016

On Saturday April 2nd, the Industrial Design Faculty welcomed over 100 guests, including 50 program alumni, to celebrate the 10 year...

Elizabeth Foster, left, and Garrett Peebles, won second place in an international design competition that focused on beverage packaging solutions.

Appalachian students place second in international industrial design competition Oct 14, 2015

BOONE—A simple class project turned into a rewarding real-world experience for two Appalachian State University industrial design majors fro

Jonathan Harb

Whiskytree visual effects founder to speak at Power of Design in October Sep 23, 2015

Jonathan Harb, CEO and creative director of the computer graphics company Whiskytree Inc., will present "From Boone to the Big Screen" at the...

Pictured are, from left, Lance Bennett, vice president of specification, Eaton; Hazel Chang, student winner; Kaitlyn Hutchens, student winner; Megan Everhart, student winner; Rebecca Hadley Catter, manager of SOURCE; and Mark Eubanks, president of Eaton’s Lighting Division.

Design students from Appalachian named 2015 SOURCE awards winners Jun 23, 2015

Power management company Eaton, a 2015 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year, recently named Appalachian State University students Megan Everhart,

Rebecca Goddard furniture

Award-winning furniture design grew from a grandfather’s encouragement Jun 23, 2015

Rebecca Goddard's award-winning furniture design is as much a tribute to her late grandfather as it is an acknowledgment of her talents.

Industrial Design Student, Ian O'Hare, named the featured student designer for Groovystuff Jun 23, 2015

Ian O'Hare, a senior in the Industrial Design program, was named the featured student designer for Groovystuff, having won the most recent "...