Applied Design

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Industrial Design Students Awarded in National Lighting Design Competition Sep 5, 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 Rober... Applied Design

Showcase 2023 program

Applied Design Senior, Andre Edwards, Awarded the Browzwear 3D Design Award Jul 27, 2023

Congratulations to Andre Edwards, who won 1st place Showcase 2023 Design Award!

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CIDA Accreditation 2023

Appalachian State University Interior Design Program awarded renewed accreditation by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation May 26, 2023

BOONE, NC - Appalachian State University Interior Design Program has received a renewed accreditation from the... Applied Design

Austin Liebgott Alma

App State Industrial Design Student, Austin Liebgott, Wins 2nd Place at the IHA Student Design Competition Apr 19, 2023

The International Housewares Association created its student design competition 30 years ago to "invigorate the housewares industry with the... Applied Design

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

App State Students Win 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... Fine and Applied Arts, Applied Design

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... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts

Interior Design Students created stunning concepts for the new Hickory campus

Interior Design Students Submit Designs for New Hickory Campus Sep 2, 2022

Interior design students from INT 2110 submitted their design ideas for the new Appalachian State Hickory campus, which were reviewed by key... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts

App State students Emily Broyles and Isaac Wood

App State students share 7 tips for success — inside and outside the classroom Jan 10, 2022

Student success shows up both inside — and outside — the classroom at Appalachian State University.

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D. Jason Miller, associate dean of Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts and associate professor in the college’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment (STBE), in his classroom. Miller was the recipient of the 2019 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award. Photo submitted

‘Holding space’ in synchronous studio meetings Q&A with D. Jason Miller Jun 30, 2020

“This atmosphere of shared learning and shared ideas relies on proximity and access to a shared space.

Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Applied Design, Art, Theatre and Dance