4th Annual Celebration of Excellence Highlights Innovation and Outstanding Achievements Dec 11, 2025
Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts gathered this fall for its 4th Annual Celebration of Excellence, a tradition that honors the creativity, scholarship, and serv
Fine and Applied Arts, Art, Applied Design, Communication, Military Science and Leadership, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Theatre and Dance
Interior Design Students Shine, Claim Top Honors at IIDA Carolinas Designworks Dec 11, 2025
The Interior Design Program, part of the Applied Design Department within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, is celebrating a major achievement after its students claimed top honors at the rece... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts
Appalachian State University Professor Richard Elaver Receives Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Advance AI Design Research in Belgium Oct 8, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — Richard Elaver, a Professor of Industrial Design at Appalachian State University, has been honored with a Fulbright U.S.
Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts
Bridging Continents: A Shared Design Journey Between Appalachian State University and VSVU Jun 10, 2024
In an inspiring display of international collaboration, students from Appalachian State University's Industrial Design 3711 Product Studio 2... Applied Design
Appalachian State University Industrial Design Students Shine in Mockett's 38th Annual Design Competition Mar 27, 2024
Doug Mockett & Company, Inc. recently announced the winners of its prestigious 38th Annual Design Competition, highlighting the exceptional... Applied Design
App State Alumni, Luke Southern of Fisher Marantz Stone, Named Among Light Collective's International 40 Under 40 in Lighting Design Feb 5, 2024
BOONE, NC [February 6, 2024] — Luke Southern, an App State Alumnus and Senior Designer with FMS in New York City, has
Applied Design, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
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,... Applied Design
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!
Applied Design
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
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 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 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 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