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Richard Prisco 2026

Richard Prisco, Professor of Industrial Design, Retires After 16 Years at App State May 12, 2026

Since joining Appalachian State University in 2010, Professor Richard Prisco has guided the furniture concentration of Industrial Design with dedication and vision.

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Behind the Seams: Four Seniors Bring Vision and Voice to Showcase 2026 Apr 24, 2026

Every spring, a fashion runway is built inside the Holmes Convocation Center and it transforms into a place where Apparel Design & Merchandising seniors reveal the work that has consumed their... Fine and Applied Arts, Applied Design

Kasia Sweeny

ASU student receives coveted Celia Moh Scholarship Apr 14, 2016

by Dawn Brinson
The Media Matters, Inc.

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CIDA reaffirms Interior Design accreditation Apr 12, 2016

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

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Industrial Design Alumni Day

Industrial Design Program celebrates 10 years Apr 6, 2016

On Saturday, April 2, the Industrial Design faculty welcomed more than 100 guests, including 50 program alumni, to celebrate the 10 year... Applied Design

Kern Maass

Associate Dean Kern Maass shares more on AppLab Mar 9, 2016

Dave Blanks spoke with Kern Maass to learn more about the purpose of AppLab and how the campus community can get involved.

Fine and Applied Arts, Applied Design
Sydney Surro models the winning dress

App State students compete in first Apparel Design Challenge [Blowing Rock News] Mar 1, 2016

Sophomores Sarah Bischoff and Sydney Surro teamed up to transform a set of scrubs into a vintage sundress in just five hours, beating out fo

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Activation of the bilateral amygdala

Interior Design professor studies hospital design and fear response Feb 29, 2016

Hessam Ghamari's findings were recently published in Health Environments Research & Design (HERD), a prestigious h

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Richard Prisco

Prisco Appointed Interim Chair of Applied Design Jul 15, 2015

Professor Richard Prisco has been appointed interim chair of the newly created Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University.

Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts