Applied Design

Sheryl Oring

Introducing Sheryl Oring, New Chair for the Department of Applied Design Jun 26, 2025

We are pleased to announce that Sheryl Oring has been named the new Chair of Applied Design in the College of Fine and Applied Arts.

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Taylor Walker

Taylor Walker’s Rise to Success in the Design World Apr 30, 2025

Even as a student at Appalachian State University, Taylor Walker stood out.

Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts
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

Welcome home — first App Builds a Home project is dedicated Jun 1, 2020

The welcome mat is on the porch and the first completed home built through a partnership between Appalachian State University’s 

Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, Applied Design
Photo Garner Dewey Phd

15 countries, 6 continents — go globe-trotting with ‘Mountaineers Abroad’ Dec 2, 2019

From the Sahara Desert of Morocco to the rooftops of Venice, Italy, photos from “Mountaineers Abroad” — the theme of Appal

Fine and Applied Arts, Art, Applied Design, Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
Container Store pop up shop

Appalachian interior design students’ concept ‘pops up’ at The Container Store Nov 15, 2019

When students Jake Still and Grace McCormick began brainstorming designs for a project in their applied design studio class at Appalachian S

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The pop up shop Appalachian students designed for The Container Store

Appalachian Students Design Pop-Up Shop For The Container Store Sep 4, 2019

When students Jake Still and Grace McCormick began brainstorming designs for a project in their Applied Design studio class at Appalachian State... Applied Design, Fine and Applied Arts

Andee (Hendel) Burton '12

Appalachian alumna uses earth-friendly designs for Dr. Scholl’s shoes Apr 29, 2019

Andee (Hendel) Burton ’12 walked in shoes on the other side of the world, leading to her position in product development for shoes that are

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