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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 5, 2024

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

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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

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The Smith Gallery announces call for Art + Design Expo 2019 entries Nov 20, 2018

The Smith Gallery will host the Art and Design Expo 2019, co-sponsored by the Departments of Art and Applied Design, Jan.29–

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David English and his son

Young alumni award winner credits Appalachian for success Oct 26, 2018

Dr. David English ’04 ’06 has amassed a long list of achievements throughout his relatively short career.

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"Warden of Wallop Park"

Appalachian student wins prestigious furniture industry award Oct 23, 2018

Appalachian State University senior Ryan Decker, an industrial design major from Hendersonville, has won a Pinnacle Award, the furniture design... Applied Design

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David English receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Award Oct 15, 2018

David English ’04 ’06, the 2018 winner of the Young Alumni Award at Appalachian State University, said, “Appalachian … tr

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Dean Kloda receives a check from La-Z-Boy's Tim Solesbee

La-Z-Boy provides funding for student classroom design Oct 8, 2018

The La-Z-Boy Foundation has donated $75,000 to Appalachian State University’s Department of Applied Design to help fund the student-designed

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Students learn using Wingerd's poster

Industrial design student collaborates with Access Health Africa Sep 24, 2018

Design was always something junior Emma Wingerd was interested in, but it wasn’t until visiting Appalachian did she know that industrial des

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Students and faculty in the design camp

Appalachian hosts design camp for area youth Aug 16, 2018

For three days in July, 15 high school students from Watauga and Ashe Counties came together for a unique experience hosted by Appalachian State... Applied Design

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From the tree to the public Jul 11, 2018

Sustainably harvested lumber. The Japanese philosophy of Ma. Video documentaries. The WantedDesign showcase in New York City.

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Moses Cone mini theatre

Appalachian students design furniture for Moses Cone Manor Jul 6, 2018

Industrial design students at Appalachian State University have left a lasting legacy at the Moses Cone Manor on the Blue Ridge Parkway near... Applied Design

Cameron and Rachael Van Dyke

The Future People: Creating Public Imagination [The Delaware Contemporary] Jun 26, 2018

Methods for transportation have played a part in the human experience for centuries, from horse and buggy, to cars, to airplanes, to the fut

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