Applied Design

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 indust...

Dr. David English

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 … truly changed the traje...

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 Lab for...

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 design was ...

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 Unive...

Furniture design students

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. All converged in an inte...

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 Blowing R...

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 future of end...

Gissela Teran

Gissela Teran named "Shining Star" by professional association
Jun 20, 2018

Gissela Teran, a May 2018 graduate of Appalachian State University's interior design program in the Department of Applied Design, has received the Shi...

Richard Elaver and students

Appalachian offers new problem-solving course for students
Jun 19, 2018

By Mary Anne SavageAppalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts places a heavy emphasis on teaching students to be “doers” as...