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App State students Alli Lackey and Jasmine McElroy designed this display for Frito Lays.

App State Students win Frito Lay Design Challenge Apr 3, 2023

App State students Alli Lackey and Jasmine McElroy recently won the 2022 PAVE Frito Lay Student Design Challenge by designing a point of purchase display for Frito-Lay branded snacks like Lays,...

Furniture design students in the Department of Applied Design won first place in an international competition

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...

Jay Lee reviews sketches with student

Product Design students compete in Kikkerland Design Challenge Dec 10, 2020

Story by Laura Kellner (Kikkerland Design)

Samantha Fonseca

Samantha Fonseca Named ISFD Scholarship Recipient Oct 5, 2020

The International Society of Furniture Designers has awarded Samantha Fonseca, an Industrial Design student at Appalachian State University, its...

Sam Somerville works on his tea cabinet

Furniture Design Student Receives International Award for Japanese Inspired Tea Cabinet Sep 30, 2020

By Amanda Brasier 

Oolong. Black. Matcha. White.

Industrial Design Senior wins 2019 Furniture Design Competition Aug 26, 2019

High Point, NC - March 8, 2019

Applied Design students participate in WantedDesign Schools Workshop Aug 21, 2019

Every May, WantedDesign presents a unique program, bringing a group of students from international design schools together to participate in the...

Nelson's wire manager / foot rest (left) and Eckersley's coat hook were awarded top honors in the 33rd annual design competition hosted by Doug Mockett & Company.

Appalachian students take top honors in annual design competition Feb 22, 2019

Appalachian State University industrial design students Hannah Eckersley and Michael Nelson were recently crowned the 2018 winners of Doug...

Senior industrial design student Adam Westfall (standing third from right), attended the Outdoor Retail Market in Denver, Colorado as part of his capstone course. Photo submitted

Appalachian Industrial Design student attends Winter Outdoor Retail Market Jan 23, 2019

Industrial design student Adam Westfall recently attended the Winter Outdoor Retail Market in Denver, Colorado Nov. 8–11.

Interior design senior Casey Anderson (third from left) and industrial design senior Noah Howells (fifth from left) were recognized by the Carolinas Chapter of the International Furnishing and Design Association as "Rising Stars." Photo submitted

Appalachian design students named ‘Rising Stars’ by professional association Jan 23, 2019

Two students in Appalachian State University’s Department of Applied Design have been recognized as “Rising Stars” by the Caroli