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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...

Rider Evens in Germany as a Finalist in the Adidas Design Academy

Industrial design student secures prestigious Adidas Design Academy apprenticeship Jun 14, 2016

BOONE—Rider Evans, a 2016 graduate of Appalachian State University, competed against more than 2,000 students and recent graduates to become

Industrial Design student's blog, Dikore, on the rise [The Appalachian] May 3, 2016

An industrial design student at Appalachian State University has made her own furniture design blog with the help and support from her professors...

Reebok Designer mentors students in Applied Design capstone course Apr 25, 2016

Fourteen lucky students are currently prototyping designs for Reebok Futures during the spring capstone course.

Industrial Design Student receives coveted Celia Moh Scholarship Apr 25, 2016

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Sophomores Lauren Chesnet and Curtis Compton place in "Pitch Your Idea” competition Apr 12, 2016

Sophomore Industrial Design students, Lauren Chesnet and Curtis Compton, placed third in the  “Pitch Your Idea” competition

The Industrial Design Program Celebrates 10 years Apr 6, 2016

On Saturday April 2nd, the Industrial Design Faculty welcomed over 100 guests, including 50 program alumni, to celebrate the 10 year...

Student industrial designers thrive at Appalachian Dec 10, 2015

BOONE—End-of-semester projects in the industrial design program at Appalachian State University have names like Flow, Sip and Sprout, Cinnaw

Elizabeth Foster, left, and Garrett Peebles, won second place in an international design competition that focused on beverage packaging solutions.

Appalachian students place second in international industrial design competition Oct 14, 2015

BOONE—A simple class project turned into a rewarding real-world experience for two Appalachian State University industrial design majors fro

Industrial Design Students place in the 2014 Retail and Health Innovation Challenge Nov 17, 2014

For the second year in a row, Appalachian State Industrial Design Majors place in the Retail and Health Innovation Challenge hosted by Wake...

Rebecca Goddard

Award-winning furniture design grew from a grandfather's encouragement Oct 28, 2014

BOONE—Rebecca Goddard’s award-winning furniture design is as much a tribute to her late grandfather as it is an acknowledgment of her