6th Annual Chair Design Competition at Appalachian State University. Sponsored by the Department of Technology and Environmental Design, the competition finals were comprised of chairs constructed with wood, Corian, fabric and wood. Three universities and two community colleges were represented the competition.
Preston Moeller’s creative use of rubber bands earned him the $3,000 first prize in Appalachian State University’s 6th Annual Chair Design Competition. The competition, coordinated by the Department of Technology and Environmental Design, challenged students to push the boundaries of design by exploring the use of nontraditional materials. Moeller is a senior industrial design major at Appalachian. (University photo by Jane Nicholson)
Appalachian junior Ethan Creasman won second place and a $2,000 prize for his chair made from a polymer resin used to manufacture beverage containers. (University photo by Tommy Penick)
This close-up picture of Ethan Creasman’s chair design shows the many pieces of polymer resin used in his design. (University photo by Jane Nicholson)
Justin A. Ellis’s hand-carved chair won third place and $1,000 at the 6th Annual Chair Design Competition at Appalachian. The Western Piedmont Community College student crafted his chair from cherry and maple wood. (University photo by Tommy Penick)
Bob Williams from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams in Taylorsville was one of three judges of the 6th Annual Chair Design Competition at Appalachian. He called Preston Moeller’s winning design a great example of taking an everyday material and using it in a nonconventional way. (University photo by Jane Nicholson)