Program News

Jeanne Mercer-Ballard, associate professor of Interior Design at Appalachian State University

Interior Design professor participates in SAI Faculty Fellowship
Oct 20, 2017

by: Ellie HooperJeanne Mercer-Ballard, associate professor of Interior Design at Appalachian State University, was selected as a faculty fellow throug...

Associate Professor Alex Poorman, who was recently awarded the IFDA Education Foundation's Irma Dobkin Universal Design Grant, works with second year student Alanna Wilson. Photo by Meghan McCandless

Interior design professor awarded Universal Design Grant
Aug 11, 2017

Alex Poorman, associate professor of interior design in the Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University, has been awarded the Interna...

Group Photo, Design Camp Participants and Instructors

Expanding Awareness
Aug 11, 2017

For the first time, Appalachian State University design educators held a summer camp for high school students in North Carolina—introducin...

Alex Poorman

Interior design faculty member named IIDA-Carolinas 2017 Educator of the Year
Jul 18, 2017

Associate Professor of Interior Design Alex Poorman has received the Carolinas Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) 2017 Ed...

Appalachian student winners Emma Morris, Hazel Chang and Elizabeth Hundley at the SOURCE awards ceremony with Eaton representatives Lance Bennett, Rebecca Hadley-Catter and Brad Paine. Photo submitted by Karin Martin

Appalachian students bring home honors in international lighting design competition
May 31, 2017

For the fourth year in a row, an Appalachian State University student has won first place in the annual SOURCE awards competition, hosted by power man...

Ribbon Cutting for new Broyhill Commons Close

Interior Design Undergraduate Students Re-design Broyhill Commons
Apr 20, 2017

On January 21, 2016 Sarah Dickert, Caroline Malak and Madeleine McKenzie received an offer to partake in the redesign of Broyhill Commons located in P...

rom left, student Elizabeth Hundley, Applied Design Department Chair Brian Davies, student Emma White, student Rebecca Ballard, PAVE President Harry Cunningham, Assistant Professor Hessam Ghamari, student Katie Taylor, and Managing Director of PAVE Dash Nagel at the PAVE gala in New York City on Dec. 7. Photo courtesy of Hessam Ghamar

Appalachian design students take home awards at international competition
Feb 15, 2017

Four seniors enrolled in the Department of Applied Design's Interior Design Program at Appalachian State University have received top honors in the Pl...

Presentation at EDRA 47

Faculty and students present at EDRA 47 in Raleigh
May 25, 2016

Dr. Hessam Ghamari, Mitzi Cook and Dr. Dave Domermuth, all faculty in the Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University, presented work...

2016 SOURCE Award winners

Appalachian State students again take home top honors at SOURCE Awards
May 18, 2016

Appalachian State University students Elizabeth Hundley, Megan Everhart and Kaitlyn Hutchens have been named SOURCE Awards winners for their conceptua...

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CIDA reaffirms Interior Design accreditation
Apr 25, 2016

The Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) has reaffirmed accreditation of the Appalachian State Interior Design program until 2022....