Student Spotlights

Laney and Cat

Interior Design students present at the State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium
Dec 18, 2019

Seniors Cat McDiarmid and Laney Branch present their research for their Interior Design Senior Capstone Projects on November 23, 2019 at the 15th...

Blitz Build

Interior Design student Kayla McDougle volunteers with Habitat for Humanity
Oct 7, 2019

“One of the reasons I chose Appalachian was because the interior design program doesn’t just focus on design but also includes the technicalities ...

The Container Store Design

Appalachian Interior Design team’s design fabricated by store fixture manufacturer Grand + Benedicts and put on exhibit at the 2019 GlobalShop
Sep 23, 2019

The Container Store is well-versed in maximizing space—especially where said space is limited. One example is dorm rooms. Each year, we provide coll...

Cat McDiarmid

Interior Design student wins undergraduate research poster for the Student Summit poster competition
Sep 23, 2019

Appalachian senior Catherine McDiarmid, an interior design major from Pittsboro, with the winning research poster in the undergraduate category of the...

From left, associate professor Alex Poorman, interior design seniors Cassie Hutchens and Caroline DiBerto, and Applied Design Department Chair Brian Davies at the PAVE gala in New York City on Dec. 5. Photo credit @PAVE and @marcelacussolin

Appalachian State University students awarded honorable mention at international design competition
Feb 25, 2019

Caroline DiBerto and Cassie Hutchens, both seniors enrolled in Appalachian’s Department of Applied Design interior design program, have received an ...

Student wins 2018 SOURCE Award for Turkish restaurant lighting design
Jun 6, 2018

Ally Mangini, an interior design student at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, won a 2018 SOURCE Award for her lighting design project, T...

Interior design sophomores Jacob Still (left) and Brandon Jarrett pose with their High Point Design Competition awards. Photo submitted by Jacob Still

Appalachian students place second and third in High Point Design Competition
Mar 20, 2018

By Mary Anne SavageAppalachian State University students Brandon Jarrett of Weaverville and Jacob Still of Tampa took home second and third place, res...

Emma Morris, a senior interior design major, took home top honors at the 2017 PAVE student design competition. Photo submitted

Interior Design Student takes home honors in International 2017 PAVE competition
Feb 6, 2018

Emma Morris, a senior enrolled in the Department of Applied Design's interior design program, has received top honors in the Planning and Visual Educa...

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...