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KCAD Students Take Top Two Prizes in Nationwide Furniture Design Competition
Posted November 10, 2022 in Product DesignSince 1970, The Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library has celebrated the emerging designers of the furniture industry. And in 2022, KCAD students Boya Zhang and Oliver McCarthy had their names etched into its history by winning the First and Second Place prizes in the annual Bienenstock Furniture Design Competition. Read More...
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KCAD Fashion Studies Student Wins First Prize in Prestigious AATCC Design Competition
Posted September 21, 2022 in Fashion Studies, StudentWhat do you get when you create an entire clothing line out of oranges? A surprisingly a-peel-ing way to address societal issues like sustainability and accessibility while delivering the style and versatility that people crave. Read More...
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A Place to Heal: KCAD Interior Design Team Collaborates on a Home for Detroit Veterans
Posted July 14, 2022 in Alumni, Interior Design, StudentLate last year, interior designers across the state of Michigan were invited to take part in a life-changing project. Over the next six months, they would work together to finish 14 apartments designated for veterans who had experienced homelessness in the Sugar Hill Arts District of Midtown Detroit. Read More...
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Graphic Design Student McKenna Phillips Continues Program Tradition of National ADDY Awards
Posted July 6, 2022 in Graphic Design, StudentWhen the American Advertising Federation announced its National ADDY Awards this year, you may have heard a cheer going up from downtown Grand Rapids. KCAD Graphic Design graduate (December 2021) McKenna Phillips was thrilled to be among the winners, earning two National ADDY awards for her logo and integrated branding for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. These prestigious awards were a first-time honor for Phillips, and another feather in the cap of the Graphic Design program, whose students have earned 14 National ADDYs since 2006 Read More...
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KCAD Marks Ten Years of TowerPinkster Interior Design Scholarship
Posted June 23, 2022 in Giving, Interior DesignWest Michigan-based architecture, engineering, and interior design firm TowerPinkster first established an endowed scholarship to support KCAD Interior Design students in 2012. Ten years later, the scholarship continues to serve a vital role in helping reduce the financial barriers to pursuing an interior design education. Read More...
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KCAD M.Arch Program Announces Articulation Agreement with GVSU College of Engineering
Posted June 20, 2022 in Master of ArchitectureKCAD and GVSU signed an articulation agreement that establishes a pathway for degree completion for GVSU Interdisciplinary Engineering students interested in pursuing a Master of Architecture degree from KCAD. Read More...
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KCAD Announces President’s List and Dean’s List for Spring 2022 Semester
Posted June 14, 2022 in Student