The Open Studio | Underground Burchard Hall
Collaborative Space | Kiva Group-Think
Collaborative Space | The Studio Kiva
Clay Slab Construction | Platter Project | 2nd Year Studio
Annual Hand Drawing Workshop | 2nd Year Studio
Interdisciplinary Special Study Course with Engineering | Conceptual Drawings
Foundation Design Laboratory | Color Studies
Foundation Design Laboratory | Color Studies
Senior Independent Project | Quinn Huffstetler 2011
2nd Year Form Studio | Platter Review
3rd Year Studio Project | Kees Luyendijk 2011
3rd Year Studio Project | Kees Luyendijk 2011
Senior Thesis "kid FORM" | James Connors
IDEA bronze award recipient 2012 | Peter Beegle
IDEA bronze award recipient 2012 | Peter Beegle
news
07
May 2013
LECTURE |
Craig Vetter
01
March 2013
STUDENT |
Competition Finalist
Seniors Feild Craddock, Kathryn Suttle, Joe Vidmar and Daniel Colby will travel to Hong Kong this June to pitch their business plan for EON, a line of dental care products aimed at the elderly and
individuals with limited physical dexterity. They will stay for a week and compete on a global stage with teams from a wide range of disciplines from around the world.
See list of finalists.
02
November 2012
ALUMNI |
Bicycle Design
Erik Klemm (BSID ’02) and Danny Lentz (BSID ‘07 ), designers at Giant Bicycles, recently presented a lecture titled “Designing the Cycling Experience” at the Duncan Anderson Design Department Gallery at California State University, Long Beach.
02
November 2012
ALUMNI |
Aubrey Altmann
Aubrey Altman (BSID ‘01) is a senior art director for ARCHITECT Magazine.
See it Here
15
October 2012
ALUMNI |
Kyle McCrory
Kyle McCrory (BSID ’11) was featured in the Oct. 15, 2012 issue of Time Magazine.
See it Here
01
October 2012
FACULTY |
Brook Kennedy
Associate Professor Brook Kennedy was Project Manager on the IDEA Gold Award winning OXO Tot Seedling Youth Booster Seat, by Smart Design.
22
September 2012
CERTIFICATE |
Design Thinking
New Graduate Certificate Program in Critical Design Thinking is offered to working professionals, beginning spring 2013.
22
September 2012
GRADUATE |
Thesis Prize
Greg Mitchell, VTID graduate 2012 and 2011, won the 2012 William Preston Society Master's Thesis Award in the category of Innovative Application of Technology in a Master's Thesis. One of the reviewers wrote, “The thesis is a critical issue of our time, reconnecting science and art, despite the restructuring of many universities across the nation….The conclusions are profound and will have immediate impact on education and discovery.” Click here to visit Mitchell's thesis website: http://www.developedidea.com.
10
August 2012
FACULTY |
Larry Fenske
Larry Fenske is appointed Professor of Practice after two years as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Larry co-founded Bjorksten | bit 7, in the Midwest and has been awarded multiple U.S. and International patents, and has received national and international design awards.
05
September 2012
inFORM |
Arlington Reception
A reception was held for the second year studio's inFORM exhibition at the VT Research Center in Arlington.
01
July 2012
AWARD |
IDEA finalists
VTID Students win big at 2012 IDEA Awards.
Project: immune
Students: Peter Beegle
Project: LaXmi
Students: Lina Garada, Kees Luyendijk, Oscar
Salguero.
2011-2012
NEWS ARCHIVE
Click here to view the 2011-2012 archive.
VTID ranked #3 Nationally
For 2013, the Virginia Tech undergraduate Industrial Design Program has been ranked #3 nationally in the annual survey of design education in the United States published by DesignIntelligence, which assesses the best schools for preparing students for success in the profession.
VTID Wins IDSA Regional Merit Award 2nd Consecutive Year
In 2012 and 2013, a senior from VTID has won the IDSA Southern District Conference Merit award. Field Craddock won this year at the Raleigh venue, and Reid Schlegel won in 2012 in Atlanta.
New & Upcoming Studios & Modules
Prof. Ron Kemnitzer will be leading a new interdisciplinary modular studio, partnering with alumni from RailPlan, to develop concepts for passenger rail entering Roanoke. Prof. Akshay Sharma will be leading a full studio on Design for the Bottom of the Pyramid (DeBOP). Prof. Kennedy will teach his second year of Biomimicry in Spring 2014.