All About Looks

 Meagan Franklin described All About Looks as "Willie Wonka for Interior Designers!" I agree - it is definitely full of eye candy! We were able to see examples of beautiful fabrics, wall coverings and tour the drapery and upholstery workroom.

Thank you Nancy for the wonderful tour and information!

Dallas Design Center

 Professor Collier organized a trip to the Dallas Design Center (residential design focus) and invited me to tag along and bring the Materials classes and graduate students.  By visiting the showrooms, the students had an opportunity for hands-on experience with the vendors and new products.  We even saw Laura Bush!

Tara and Rachel!

Beautiful details

Duy Pham is one of our graduate students who came on the trip.

Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute

At the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, the students were able to see the process converting cotton into yarn and then into cloth. Testing proceedures were also observed. 

 

 

 

 

2011 ASID/IIDA Membership Drive

This year the membership drive was held in El Centro and had a fantastic turnout!  I look forward to a great year with all of our new members!

New members are busy filling out their applications to join these outstanding organizations!

ASID Officers busy working the Membership drive!

IIDA officers are also staying busy with all of their new members!

2011 Design Expo

This year the Texas Tech Design Expo was a huge success.  We had a great turn out with a number of wonderful raffle prizes, including student scholarships!  Students had the opportunity to interact with vendors, talk to professionals, view new products.  A big thank you to all of the officers who put in so much work!

 Students discuss new and upcoming products with vendors.

 ASID President Jordan Cochran and ASID Expo Chair Sierra Pond

Keynote speaker Brian Graham (right) poses beside his furniture designs. 

Students in line to enjoy all of the tasty food!