Interior architecture and design students showcase their work in a senior show at the Nancy Richardson Design Center and virtually

The Interior Architecture and Design graduating class of 2023 hosted their senior showcase with a theme of resilience throughout the spaces in the Nancy Richardson Design Center.  The cohort of students was affected by the pandemic in their early years at Colorado State University but have persevered through remote learning and a very demanding area of study to make it to graduation. 

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Avenir Museum collection feature: Designer Nancy Johnson two-piece set

The Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University recently acquired a collection of garments from American designer Nancy Johnson. Representing almost two decades of Johnson’s design work from the late 1970s through the 1990s, the collection reflects evolutions in American culture and changes in the manufacturing of fashionable dress, namely the shift to overseas production. Many of Johnson’s pieces were made in India, Pakistan, and Hong Kong, where she sourced readymade textiles such as embroidered tablecloths to rework into garments.

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