Did you know the protective clothing that firefighters wear can be a hazard because it is bulky and may make it hard to see, walk, and move? CSU clothing design researcher Juyeon Park is working to create a suit that improves movement while keeping its protective features.
Efforts to preserve traditional weaving practices by modernizing designs are the focus of the current Avenir Museum exhibit, “Weaving Lives: Transforming Textile Traditions in the Peruvian Highlands.”
A newly renovated interior design lab embraces best practices for learning spaces through a partnership with furniture manufacturer Herman Miller and funding from Colorado State University students.
The Apparel Design and Production concentration emphasizes study in apparel and textile design and development as well as the sourcing/production, marketing, and retailing of consumer goods.
The Merchandising concentration focuses on product development, procurement, promotion, distribution, and retailing of consumer goods while emphasizing the importance of meeting consumers’ needs and preferences for goods at the right time, right place, and right price.
The Apparel and Merchandising specialization affords each student the opportunity to design a program of study that meets his/her unique professional goals and interests.
The Interior Design specialization is designed to accommodate students who have earned a bachelor’s degree in interior design or an allied area of the built environment such as architecture, industrial design, or landscape architecture.