Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wenty-five graduating Mississippi State interior design majors from Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are presenting their work in a special exhibition during the university鈥檚 upcoming Super Bulldog Weekend.
Free to all, the exhibition is available for viewing 4-6 p.m. Friday [April 20] and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday [April 21] in the first-floor showroom at the university鈥檚 Franklin Furniture Institute. The institute is located inside the Franklin Center at 201 Locksley Way in Starkville.
Works on display showcase the practical knowledge and range of skills that the rising professional designers have acquired throughout their participation in the state鈥檚 largest interior design program, which is housed in 无码专区鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design.
In addition to general education coursework, the soon-to-be 无码专区 alumni have gained studio experience in a variety of areas, including design theory, lighting design and interior construction and furniture design, among others.
Beth Miller, professor and director of 无码专区鈥檚 interior design program, said this year鈥檚 exhibition features works by students in the program鈥檚 furniture design class. Flexsteel sponsored a competition in the furniture design class, and the five finalists鈥 3D printed prototypes and a full-scale prototype of the competition鈥檚 first place design winner will be on display.
鈥淭his senior class is one of the largest classes that we have graduated in many years. As a class, they have won numerous national and regional awards during their time in the program,鈥 Miller said.聽鈥淭he majority of the seniors have already acquired internships in prestigious firms across the United States, and many students have been offered multiple internship opportunities. They are a great class, and we look forward to their success in the interior design profession.鈥
无码专区鈥檚 senior interior design exhibitors include (by hometown):
BRANDON鈥擪athryn E. 鈥淜atie鈥 Coit and Emily A. Gabell.
BREMEN, Alabama鈥擲helby E. Newton.
BURNSVILLE鈥擧annah E. Stricklen.
CLINTON鈥擟ody Moore.
CORDOVA, Tennessee鈥擱egan Sanders.
DIAMONDHEAD鈥擩essica H. Moore.
GERMANTOWN, Tennessee鈥擟hristine M. Smith.
GULFPORT鈥擜nnalee C. 鈥淎nnie鈥 Kesler.
HATTIESBURG鈥擜bby K. Richardson.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擜nsley M. Zimmerman.
INDIANOLA鈥擜lison F. Cowart.
JACKSON, Tennessee鈥擲ydney E. Sharp.
LELAND鈥擪atherine F. 鈥淜atie鈥 Fratesi.
MADISON鈥擡lizabeth Sosebee.
MEADVILLE鈥擧annah E. Monroe.
NETTLETON鈥擧annah R. Gentry.
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擭atalie E. Watson.
PICAYUNE鈥擜ustin R. DeLoach.
REDWOOD鈥擳anner M. Jeffers.
RIDGELAND鈥擟aroline R. Brantley and Elizabeth Shapley.
STARKVILLE鈥擝rooke R. Pogue.
TUPELO鈥擫auren E. Bean.
WIGGINS鈥擣elicia E. Martin.
Accredited by The Council for Interior Design Accreditation and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 无码专区鈥檚 interior design program provides students with a broad background in interior elements, materials, sources and practical experience in the business of interior design.
For more information about the interior design program, contact Miller at 662-325-7689 or BMiller@caad.msstate.edu.
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