Design solutions for Ames businesses

12-11-06

Contacts:

Lori Brunner, Art and Design, (515) 294-8284

Teddi Barron, University Relations, (515) 294-4778

Megan Pierskalla, senior from Rochester, Minn., worked with T Galaxy in campustown on ideas for the sports-themed retail space.

Kristi Neznanski, senior from Ames, designed a new interior for Skunk River Cycles shop on Main Street.

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Interior design seniors work with Ames clients

Senior interior design students presented design solutions for 13 Ames retail businesses and a new headquarters and museum for the Ames Historical Society Monday (Dec. 11). The designs, created in their senior studio class, were exhibited during an open house at the Ames Public Library. The assignments allowed students to experience a design project working with clients and analyzing project needs in a real world context. "These projects are meant to provide value to both the students and the local clients," said Lori Brunner, assistant professor of art and design.