Tag: "Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising"
Digitally designed textiles featured in exhibit of original student work
As part of their final assignment, students from Colorado State University’s Department of Design and Merchandising are showing their original designs in an exhibition entitled “The View from Here: Graduate Work in Digital Textile Design” in the Gustafson Gallery.
Astronaut alum Lindgren donates CSU shirt he wore in space
Colorado State University alumnus and astronaut Kjell Lindgren has donated a CSU T-shirt he wore on the International Space Station to the university.
Veteran and former CSU prof donates rare WWII glider uniform to Avenir Museum
“Please take care of this.” That’s what 93-year-old Jim Ingram told staff of CSU’s Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising on May 23 as he donated the complete, pristine uniform he wore during his World War II service in the 194th Glider Infantry Regiment.
Avenir Museum embroidery sampler from 1802 X-rayed at CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Colorado State University's Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising teams up with the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital in an effort to solve a needlework mystery.
Avenir Museum looking for Dior pieces to add to its collection
The Avenir Museum is looking to expand its holdings of apparel and accessories by French couturier Christian Dior (1905-1957), particularly garments of his New Look style from 1947 to the mid-1950s.
Everyday Dior: A merchandising example
The Avenir Museum recently acquired a pair of Christian Dior nylon stockings in what was initially believed to be the original packaging.
Avenir Museum volunteer recognized for outstanding contributions
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising volunteer Marcella Wells was formally recognized with the “Friend of the College Award” by the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Former head of Design and Merchandising co-authors book on Afghan women's embroidery
Former head of the Department of Design and Merchandising Mary Littrell spoke at CSU about her recently published book on Afghan women, co-authored with Rangina Hamidi.
Avenir Lecture Series: Orange Out - May 3
Join us for a lecture by Janina Alexander, a retired educator and Avenir Museum docent who had the idea to do the ORANGE exhibition.