Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising The Lucile E. Hawks Gallery Past Exhibitions
December 2023 User First>>>Design Next: A Human-Centered Journey in Inclusive Product Design for All Abilities
User First>>> Design Next presents the culminating endeavors of senior Product Development students in the Department of Design and Merchandising. These projects exemplify the primacy of user-centric design and underscore inclusivity by catering to diverse abilities. Join us to explore the realm of adaptive apparel and clothing design reimagined through the lens of inclusive design in this end-of-semester opportunity!
Fall 2023 Best Seat in the House: Scale Models of the Avenir Museum Chair Collection
One of the best ways to learn about the history of interior design is to experience and recreate it. Students in the Spring 2023 course, INTD 359: The History of Interior Architecture and Design, researched and re-created a chair from the Avenir Museum interior design collection to better understand the limitations the designer had to address. This project resulted in 1/6th scale models of select originals from the museum collection of historic chairs – come see the models paired with the original seating that inspired the students.
Summer 2023 Snapshots: Six Curatorial Concepts
Mini exhibitions developed by graduate students in the Care and Exhibit of Museum Collections course. During the Spring 2023 course, each student developed a concept for a hypothetical exhibition, ranging from the Jazz Renaissance in the 1970s to the intersection of fashion and disease in the early 19th century.
Spring 2023 New Threads
Featuring new acquisitions from the Avenir collection.
Fall 2022 The Ravages of Time
Fall 2021 New Threads
Spring 2020 Women Wear at CSU
Spring-Summer 2019 New Threads
2016-2018 Changing Exhibition of New Avenir Acquisitions New Threads
Spring-Summer 2016 Tiny Bits and Pieces
