Hundreds of architecture student projects were recently showcased in downtown San Luis Obispo for the 19th Annual Vellum Furniture Design Competition. Projects included solid wood tables, led light fixtures and innovative seating solutions. Architecture professor Tom Di Santo and local firm Vellum Design Build co-founded the event in 2004 as a way to initiate architecture […]
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One architecture student will be heading to Milan after winning furniture design competition
An architecture student won a trip to Milan, Italy for her original loveseat design after winning the Velum and College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s Furniture Competition. On Nov. 1, hundreds of San Luis Obispo community members gathered in the Creamery Marketplace on Higuera Street to attend the opening reception of the 16th annual competition. […]
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Architecture students compete in furniture design competition
From an empty keg turned into a cycle-powered washing machine to an old Mustang News newsstand converted into a lightbox, the work of architecture students radiated creativity at Cal Poly’s 15th annual Vellum Furniture Competition and Exhibition. Downtown San Luis Obispo held a space for architecture students to showcase their designs for the annual competition […]
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Architecture students show off furniture designs at Vellum
In 2004, local design and build firm Vellum Design Build paired with Cal Poly’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) to host a furniture-building competition. The purpose was to push students to think outside the box when it comes to design. During Nov. 4-5, Vellum Design Build and CAED hosted their 13th installment of […]
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Furnishing your home on a student budget
Erik Hansen is a graduate student pursuing a master of public policy and Mustang Daily graduate columnist. If you did not spend the summer roughing it here in town, then you probably spent the weekend before school frantically unloading your belongs from a truck, U-Haul or Ford Aerostar. Along with your roommates, you were (hopefully) […]
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Architecture students get creative
Cal Poly architecture students displayed furniture they designed from concept to finish on Saturday.