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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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 […]
Don’t judge a couch by its cover
The Cal Poly Architecture Department and Robert E. Kennedy Library have joined forces for this fall’s art exhibit: “Assembly Required: An Exhibition of Polytechnic Furniture Artists and Vellum Design Winners.” The exhibit allows students to interact with literature in a brand new way, architecture professor Thomas Fowler said. His third-year design students were tasked with […]
Architecture students get creative
Cal Poly architecture students displayed furniture they designed from concept to finish on Saturday.

