{"id":69246,"date":"2022-11-14T08:58:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T14:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=69246"},"modified":"2022-11-14T08:59:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T14:59:26","slug":"interior-design-students-partner-with-community-businesses-for-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=69246","title":{"rendered":"Interior design students partner with community businesses for exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BY RAEGAN NEUFELD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently on display in the Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, <em>Essence <\/em>is not only the product of student work, but a collaboration between Fort Hays State University students and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students from the Interior Design Association were responsible for creating the exhibit, which is a spa setting featuring a lounge and reception area, spa beds, a tea bar and a bathtub. Businesses like Ashley Furniture, Be Made and the Brickhouse Day Spa all contributed various aspects of the exhibit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Holly Linenberger, one of the four student designers, they also contacted people in the art and construction departments for a few of the items, such as some ceramic pieces and the reception desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTypically, (IDSA) does more of a residential design with these exhibits every fall, but we wanted to be unique this year and go more commercial,\u201d Linenberger said. \u201cWe had to go around and get sponsorships, gather different materials and furniture pieces and we even handmade a few items. We really wanted to give the community a sensory and calming experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Essence Interior Design\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2JCMtq4w0UI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><em><sub>Video by Tim Schoepflin<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The making of <em>Essence <\/em>included an initial floor plan, sketches of each area and a plan for getting all the needed furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started big and then broke it all down, because that\u2019s how you put everything together,\u201d said Brianna Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the specific aspects Miller highlighted was the chandelier in the lounge area, which the students made themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe materials are clear Christmas ornaments that clasp with fairy lights and copper sheeting,\u201d she said. \u201cWe strung them through with fish wire, and we had to sew them all into the foam base. It was really cool to do that because it\u2019s just a unique piece.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Linenberger said, one of the main focuses was a calming, relaxing experience. She also noted the inspiration they got from nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have rocks around the beds and by the pedicure station, and we have eucalyptus plants in there as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe found a picture of this metal leaf piece and really wanted (the exhibit) to be organic,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have that in the show, but something simple like that sparked our inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. <em>Essence <\/em>will be on display through Nov. 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY RAEGAN NEUFELD Currently on display in the Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, Essence is not only the product of student work, but a collaboration between&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":69248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397,3398,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-news","category-campus-news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Essence-Design.png?fit=2666%2C1989&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69246"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69247,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69246\/revisions\/69247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}