Where Design Happens Outside the Box

Our students address design challenges across disciplines and engage in projects that improve everyday life in the Inland Northwest.

When professors and students join their counterparts in China and Tibet to understand the use of local materials they're promoting research that crosses academic disciplines—and international boundaries.

At the Design Institute, the classroom learning and the real-world support each other, as students engage in hands-on projects and assist with faculty research—even as they master their own craft.