Students decorate tree for museum fundraiser

Elaine Gordon, Cassie Dille and Nikki Avery, students in GRCC’s Fashion Merchandising and Interior Design program, decorated a tree for the Muskegon Art Museum’s Festival of Trees fundraiser.

The GRCC students’ tree is called The Midas Touch and here’s how it’s described: “Straight out of King Midas’ court, this tree is golden perfection. With a monochromatic color scheme of gilded ornaments, ribbon, and even the tree itself, it is a breathtaking addition to any room. The Midas Touch is a classic yet exciting design that can be enjoyed for years to come.”

The museum, 296 W. Webster Ave. in Muskegon, is hosting an opening event with live music at 5:30 p.m. November 22; tickets cost $30, with proceeds going to the museum.

The exhibit runs through December 1. For more information, click here.

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Students decorate tree for museum fundraiser

Elaine Gordon, Cassie Dille and Nikki Avery, students in GRCC’s Fashion Merchandising and Interior Design program, decorated a tree for the Muskegon Art Museum’s Festival of Trees fundraiser.

The GRCC students’ tree is called The Midas Touch and here’s how it’s described: “Straight out of King Midas’ court, this tree is golden perfection. With a monochromatic color scheme of gilded ornaments, ribbon, and even the tree itself, it is a breathtaking addition to any room. The Midas Touch is a classic yet exciting design that can be enjoyed for years to come.”

The museum, 296 W. Webster Ave. in Muskegon, is hosting an opening event with live music at 5:30 p.m. November 22; tickets cost $30, with proceeds going to the museum.

The exhibit runs through December 1. For more information, click here.

GRCC Preschool Students Visit Interior Design Department

On February 29th the Bear Room children from GRCC’s Laboratory Preschool visited the resource room of the Interior Design Department. The visit was prompted by a topic of interest, homes, being studied by the 4 and 5 year old children. Professor Susan Baglien introduced the children to the concept of design boards and then allowed them the freedom to work with the interior design students to build their own board filled with the colors and furniture that they would like to have in their own room.

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The children loved looking through all of the magazines, wallpaper books, fabric and paint samples to find their favorites! We are hoping to connect with the Architectural Design Program as well as visit the McCabe-Marlowe house soon! Thank you for the great opportunity!!

GRCC Alum Claudia Petrelli Profiled in GR Magazine

Grand Rapids Magazine recently profiled GRCC Alumna Claudia Petrelli for her daring and ecologically-friendly women’s fashions.

As the article (on p. 12 of the September 2009 issue) describes:

“Petrelli has made her unique creations for art shows, celebrity events and “sweet 16″ parties. She also created two gowns using cigarette butts for Recycled Runway in August at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts.”

This gown (photo courtesy faculty member Susan Younggren in GRCC’s Fashion & Interior Design program) comes from one of her recent collections.

GRCC Students Post Wins at NKBA Design Competition

These photos come from GRCC’s Business Department and feature students who competed in this past summer’s National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) Design Competition. In total, seven students competed and two won significant honors:

• Jenna Gilette took 3rd place and won recognition and a $300 award.
• Lauren VanHouten took 1st place and won recognition and a $1,000 award.