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Senior Design Show - Fall 2025
Join us for our Fall 2025 Senior Design Show!
Come celebrate our graduating seniors as they present their innovative, thoughtfully crafted projects. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with emerging designers, explore their portfolios, and discover a wide range of creative, future-focused work. Whether you鈥檙e a design enthusiast or simply curious, you鈥檙e sure to find something inspiring.
We hope you鈥檒l join us!
Date: Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025
Time: 4:30 PM聽鈥� 8:00 PM
Location: Auraria Campus, Aerospace & Engineering Sciences (AES) Building 鈥� Gallery
1449 7th St. Denver, CO 80204 (Corner of 7th St. & Auraria Pkwy)
Come ready to be inspired!
Making Waves: Students Dive Into Aquatic Craft Design - Summer 2025
After a summer of hands-on exploration and inventive water vessels, the inaugural course聽IND390R-001: Aquatic Craft Design & Fabrication聽concluded with impressive results. Students progressed from concept sketches to full-scale water crafts, working with materials ranging from 3D-printed components and foam hulls to lashed willow branches and plywood sailboats.
The wide variety of techniques reflected both creative problem-solving and technical skill. While each student developed an individual craft, the course was marked by a strong culture of collaboration, idea-sharing, and peer support.
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Senior Design Showcase - Spring 2025
Join us for our Spring 2025 Senior Design Show!
Celebrate the creativity and hard work of our graduating seniors as they present their final projects and portfolios. This is a unique opportunity to meet the designers, hear about their journeys, and explore a wide range of innovative and inspiring work across multiple design disciplines.
馃搮 When: Wednesday, May 14th | 5:30 PM 鈥� 8:30 PM
馃搷 Where: Auraria Campus 鈥� Aerospace & Engineering Sciences (AES) Building
1449 7th St., Denver, CO 80204
(Located at the corner of 7th St. & Auraria Parkway)
Come ready to be inspired!
Students wow outdoor gear pros with innovative backpack prototypes
Industrial Design students debut their creations for Osprey Packs Inc. representatives.
Senior Design Exhibition - Fall 2024
MSU聽Denver鈥檚 Department of聽Industrial Design聽invites you to our Fall 2024 Senior Design Show!
Our fall 2024 graduating seniors will showcase their work and will be available to discuss their portfolios, projects, and experiences as design students. Expect a diverse array of projects, so come ready to explore a broad spectrum of design inspiration!
When: Wednesday, December 11, 2024聽|聽5:30pm to 8:30pm
Where:聽Auraria聽Campus,聽Aerospace & Engineering Sciences (AES) Building
(corner of 7th聽St. & Auraria Pkwy)
International Design Workshop in Japan & South Korea - Summer 2024
During summer 2024, in the IND 3850 International Design Workshop class, 11 Industrial Design students and 1 faculty member traveled to South Korea and Japan for three weeks. During their trip, they immersed themselves in Asian cultures and design practices, participating in multidisciplinary and multicultural design workshops alongside Korean university students.
In Seoul, South Korea, the group explored numerous historic and cultural sites, including a 600-year-old palace and various museums housing national treasures. They also visited contemporary design and tech hotspots such as the Hyundai Motor Studio, the Upcycling Center, and the Dongdaemun Design Plaza.
The journey continued in Tokyo, Japan, where students spent a week exploring historical and design-related locations. A highlight was their visit to the Design Sight 21_21 museum, which was particularly inspiring and captivating for the students.
The final leg of the trip took them back to Busan, South Korea, where they engaged in design workshops and collaborated with Dong-A University鈥檚 multidisciplinary design student team on a design project.
Senior Design Exhibition - Spring 2024
MSU聽Denver鈥檚 Department of聽Industrial Design聽invites you to our Spring 2024聽Senior聽Design聽Show!
Our聽senior聽students will have their work聽on聽display and will be available to talk about聽their portfolios,聽projects, and聽experiences as a design student.聽 This is a large group of聽twenty students with a variety of projects, so come prepared to see a wide range of design inspiration!
When: Wednesday, May 8, 2024聽|聽6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where:聽Auraria聽Campus,聽Aerospace & Engineering Sciences (AES) Building
International Design Workshop in Germany - Spring 2024
Students registered in IND 3850: International Design Workshop, recently spent their spring break in Dortmund, Germany as part of an international design education partnership with Fachhochschule Dortmund鈥檚 University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Students traveled with Professor David Klein for a one-week collaborative project with Architecture and Design students at FH Dortmund, Germany. Inspired by the light installation “Material Memories” (2023) by Hungarian artist Gyula V谩rnai, students were divided into six teams of four to create wire sculptures that conveyed messages through shadow and composition.
The trip included a visit to the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen,聽the Center for International Light Art in Unna, and other fun evening excursions.
No time to waste in 24-hour pooper scooper design challenge.
In this daylong lock-in, student designers from 91暗网, CU Boulder, and CCD went from concept to prototype to solve a common problem for pet owners with limited mobility.
Senior Design Exhibition - Fall 2023
MSU聽Denver鈥檚 Department of聽Industrial Design聽invites you to our Fall 2023 Senior Design Show!
Our senior students will have their work聽on聽display and will be available to talk about聽their portfolios,聽projects, and聽experiences as a design student.
We hope you鈥檒l join us!
When: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Where:聽Auraria聽Campus,聽Aerospace & Engineering Sciences (AES) Building
Andrew Baxter (Senior), Lands Dream Role at Hasbro
Industrial Design student, Andrew Baxter, landed a dream role helping Hasbro produce the action figures for its upcoming blockbuster movie.
Senior Design Exhibition - Spring 2023
MSU聽Denver鈥檚 Department of聽Industrial Design聽invites you to our Spring 2023 Senior Design Show!
When: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |聽6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where:聽Auraria聽Campus,聽Aerospace & Engineering Sciences (AES) Building
Advanced IND Prototyping class builds a bento box inspired e-bike.
IND students take you through the process of building a Japanese bento box e-bike.
Bento e-bike reveal at the 91暗网 IND Senior Showcase - Fall 2022!
William Nalker ('19), Made in Denver
Industrial Design grad provides a clearer view of virtual reality for people who wear glasses.
Senior Design Exhibition - Fall 2022
MSU聽Denver鈥檚 Department of聽Industrial Design聽Senior Show聽is Wednesday, December 14th beginning at 6pm!
Student work from our Upcycle: Survey & Exploration, Advanced ID Prototyping, and Furniture Design聽classes will also be on display!
When: Wednesday, December 14, 2022聽|聽6:00pm to 9:00pm
Where:聽Auraria聽Campus,聽Aerospace & Engineering Sciences (AES) Building
Women in STEM Conference
IND Alumna, Kristina Sandoval-Schock, is the keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Women in STEM Conference.
Friday, October 28, 2022
9am-10am, Tivoli 320 Baerresen Ballroom
Kristina is a Spring 2017 91暗网 grad who majored in Industrial Design and minored in Mechanical Engineering Technology.聽 Her keynote topic is 鈥淐ampus Engagement: A Roadmap for Student Success,鈥� and she will speak about how engagement beyond the classroom has helped lead to a successful career in design.
Schuyler Livingston ('16), Success by design
Schuyler Livingston combines art and science to bring ideas to life for Link Product Development.
Dominique Hunt ('21), Turns Smartphones Into Laptops
A Student At Metropolitan State University Created The "Phonebook" Turning Smartphones Into Laptops
Home Security Never Looked So Good!
Max Dahl ('18), Designs Sleek Home Security Camera Yanko Design Magazine October 24, 2018
Social Impact: Design for the Common Good
Public-interest design tackles big challenges. A new exhibit at the Center for Visual Art shows us how. RED January 13, 2022
Dara Dotz ('09), TED Talk
An ingenious solution for aid in disaster zones
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Department of Industrial Design
Thank you for your interest in the Department of Industrial Design at Metropolitan State University of Denver!
Located on the Auraria Campus and in the center of downtown Denver, Industrial Design students benefit from a vibrant and diverse student community.
Email: [email protected]
Campus Location:
Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building
1449 7th Street
Suite 200A
Denver, CO 80204
Mailing Address:
91暗网 鈥� IND
PO Box 173362
Campus Box 90
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Summer Office Hours:
5/18/26 – 8/14/26
Monday-Thursday: 10am鈥�2pm
Friday: Remote
For additional assistance, you may visit the College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering, and Design dean’s office, located in AES 405, Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm.