ECU Interior Design and Merchandising

IDMR faculty member Dr. Ishtehar Swazan recently had his first article published in Fashion and Textiles Journal. Dr. Swazan's feature is titled 'Working with feeling AI in fashion retail: a stimulus-organism-response perspective on employee psychology and creativity'. Great work, Dr. Swazan! Read it ⤵
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40691-026-00465-y

Congratulations to Interior Design and Fashion Merchandising Outstanding Grads! 🎓 🎉

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Interior design major Elizabeth Monk earned thousands of dollars as the grand prize winner in a national competition for her creative, modern, innovative design project, REVEL.

Monk honored as design grand prize winner - HHP News and Events Behr named East Carolina University senior interior design major Elizabeth Monk as the 2025 BEHR Student Design Competition grand prize winner. This was the second straight year an ECU student placed in the national competition, with this time Monk securing the grand prize. Behr created a congratula...

Students gain real-world design experiences Visual Merchandising and interior design students blend art, inspiration and science with classroom concepts in real-world projects.

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