Fashion Design

Before Kit Yarrow's presentation even began, I could tell we were in for a treat.

The auditorium was buzzing with an excited energy when President White took the stage to introduce Kelly Mooney, CEO of Resource Ammirati (the country’s largest independent digital marketing agency).

By Sarah Ribble

Fashion Design senior Sarah Ribble. 

Alumnus Bruno Grizzo has worked with some of the world's most design-conscious companies—think Kate Spade, Jonathan Adler, and Coach—and he isn't slowing down.

Columbus College of Art & Design students partnered with the You Will Rise Project, a multimedia anti-bullying initiative created by Illustration alumnus Paul Richmond, to create Art Against Bullying, a powerful exhibition now on display in CCAD's Design Studios on Broad.

Kinda Fancy

Ohio-born Fashion Design alumna Lauren Hoell Phaneuf (CCAD 2008) moved to San Francisco with her brother Colin and sister Lindsey to start Kinda Fancy, a line of stay-put surf bikinis designed for active beachgoers.

Designed and sewn in the United States, the bikinis use four-way stretch fabric and YKK zippers and all are tested to ensure they stay on and "look rad," said the three siblings.

By Sakhile Vanqa

Less than a year after her designs took to the runway at the CCAD Senior Fashion Show, Fashion Design alumna Kassie Haji is back in the spotlight.

The 2013 graduate won a contest to design an outfit for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver and Ohio native Brad Smith.

"I'm ecstatic about it," Haji said in an interview with FOX 28 news.

Fashion Design alumnus Bruno Grizzo's illustrations were featured in the December issue of Town & Country magazine. In "Chain Gang," Grizzo's illustrations are anchored by pieces of jewelry.

"This was quite a spontaneous and playful process," Grizzo said of creating the illustrations for the magazine. "Sometimes the jewelry dictated what the drawing was to be; other times the sketch needed a specific shape to complete it."

The Granville home and studios of Illustration alumnus Paul Hamilton (CCAD 1988) and Fashion Design alumna Amy (Tucker) Hamilton (CCAD 1991) were featured in the fall issue of Anthology.

The quarterly lifestyle magazine covers home decor, travel, design, entertaining, and culture.

Art by CCAD students will soon grace the walls of Target's newest distribution center in West Jefferson, OH, opening in March 2014. The national retailer held an art acquisition contest in March, charging CCAD students with the task of creating and pricing two-dimensional art suitable for a workplace environment.