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Raleigh, NC
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Three days.
That's how long industrial design senior Isaac Watkins had to apply for an internship with @LEGO_Group.
Recently, he's secured a coveted semester-long internship in Billund, Denmark, helping prototype the future of play. 🧱
The future of design isn't hardware or software. It's both.
We recently launched our first-ever joint studio between two of our disciplines, in a collaboration with design leaders from @Lenovo on solutions that bridged the physical and digital worlds.
What happens when one of humanity's oldest building materials meets some of its newest technologies?
In our Digital Clay Lab, two researchers are exploring the possibilities of ceramic 3D printing through research, experimentation and a whole lot of iteration.
Read the full story on the Matsumoto transformation: design.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/06…
A space built for what's next.
The newly renovated first floor of Brooks Hall's Matsumoto wing brings together research, collaboration and community under one roof while honoring the legacy of a building that's shaped generations of designers.
Full story + gallery: design.ncsu.edu/blog/2026/05…
Before there were renderings, there were drawings.
For 31 years, the Brian Shawcroft Drawing Competition has highlighted the role of hand drawing in observation, exploration and design thinking. See this year's award-winning work ⬇️
Dinosaurs. Security bots. Whiteboard masterpieces. A little mess here and there. Ya know, normal stuff.
Happy LDOC, designers. 🦕🫶
