Industrial & Product Design

‘Disquiet Dream’ by industrial design student featured at Rassbach Museum’s haunted house exhibit

Van der Hagen’s massive dream-inspired deer sculpture brings joy, wonder in the face of dread

October 21, 2024

Renae van de Hagen, a senior in industrial and product design, was one of five students who worked on the project.

Classes with clients: Steel cows, other designs by 60+ students support four businesses

Based on the reactions at a twine-cutting ceremony, the designs of three cow sculptures outside the new Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery are spot on.

October 4, 2024

A close-up of a hand-turned white oak table leg

UW-Stout industrial design students handcraft furniture using historic brass fixtures

Harvey Hall grate project highlighted at public unveiling event July 30

July 24, 2024

Guests at Design Wisconsin check out a product design display.

Design Wisconsin coming to UW-Stout in 2025; student wins Merit Award during event at Milwaukee Tool

Design professionals from around Wisconsin representing some of the state’s biggest and best-known brands gathered May 18 for the third annual Design Wisconsin.

May 30, 2024

Attendees at the 2023 Design Wisconsin event, at Trek headquarters, stop at the Milwaukee Tool display. This year’s event May 18 is being hosted by Milwaukee Tool.

Milwaukee Tool to host UW-Stout’s third annual Design Wisconsin event

UW-Stout, the Industrial Designers Society of America-Milwaukee chapter and an iconic Wisconsin company, Milwaukee Tool, are set to host Design Wisconsin.

May 7, 2024

PODCAST: Being Human UT features Stout faculty for 2023 Polytechnic Summit recap

Stout professors and undergraduate researcher talk to UT podcast hosts about work presented at the 2023 Polytechnic Summit.

June 20, 2023

Trek, based in Waterloo, will host the second annual DesignWisconsin event on Saturday, May 13.

Stout co-sponsoring, organizing second Design Wisconsin on May 13 with Trek, IDSA

Product designs from 20 Wisconsin companies and much more will be featured at the second annual DesignWisconsin event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 13

May 2, 2023

Game design students take chess to next level with Checkmight

Stout Game Expo, Senior Show to feature nearly 370 student projects for public to try, see

December 8, 2022

An operational, 3D-printed motorcycle was displayed by Brooks Stevens Inc. of Milwaukee.

Inaugural Design Wisconsin event showcases state companies, industrial design

A first-of-its-kind state event, DesignWisconsin, recently highlighted the impact of industrial design and featured about a dozen leading Wisconsin companies.

June 20, 2022

Packaging and graphic design students and faculty package porcelain mugs for the chancellor's investiture.

Students collaborate to design, package gifts for commemorative university event

Porcelain mugs to be given to partners, guests at Chancellor Frank’s fall investiture

May 24, 2022

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