Furniture company to produce interior design senior's project.

A project created by senior Emma Newell could soon be found in dorm rooms across the country. The interior design major won a competition with a double armoire piece that she presented to furniture retailer FOB, based in Charlotte, N.C.

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FOB chose Newell's design to put into production after hosting a design contest on campus. Newell will get a design credit when the piece goes on sale. "It should give me an edge as I establish my career," she says.

HPU alumnus and current FOB employee Josh Fox brought the competition to the university. He contacted Dr. Jane Nichols, home furnishings and interior design department chair, about offering a scholarship to the winning designer.

"These are the types of real-world experiences we offer interior design students at High Point University. We are truly blessed with wonderful alumni and great support from the business community. It's a way of leveraging university relationships to gain maximum benefits for our students that's unique to HPU," says Nichols.

Newell's design combines two armoires with a desk in the...