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February 1, 2018
CHAIRity fundraiser will support Kitchener Public Library

Students in Conestoga’s Interior Decorating two-year diploma program will host the annual CHAIRity gala at Kitchener Public Library’s (KPL) central...


March 8, 2017
Interior Decorating students host CHAIRity fundraiser at KPL

A collection of 17 repurposed chairs, professionally reupholstered and painted by Conestoga’s Interior Decorating students, are now on display at...


March 23, 2016
Students refurbish chairs to support Habitat for Humanity

Faculty and students from Conestoga’s Interior Decorating diploma program hosted the fifth annual Chairity Gala at the Waterloo Region Museum...


January 22, 2016
Alumni share success stories at networking event

Conestoga’s first annual Interior Decorating and Visual Merchandising Arts Alumni Celebration on January 20 brought together grads, students and faculty...


March 27, 2014
Annual Chairity gala attracts sell-out crowd

Do you ever wonder what happens to old furniture that’s been left on the curb and picked up overnight? Teams...


February 11, 2014
SOMAD stages surprise Flash Mob at Conestoga

Conestoga students were treated to a professionally trained flash mob courtesy of Cirque de Soleil choreographer Debra Brown on Monday,...


September 24, 2013
Canadian design icon visits Conestoga

Commercial designer and well-known philanthropist Simon Chang shared his insights and career advice with Conestoga students at an event held...


April 12, 2013
Conestoga faculty member designs award-winning chair

Conestoga part-time faculty member Sarah Turner has won the 2013 ‘Emerge Italy’ Design Competition with her chair design titled ‘flight’....


April 3, 2013
Interior decorating students raise funds for local women's shelter

A class of Conestoga students raised the roof at this year’s Chairity Gala on March 18, collecting more than $11,000...


May 9, 2012
Chairity Gala a huge success

Conestoga's interior decorating program is sitting pretty thanks to its inaugural Chairity Gala on April 3, which raised $3,500 for...