Design Innovation in Plastics took a creative leap this year, showcasing how playful ideas can emerge from eco-conscious thinking. Students demonstrated new ways to blend imagination and responsibility, highlighting the fun side of plastics while focusing on sustainability.

Celebrity designer Vern Yip, best known for “Trading Spaces,” tackles unconventional spaces in “Home Reimagined.” The show highlights the difficulties of turning nontraditional structures into comfortable living quarters, an endeavor he calls “significantly harder” than typical home renovations.