Three different areas of the College of Design have come together for one exhibit, giving students and the general public the chance to get involved.

Three ISU professors — J.R. Campbell, assistant professor of textiles and clothing; Dennis Dake, professor of art and design; and Chris Martin, assistant professor of art and design — contributed to an exhibit being held at the Gallery in the Round, 1015 Hyland Ave., along with some of their students.

Martin says the diversity of this collection makes the pieces especially well-rounded.

“Just to show up and see the collection of pieces, it’s amazing — the color, the energy,” Martin says.

“We had no idea what the [others were] going to bring.”

Jean Dow, chairwoman of the art committee for the Gallery in the Round, says the exhibit has been especially enjoyable for the members of the fellowship.

“This exhibit they like,” Dow says.

“It’s been amazing to see them stand around and look at the art and talk about it, which doesn’t always happen.”

One of the many features of the exhibit is “Poppy Chair,” a piece by Catherine Hunt, graduate student in textiles and clothing and a student of J.R Campbell.

“My inspiration was the flower,” Hunt says.

Hunt says she found a chair in her grandmother’s attic and created the piece by taking pictures of a poppy.

She then combined the pictures and the Latin name of the flower, taken from a 19th-century flower-naming book, and scanned the final image onto fabric to cover the chair.

Hunt says the process is more complicated and time-consuming than simple paper scanning.

The same technique was used by Campbell for two pieces he has on display in this exhibit. A scanned piece named “Moonlight Summer” has a flower theme as well, and Campbell says the panel took 45-50 hours to complete.

Sculpture makes an appearance at this exhibit as well. The furniture pieces shown are functional as well as creative. One piece is a curving wooden coat rack, named “Coat Tree,” created by Martin. Martin says he came up with the idea for the piece after he took a trip to Colorado.

“My in-laws live in Colorado, and on their property is a rock that a tree is growing out of,” Martin says.

The rack mimics this natural design with a dark, sturdy base to support the rest of the piece.

Dow says the exhibit’s functional elements may stand out to the casual viewer, but the more subtle emotional meanings of the pieces are still very prevalent.

“Art brings something spiritual beyond just decorating, a spiritual component the art brings that words do not,” Dow says.

“Art brings something else.”

What: Art, Textile and Furniture Exhibit

Where: Gallery in the Round Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, 1015 Hyland Ave.

When: Currently on display until Feb. 28

Cost: Free