Stories about studios + projects
Drawn in by the Grad Show
Master's degree candidates showcase the culmination of their creative efforts in this year's lively and impressive graduate thesis exhibition at the Providence Convention Center.
Souvenirs of Substance
Associate Professor Paolo Cardini leads a RISD symposium in Rome focused on non-Western, student-conceived visions of the future.
Alums Lead Equitable Met Campaign
With Toward Equitable Met Ticketing, a group of recent graduates are calling for the NYC museum to uphold its commitment to inclusion.
Emotionally Intelligent Designs
In a Wintersession studio sponsored by IBM, students explored the value of empathy in systems design.
Equipped with a Purpose
Through their softgoods company eqpd, Jonathan Baker 97 ID and Sean Donovan 94 IL are designing socially conscious products and business models.
No Fish Were Harmed in the Making of This Crit
Industrial design students set up shop in the Nature Lab, designing aquaponics systems with potential application on campus.
Anticipating the Age of Passion + Purpose
As the keynote speaker at DESIGN WEEK RI, Anthony Pannozzo 91 ID offers an
inspiring talk about the future of design.
SURF Fellows Promote Conservation
Through an NSF-funded summer internship at the Nature Lab, students
from RISD and Roger Williams University create a website to help kids better
understand the value of marine life.
Timely Design to Address Opioid Epidemic
Students and faculty in Industrial Design have contributed
to a project that’s helping people cope with the public health crisis of opioid
overdose.