Luxurious Leather Making

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:18:19 GMT

This spring RISD was invited to send a faculty member and a grad student to the heart of the Tuscan Leather District to investigate the potential of vegetable tanned leather.

Drawn Together

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:43:26 GMT

When illustrators from around the world converge on Providence from June 13–16, the ICON7 conference will bear a distinct RISD stamp.

Illustrating for TEDMED‬‬

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:36:55 GMT

RISD artwork and artists will stand out at the mid-April TEDMED conference in Washington, DC.

Natural Fiber Chairs

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:52:20 GMT

Professor Seth Stem works with BASF to develop new uses for an eco-friendly, hemp-based alternative to plastic.

Clean Water for Urban Slums

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:48:57 GMT

In a venture called WaterWalla, RISD and Brown students are working to bring clean water to slum dwellers in the developing world.

Students Collaborate with National Park Service

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:05:09 GMT

Student work created as part of RISD’s interdisciplinary Witness Tree course helps the NPS celebrate National Park Week.

Plankton Portraiture

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:42:14 GMT

Working alongside University of Rhode Island oceanographers, Foundation Studies Critic Cynthia Rubin explores the fascinating behavior of plankton.

Davis Educational Foundation

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:27:24 GMT

RISD has launched a new Academic Commons Program (ACP) to galvanize teaching and learning initiatives across campus.

Designing for Deep Space

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:20:35 GMT

In an interdisciplinary design studio, RISD students are testing out innovative prototypes to improve the dexterity of NASA space gloves.

RISD Partners with CreativeMornings

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:01:38 GMT

Art and technology make for a powerful mix, as creative thinkers around the world will confirm during a series of inspiring breakfast talks in June.

Poetics of Space

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:00:06 GMT

This spring renowned public artist Kristin Jones 79 SC brings new explorations of space and time to an interdisciplinary studio offered through Architecture.

Designs to Deliver Comfort

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:37:46 GMT

Interior Architecture graduate students design and install handcrafted furniture to help families living at a shelter in Woonsocket, RI.

Design Treatments for Cancer Care

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:02:55 GMT

Three recent RISD Architecture graduates help Memorial Sloan-Kettering envision potential solutions to more supportive patient care.

Maharam Fosters Creative Infusion

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:59:10 GMT

Known for its interdisciplinary collaborations, international textile leader Maharam is sponsoring a new fellowship opportunity for RISD students to intern with governmental and nonprofit agencies.

Neonatal Incubator Built from Car Parts

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:32:39 GMT

Alumni help design an incubator for the developing world that makes use of the limited parts and expertise available in remote regions of the world.

Swarovski Sparks Experimentation

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:39:46 GMT

A sponsored RISD studio by global fine crystal manufacturer Swarovski kicks off its visiting artist lecture series with contemporary artist Rashaad Newsome.

Celebrity Summer School

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:29:37 GMT

Plenty of RISD energy is driving the discussions this month at MoMA PS1’s stellar Summer School.

Bright Lights, Bold Collaboration

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:15:07 GMT

San Francisco-based alumni and entrepreneurs Lauren Geremia 04 PT and Jess Wainer 04 GL team up to light up the Bay Area.

Maeda Accepts AIGA Medal

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:28:08 GMT

RISD President John Maeda was among the three 2010 AIGA Medalists honored at a celebration in New York on April 7, 2011.

STEAMy Discussion

webmaster@risd.edu — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:49:07 GMT

A panel discussion centered around the ongoing STEAM initiative drew plenty of interest at RISD by Design 2012.

NEA Grant Cultivates Public Art

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:41:58 GMT

RISD partners with Providence and local arts groups to reimagine downtown as a destination for the arts.

Students’ Design in National Media Blitz for Progressive Insurance

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:38:42 GMT

Working with Associate Professor Leslie Fontana, ID students designed a prototype that’s now featured in the Progressive Insurance TV ads promoting its new Snapshot device.

Making HUGO

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:40:11 GMT

Cinematographer Robert Richardson 79 FAV collaborated with director Martin Scorsese to make the Brian Selznick 88 IL book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, into a wonderful movie.

A Better Place to Learn

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:07:57 GMT

Jo Ann Secor 73 AE, , a principal at LHSA+DP in NYC, recently worked with kids and parents in Casper, WY to build the school of their dreams.

Partnering Forces

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:35:46 GMT

The permanent storefront shared by RISD Exposé and Second Life is getting prepped for The White Tie Show, a showcase of eclectic works by students and alumni.

Reimagining Medical Communications

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:47:53 GMT

In the spring studio Communicating Medical Risk, Brown undergraduates teamed up with RISD art and design majors to look at better ways of disseminating medical information.

Clay in Context at Hope High

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:48:21 GMT

In a collaboration that reflects RISD’s commitment to critical making and community engagement, students in Ceramics and TLAD worked with local teens to create new tile murals for Providence's Hope High School.

Students Propose Public Art for Providence

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:24:32 GMT

Students in a spring Sculpture studio taught by Professor Ellen Driscoll are creating public art for Kennedy Plaza as part of a major initiative funded by the NEA.

STEAM Club Mixes Art and Science

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:45:17 GMT

A series of workshops linking RISD and the MIT Media Lab has set the stage for this month's CreativeMornings “pop-up” event at RISD, part of an international conversation on the intersection of arts and technology.

Full STEAM Ahead

webmaster@risd.edu — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:22:53 GMT

As part of SmART Schools, a research-based K–12 reform initiative, Industrial Design faculty member Amy Leidtke is leading two mini-institutes this spring to help Rhode Island math and science teachers incorporate art and design into their lesson plans.

Designing for America

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:32:35 GMT

When Sami Nerenberg 07 ID discovered that a small group of like-minded people shared her dream of using design to foster social change, she joined their effort to launch a national design movement on college campuses.

RISD Partners with US State Department

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:20:21 GMT

Renowned sculptor Jim Drain 98 SC works with students during Wintersession to design a site-specific installation for an Art in Embassies project in Morocco.

Community Garden Blossoms

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:17:24 GMT

Six faculty members work with dozens of Architecture students to design and build a community garden that brings together preschoolers, the elderly and everyone in between.

Project Open Door

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:06:17 GMT

Under the leadership of Professor Paul Sproll, RISD’s Project Open Door college access program for urban teens looks to build on its successes.

RISD/Brown Collaboration Celebrates Cunningham

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:01:49 GMT

Working with costume design professionals on RISD’s faculty, Apparel Design students became part of the late Merce Cunningham’s legacy when they designed the dancers’ costumes for MinEvent: A Cunningham Collaboration.

Etsy Backs RISD's Newest Entrepreneurs

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:55:13 GMT

Jewelry designer Kellie Riggs 11 JM reflects on her opportunity to attend the 2011 Hello Etsy Summit in Berlin.

Message in a Bottle

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:55:27 GMT

Professor Ellen Driscoll, head of the Sculpture department, uses recycled plastic bottles to make people think about issues of consumption and sustainability when viewing her new installation in the Providence River.

Empowering Enterprise

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:23:59 GMT

For the second year in a row, Rhode Island School of Design is arming each of its 661 graduates with an Artrepreneur Kit, a practical parting gift to help students explore entrepreneurial possibilities after graduation and beyond.

Building Bridges for International Innovation

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:36:50 GMT

RISD partners with Japanese font developer Morisawa to explore creative leadership and innovation through art and design.

Passion and Problem-Solving: Artists as Entrepreneurs

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:32:26 GMT

The RISD Career Center held its first-ever Entrepreneur Mindshare on Saturday, November 12. Billed as part TED conference and part boot camp, the all-day event was designed to get RISD students and alumni energized about creative entrepreneurship.

ISUS + RISD Address Global Water Issues

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:22:47 GMT

Co-founded by RISD Professor Elizabeth Dean Hermann, the Institute for Sustainable Urban Societies develops innovative solutions to the complex issues facing dense metropolises in the world’s most endangered coastal zones.

Innovative Work in National Spotlight

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:02:42 GMT

RISD is one of two colleges nationwide invited to show original student work at the 2010 American Craft Council Show.

Experimenting with Italy’s Finest Yarns

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:59:45 GMT

Textiles majors created one-of-a-kind wearables to showcase in Zegna Baruffa’s exhibition space at Pitti Immagine Filati, an international showcase in Milan for high-end yarns and knitwear.

Start the Presses: RISD, AS220 Bring Printing Power to the People

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:23:11 GMT

RISD partners with local arts organization AS220 to bring printing power to the people.

Rothman’s Rabbits

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:22:39 GMT

Illustrator Julia Rothman 02 IL created a playful holiday card for RISD – between projects for clients ranging from The New York Times to Victoria’s Secret.

Living Pictures

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:16:29 GMT

Artist Sarah Small 01 PH is bringing the emotion and humanity of 15th-century paintings alive through an intriguing series of experimental performance art pieces.

Collaborative Work Shines at Slater Mill Museum

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:12:22 GMT

In a three-way exchange of inspiration, students in Textiles create print designs inspired by works at the RISD Museum and Apparel Design students create garments inspired by the resulting fabrics.

Bridging the Art/Science Gap

webmaster@risd.edu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:11:11 GMT

The National Science Foundation recently sponsored a gathering of minds at RISD to strategize innovative ways to enhance STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math] education by integrating art and design – transforming STEM into STEAM.

Etsy Entrepreneur Gets Off to a Flying Start

webmaster@risd.edu — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:45:18 GMT

A year-long series of RISD entrepreneurship initiatives is culminating in a trip to Berlin, Germany for Kellie Riggs 11 JM, winner of an Etsy Fellowship for small business and sustainability.

ELLE Presents Student Designs in NYC

webmaster@risd.edu — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:32:54 GMT

Students won major recognition and cash prizes in the ELLE + RISD Fashion Next competition and runway show, which was presented as part of New York’s Fashion Week.