As a design leader and entrepreneur, Hannah Chung centers people’s emotions and experiences at the heart of design, strategy and storytelling. Chung co-founded two award-winning organizations: Sproutel, a patient-centered research and development studio, and Design for America, a national organization for student innovators in social impact. During her tenure at Sproutel, she designed interactive companions for children with various health conditions: Jerry the Bear, My Special Aflac Duck and Purrble. Her work has won numerous awards, such as a National Design Award, Cannes Silver Lion, CES Best of Innovation, Time Best Inventions and SXSW Interactive Innovation Award.
Chung has been recognized by various organizations, including being named as one of the “Top 15 Women to Watch in Tech” by Inc Magazine in 2012 and being one of 50 makers honored by the White House in 2014. She has also spoken at numerous conferences, such as Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, IDSA, Creative Mornings, TEDx and SXSW.
In addition to teaching at RISD and advising companies, Chung writes and illustrates children’s books.
The 6-credit Advanced Design studios offer second semester juniors and seniors the opportunity to investigate product, socially responsible, and sustainable design; innovation through science and technology and other topics in contemporary practice. These studios are designed to strengthen the student's ability to conduct research, ideation, material exploration, presentation, and concept validation. Studios meet two days per week. Junior and Senior Industrial Design Students are required to take a total of three (3) advanced studios.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Preference is given to Junior, Senior or Graduate Industrial Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design, MID (2.5yr): Industrial Design
Spring 2025 Courses
ID 242G-01 - GRADUATE ID STUDIO II
LevelGraduate
UnitIndustrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2025
Credits 6
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
ID 242G-01
GRADUATE ID STUDIO II
LevelGraduate
UnitIndustrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
PeriodSpring 2025
Credits6
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2025-02-13 to 2025-05-23
Times: TTH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Hannah Chung, Paolo CardiniLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 202Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This required studio continues the explorations you began in Graduate Studio One. Again, you are challenged through a series of projects to purposefully locate your personal position within contemporary industrial design practice. The projects will introduce you to a variety of issues, application methodologies and audiences associated with the industrial design process that will equip you with a critical understanding of the field that can direct a practical means of applying your ideas. At the end of the semester, your deliverable is an exhibition piece resulting from a final self-directed project. This concluding project is a personal, insightful and original synthesis of your semester's activities and clearly communicates your maturity in problem solving design approaches. Graduate Studio Two is offered as part of the Graduate Industrial Design core curriculum in conjunction the required Graduate Shop Orientation and Graduate Communications courses.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Industrial Design Students.
Major Requirement | MID Industrial Design
ID 242G-02 - GRADUATE ID STUDIO II
LevelGraduate
UnitIndustrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
Period Spring 2025
Credits 6
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
ID 242G-02
GRADUATE ID STUDIO II
LevelGraduate
UnitIndustrial Design
Subject Industrial Design
PeriodSpring 2025
Credits6
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2025-02-13 to 2025-05-23
Times: TTH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Hannah Chung, Paolo CardiniLocation(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 202Enrolled / Capacity: 12Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This required studio continues the explorations you began in Graduate Studio One. Again, you are challenged through a series of projects to purposefully locate your personal position within contemporary industrial design practice. The projects will introduce you to a variety of issues, application methodologies and audiences associated with the industrial design process that will equip you with a critical understanding of the field that can direct a practical means of applying your ideas. At the end of the semester, your deliverable is an exhibition piece resulting from a final self-directed project. This concluding project is a personal, insightful and original synthesis of your semester's activities and clearly communicates your maturity in problem solving design approaches. Graduate Studio Two is offered as part of the Graduate Industrial Design core curriculum in conjunction the required Graduate Shop Orientation and Graduate Communications courses.
Enrollment is limited to Graduate Industrial Design Students.
