Industrial Design News
Faculty members Catherine Andreozzi and Michael Lye teach courses focused on apparel design and habitats for astronauts and have created an informal pipeline for alums interested in working for the space agency.
Hundreds of rising juniors and seniors are learning the ropes working for arts organizations and design firms from coast to coast.
Faculty- and alum-led initiatives focus on everything from new materials to sustainable fishing practices to strategies for mitigating urban heat island effect.
RISD grads with decades of experience share the lessons that stay with them and what keeps them going.
The daylong May 2025 event highlighted novel, hands-on approaches to storytelling, spatial computing and sensory augmentation.
From the Furniture Design department’s Grounding Space exhibition at WANTED to participation in NYCxDESIGN events across the city, RISD work stood out at this year’s exposition.
The end-of-semester rite of passage teaches students to discuss their work, give and receive constructive criticism and push the boundaries of their burgeoning practices.
Students in a cross-disciplinary studio are finding inspiration in nature for conceptual, environmentally friendly design proposals.
The intensive, three-week Wintersession experience culminated in innovative student projects exploring biodesign at multiple scales.