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RISD Teams Take Home Terra Carta Design Lab Top Honors

Launched in 2021 by His Majesty King Charles III and Sir Jony Ive, the competition seeks to drive environmental progress through private-sector innovation.

tech Nat Luo holds up a sample of digitally printed fabric in the Mimaki print room

RISD Wintersession Course Introduces Students to Basic Elements of Textiles Design

Students use drawing, painting and collage to create repeating patterns reflecting their unique creative points of view.

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RISD Grants Support Artists and Designers Working in the Arena of Forced Displacement

Faculty members Sara Jordenö and Pouya Ahmadi and alum Nina Martinez view forced migration through unique lenses and present radical and creative interventions.

A presentation slide with Martin Luther King Jr.

RISD Community Honors Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Poet Nikki Giovanni

Community members gathered in the RISD Auditorium for a night of music, poetry and conversation at the 13th annual MLK Series celebration.

In This Industrial Design Class, Students Eat Their Homework

The Rhode Island School of Design uses recipes to teach the trial-and-error process of tweaking and refining a product.

students pose for a photo outside of the MADE studio

Brown/RISD Master of Arts in Design Engineering Bridges Disciplines

Launched in 2021, the intensive 11-month MADE program fosters collaboration and bridges the divide between design and engineering.

Presidential Fellows pose in front of Woods-Gerry House for a group photo

RISD 2024-25 Presidential Fellows 100 Days In

The 12 newest grad students selected for the fully funded program discuss the challenges, joys and surprises they’ve encountered during their first semester in Providence.