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A scene from the interactive off-Broadway production Pip’s Island
Designing Shared Experiences

After earning a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Kelly C. Knapp has discovered new opportunities in experience design.

From cartoonist Roz Chast 77 PT’s recent book Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York
Humoring High Anxiety

Cartoonist Roz Chast finds joy in chronicling the foibles and absurdities of everyday life.

Plate by grad student Camille Chew MFA 20 PR
Merging Mediums

Students in Printmaking and Ceramics explore where their disciplines meet and also diverge.

The hands of a traditional Dong craftsperson at work
Preserving Ancient Traditions

Beijing-based architect Catherine McMahon is collaborating with traditional Dong craftspeople in a remote Guizhou village.

From the American Monuments series of large-scale chroma prints by David Benjamin Sherry 03 PH
Continuing the Climate Conversation

Presenters at RISD’s second annual Climate Futures symposium renewed an inspiring dialogue about design and the Green New Deal.

Still from Hyundai Commission: Kara Walker, Kara Walker MFA 94 PT/PR
Among the Best

Several RISD artists rose to the top of various year-end roundups of creative achievement.

Interactive Fall River, Massachusetts city map
Reconnecting an Urban Community

Students in a fall Landscape Architecture studio collaborate with residents of Fall River, MA on interventions for revitalizing the city’s downtown.

Visiting designer Hella Jongerius' Colours Abstract
Bringing Personality to Mass Production

Visiting designer Hella Jongerius discusses materials, process and the crucial connection between design and the real world.