Student Stories

Using traditional tools and materials, each student is turning a 2D pattern into functional 3D footwear perfect for the rodeo or the everyday.

Offered through the Sculpture department, Immersive Worlds invites students to use experimentation and a plethora of making techniques to bring their ideas into reality.

Offered through the Furniture Design department, In Situ: Design in Context encourages experimentation and hands-on making as well as the use of digital tools.

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

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

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

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

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.

Grads and undergrads in departments across campus present their final projects to faculty members, peers and visiting experts in their fields.