Student Stories

Students in every department shared their work with classmates, professors and visiting experts in their fields.

In Social Engagement and Agency, a trio of RISD Illustration professors ask students to connect with local organizations, artists and individuals.

Students enrolled in Design for Animal Enrichment are challenged to look beyond anthropocentric design to consider the needs of animals at the Roger Williams Park Zoo.

RISD students reconsider interconnected planetary problems using out-of-the-box thinking.  

RISD students create evocative objects out of black willow, Japanese lilac and red oak from Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park.

A group of RISD graduate students have created design projects and a research database examining a majority Black neighbourhood destroyed in the 19th century.

A fall studio called Solar Trajectories sheds light on historical experiments with mirrors, sun and steam.

In the advanced studio, students had the unique opportunity to connect with Indigenous community members to create culturally competent designs.

Students enrolled in Jacquard Design engage with the textile industry’s complex past while skillfully crafting their own personal expression through the art of weaving.