Student Stories

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Interior Architecture Studio Advances Social Justice through Architectural Interventions

Students reimagine Providence’s Broad Street corridor as a network of hubs fostering community, employment opportunities, safety and affordable housing. 

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RISD Furniture Design Students Seek Inspiration for Final Lighting Design Projects

A spring semester studio explores the design process as a comprehensive arc, from research and ideation through development, prototyping and implementation.

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RISD Illustration Students Shine in Society of Illustrators Competition

A jury of professional illustrators and art directors selected the winning pieces out of more than 4,000 entries.

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RISD Students’ Innovations Are Leading the Fight Against Climate Change

Backed by the Terra Carta Design Lab, groundbreaking student projects are turning sustainable ideas into real-world solutions.

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Students in RISD Studio Re-Create Historical Wallpaper-Making Materials and Techniques

The spring Printmaking course was inspired by the ongoing RISD Museum exhibition The Art of French Wallpaper Design.

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RISD Students Create Portraits in Clay in Figure Modeling Ceramics Studio

Over the course of the spring semester, they will develop an eye for symmetry, proportion and anatomy. 

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RISD Printmaking Team Wins 10th Annual Iron Print Competition at MassArt

Led by faculty member Maxime Jean Lefebvre, RISD’s team came out on top for the second year in a row.

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Research Scientists Use Art to Express Complex Ideas at Vis-a-thon 2025 in RISD’s Nature Lab

Event organizers Georgia Rhodes and Stewart Skylar Copeland encourage visiting scientists to embrace the weird and imperfect.

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RISD’s Movement Lab Spurs Students to Create Site-Specific Projections

Offered through the Film/Animation/Video department, the course explored the role of movement in public projections that breathe new life into the built environment.