Asher Rodriquez Dunn
Asher Rodriquez-Dunn is founder and owner of Studio Dunn, a limited production furniture and lighting design firm in Providence. He has received numerous honors, including Forbes Magazine "30 Under 30" and "Best New Designer" at the 2010 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. He earned his BFA from RISD in 2008 before founding Studio Dunn in 2010.
Dunn is also the founder of Providence’s Keeseh Workshop, which offers courses and community shop space, and Anchor Providence, which provides affordable space for creative small businesses, artists and startups.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
ID 245G-01
ID GRADUATE SHOP ORIENTATION
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course will acclimate new graduate students to the shop environment of the Industrial Design Department. The Metal, Wood and Model Shops are invaluable resources, clarifying pragmatic aspects of the design process from general feasibility of manufacturing to the challenges of translating concepts into tangible objects. This course covers excerpted information from both undergraduate courses Wood I and Metals I and emphasizes safety in the utilization of shop facilities.
Preference is given to first-year Graduate Industrial Design Students.
Major Requirement | MID Industrial Design
ID 2464-05
DESIGN PRINCIPLES I
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course is an introduction to conceptual and manual skills that represent necessary steps in design evolution. Students strengthen skills by completion of several processes and exercises. Critical thinking and concept generation is a primary focus, drawing and model making activities help to establish this process. Throughout the course each student will focus on improving communication skills and the ability to project or sell ideas.
Estimated Cost of Materials: $15.00
Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Industrial Design Students.
Major Requirement | BFA Industrial Design