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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.

Ideas developed by recent RISD graduates were chosen as winners of the Terra Carta Design Lab competition.

Students are building a traditional boat out of wood and investigating the material’s environmental, ecological and sociocultural impacts.

Taught by alum Erica Pernice, the class uses material exploration and iteration to examine how design fits in a culinary landscape.

Alums Martin Lo and Jozeph Forakis create a new style of yacht.

RISD students and recent graduates combine art and design with sustainability and social justice in 2024 Maharam Fellowships.

The Wallpaper* USA 400 honors the people defining America's creative landscape, including many RISD alums.

Four ongoing research projects by faculty and recent alums focus on composting, improving the visual data used to drive climate research, sustainable biomaterials and tenants’ rights.

More than 300 students are working for art and design organizations as nearby as Providence and as far away as the Netherlands.