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Using traditional tools and materials, each student is turning a 2D pattern into functional 3D footwear perfect for the rodeo or the everyday.
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Launched in 2021 by His Majesty King Charles III and Sir Jony Ive, the competition seeks to drive environmental progress through private-sector innovation.
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The Rhode Island School of Design uses recipes to teach the trial-and-error process of tweaking and refining a product.
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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.
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Ideas developed by recent RISD graduates were chosen as winners of the Terra Carta Design Lab competition.
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Students are building a traditional boat out of wood and investigating the material’s environmental, ecological and sociocultural impacts.
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Taught by alum Erica Pernice, the class uses material exploration and iteration to examine how design fits in a culinary landscape.
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Alums Martin Lo and Jozeph Forakis create a new style of yacht.
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RISD students and recent graduates combine art and design with sustainability and social justice in 2024 Maharam Fellowships.