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![Industrial Design Associate Professor Cas Holman](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1570565057903_cas-hero-alt-2.jpg?h=0c4eeed3&itok=1bBz-buN)
Associate Professor Cas Holman shares her passion for toy design on the new season of the Netflix series Abstract: The Art of Design.
![Stunning seaside home designed by Estes Twombly Architects](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1568309931468_estes.jpg?h=979bc727&itok=l7Pfu386)
RISD takes part in the sixth annual DESIGN WEEK RI event celebrating the state’s top design talents.
![The soft robotic glove developed by a team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1563198715877_HewittWyss.jpg?h=fd510c6c&itok=ISojnyIM)
Work by Industrial Design alums and faculty engaging with the natural world is featured in the Cooper Hewitt’s design triennial.
![Trash bin by team of RISD alums has an ergonomic design encouraging recycling](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1563935156368_better-bin-2.jpg?h=906db43e&itok=qt4S2Fz2)
As one of two finalists in the BetterBin.NYC competition, a team of RISD grads is eager for public response to its proposed new trash bins.
![Grad student Hyunseok An MID 20 introduces an easy-to-use micro-algae farming kit](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1562122881772_AlgaeOverShoulder.jpg?h=47851961&itok=r8XZwjNX)
Grad student Hyunseok An MID 20 designs a compact, easy-to-use micro-algae farming kit.
![Still Here, a 100- x 120-foot mural celebrating Rhode Island’s indigenous people, by world-renowned street artist and muralist Gaia](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1560369027732_AvenueNarragansettSittenfeld-hero.jpg?h=1c03e96e&itok=UAhoYAdA)
The Avenue Concept founder Yarrow Thorne is helping to enhance urban life in Providence through public art.
![Studio DUNN furniture](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1552486060581_Newport_5x7-2.jpg?h=cd9e8a72&itok=K3ofZMxI)
Asher Rodriquez-Dunn and his Studio DUNN team have made a home in Providence and a name for themselves in the world of furniture and lighting design.
![Model wearing Kate Reed BRDD 21 ID work, Musical Prosthetics](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1551677786180_Body-Accordion-3-cropped.jpg?h=0a67624f&itok=kxFyMaP1)
With support from a Slavin Family Foundation Fellowship, dual degree student Kate Reed is strengthening her commitment to socially engaged design.
![Talkbox, by Industrial Design junior Malaika Franks 20 ID, contains materials for developing social-emotional skills that promote nonviolence](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1547067823463_Malaika-Franks-Shareweek-Talkbox-1.png?h=490aade6&itok=lyPPufcv)
In a fall semester Industrial Design studio, students took a holistic approach to addressing an urgent public health issue.