Alumni Stories

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Long-Awaited New Fantasy Novel by RISD Alum Grace Lin Stars Her First Animal Protagonist(link is external)

A mythical lion cub stuck in the modern world must harness the power of stories to save his family and return home.

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Let’s Hear It for the Ladies Who Lathe(link is external)

Former RISD president Rosanne Somerson and alums Ginger Gordon, Joyce Lin and Alexis Tingey included in article about women woodworkers.

RISD Alums Jesse Groom, Isabel Rower and Michelle Jiaxin Huang Make the 2024 American Design Hot List(link is external)

The award acts as Sight Unseen’s guide to the talents influencing the design landscape in any given year.

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After More than 50 Years, an Early Demo of Talking Heads’ Hit “Psycho Killer” Has Surfaced at RISD(link is external)

The tape of the Artistics, the first band of frontman David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz, was recorded in a Providence apartment and is now in the RISD Archives.

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Talking Heads Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth Return to RISD to Hero’s Welcome

The husband-and-wife Class of 1974 alums screened seminal concert film Stop Making Sense and discussed the band’s early days. 

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Tiffany & Co. Donates Remarkable Pearls to RISD’s Jewelry + Metalsmithing Department

The latest development in the successful partnership provides students with the rare opportunity to experiment and create new bodies of work using natural gems.

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First-Year RISD Students Collaborate on Interactive Installation in Sculpture Studio

Offered through the Sculpture department, Immersive Worlds invites students to use experimentation and a plethora of making techniques to bring their ideas into reality.

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RISD Teams Take Home Terra Carta Design Lab Top Honors(link is external)

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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RISD Grants Support Artists and Designers Working in the Arena of Forced Displacement

Faculty members Sara Jordenö and Pouya Ahmadi and alum Nina Martinez view forced migration through unique lenses and present radical and creative interventions.