Alumni Stories
![Industrial Design faculty member Michael Lye 96 ID in the Mars Suit 1 (MS1) during a glacial expedition in Iceland](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1579572877140_%28this-is-Michael-Lye%29-ISAGEVR1_byDanielLeeb%2B%2B.jpg?h=769f9606&itok=kbBzF5bS)
Alumni Michael Lye and Daniel Leeb formed the core of a recent expedition to advance space research here on Earth.
![A detail from work by Rebecca Ford 19 FD](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1579024986310_Toronto-BeccaFord-hero.jpg?h=9e9690a4&itok=DKtrYHBQ)
Work by five young Furniture Design graduates is featured in a DesignTO exhibition in Toronto called Themselves.
![Geometric architectural piece by Hashim Sarkis BArch 87](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1578953361672_HashimListing.jpg?h=251cce06&itok=NfGOcfXs)
Architecture alumnus Hashim Sarkis discusses his global practice and vision for the Biennale Architettura 2020.
![A scene from the interactive off-Broadway production Pip’s Island](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1578347717856_PipsIsland-1.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=W-Oawj81)
After earning a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Kelly C. Knapp has discovered new opportunities in experience design.
![The hands of a traditional Dong craftsperson at work](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1575643759063_AtlasHands.jpg?h=389cc372&itok=KN-rtdki)
Beijing-based architect Catherine McMahon is collaborating with traditional Dong craftspeople in a remote Guizhou village.
![Still from Hyundai Commission: Kara Walker, Kara Walker MFA 94 PT/PR](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1580149830406_kara.jpg?h=99d46e80&itok=JBJSMMNt)
Several RISD artists rose to the top of various year-end roundups of creative achievement.
![Summit Suite, an installation by Liz Collins 91 TX/MFA 99, derives from color and texture](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1575577237655_Collins-Milan-copy.jpg?h=510d142d&itok=N--XWBN9)
Artist Liz Collins returns to RISD to talk with students about her vibrant and ever-evolving practice.
![Jon Key 13 GD](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1575661200943_jon-key-3-2.jpg?h=9eabcbec&itok=rUEK3zi7)
Seven artists and designers from RISD are recognized in the annual roundup of young entrepreneurs.
![MacArthur Award winner Anna Schuleit Haber 98 PT speaks to RISD students](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1582066780039_unnamed.jpg?h=ea95bb15&itok=K7O0AKvm)
Seven engaging speakers at Mindshare 2019 highlight the diverse routes alumni take in finding their professional niche.