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![Piece by Brian Rochefort 07 CR involving intense color, multiple firings and thick, oozy glazes](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1567183457567_Rochefort-hero.jpg?h=3378616a&itok=6y2uFqtK)
LA-based artist Brian Rochefort 07 CR is gaining growing recognition through multiple shows this year.
![Isabel Hajian 19 AP sewing](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1566327153453_HajianListing2.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=dIylJQXN)
Isabel Hajian 19 AP sculpts bold cotton eveningwear for the Supima Design Competition at NYFW.
![Whorl, by Allison Newsome MFA 83 CR, uses upper and lower canopies to capture precious rainwater](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1565888122992_newsome-rainkeep-bristol.jpg?h=cf4fd69c&itok=BxrWLoLL)
Allison Newsome MFA 83 CR is sharing her RainKeep functional sculptures with green tech enthusiasts from coast to coast.
![Michelle Grohe MA 02 with group of people viewing paintings](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1565666074894_Michelle-Grohe-listing-alt.jpg?h=316df784&itok=Sp1zmeQS)
Museum educator Michelle Grohe MA 02 takes an inclusive approach at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
![3D-woven shoe by Brooks Hagan MFA 02 TX, Claire Harvey 18 TX, and Emily Holtzman 18 TX](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1564682162394_Woven-shoe-hero-and-listing.jpg?h=913a59dd&itok=Ynxhjrug)
In developing Weavecraft, Associate Professor Brooks Hagan and the Virtual Textiles Research Group are pushing weaving in exciting new directions.
![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.
![Jordan Seaberry 14 PT, photo by Suaznne Kreiter, Boston Globe](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1564078593050_photo-by-Suaznne-Kreiter-Boston-Globe.jpg?h=b3660f0d&itok=8uG4XTTr)
Artist/activist Jordan Seaberry 14 PT encourages students enrolled in RISD’s Pre-College Program to pay attention and get involved in the world around them.
![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.