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Hands working to place yarn along routes on a map
Design for the Green New Deal

In an early April event on campus, a multidisciplinary group of experts addressed the problem of coastal sustainability within global and local contexts.

chair and 2- and 3D student work centered on seating in the Gelman Student Exhibitions Gallery
Joyous Obsession with Chairs

A multidisciplinary exhibition curated by seniors Hannah Bartlett 19 FD and Raina Wellman 19 GD reflects on chairs as both objects and symbols.

Public interest lawyer and civil rights leader Bryan Stevenson, who delivered the keynote address at Commencement 2019
Justice Takes Center Stage at Commencement

Keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson will highlight the commitment to equity and inclusion among RISD’s honored guests.

Molly Haynes 14 TX working on drawings of specimens from the Nature Lab
Drawn from Nature’s Lab

Designers Rachel Doriss 99 TX and Molly Haynes 14 TX create a new textiles collection for Pollack inspired by RISD’s Nature Lab.

From The Self Publication Nitashia Johnson MAT 15
Clear Vision of Empowerment

A Sony-supported residency is giving artist/educator Nitashia Johnson MAT 15 the momentum to move inspiring creative projects forward.

Still from Saad Moosajee’s luminous music video for the Mitski song A Pearl
​Envisioning Mitski

The singer-songwriter’s latest album soars with creative accompaniment from alumni designers Mary Banas MFA 09 GD and Saad Moosajee 16 GD.

The Eyes (self-portrait), by Steph Foster MFA 19 PH
Grad Student Refocuses the Narrative

Photographer Steph Foster MFA 19 PH reflects on racism in America and brings his stories of hope to Design Indaba 2019.

Studio DUNN furniture
Leaning Local

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.