Longtime RISD faculty member Chris Specce 01 ID was recently named Schiller Family Endowed Chair in Furniture Design. The ...

“The work you’re going to see is not about something mechanical, mass-reproducible, or robotic; rather, it serves to highlight the unique signature of our graduating students—celebrating the ...

The RISD community and out-of-town guests awoke on Commencement morning to heavy rain, cool temperatures, and a weather advisory predicting 50-mph winds, but the spirits of the Class of 2026 remained ...

Visitors entering the Rhode Island Convention Center for RISD Grad Show 2026 immediately encounter Traenziens, an installation exploring the shifting nature of memory and experience by Sculpture grad ...

Designer and RISD alum Nada Debs 88 IA combines influences from her childhood in Japan with her contemporary Middle Eastern style to produce handcrafted interiors that reflect a modern Arab identity.

As universities across the US grapple with funding cuts for ongoing research projects, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and private backers are widening the scope of their investments to include ...

After earning a graduate degree from RISD’s Industrial Design department, designer Juan Carlos Noguera MID 15 went on to create culturally appropriate, low-cost wheelchairs and other mobility ...

Students in a fall Ceramics studio are blending two artforms, ceramics and printmaking, to create new work that is both personal and profound. Developed by Ceramics Department Head Lesley Baker and ...

“As you prepare to critique each other’s work, think about shape, color, line, and material. Consider each piece in relation to the tools that were used to create it. How could the maker take it ...

A new exhibition at the RISD Museum presents the first-ever US survey of work by artist and RISD alum Liz Collins 91 TX/MFA 99. Curated by Kate Irvin, Liz Collins: Motherlode (on view through January ...

Archived family fabrics, post-apocalyptic themes and textiles derived from nature were just a few of the elements featured at this year’s Apparel Design runway show Collection 2025. Held in late May ...