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

Four research projects in the works led by faculty members and recent alums focus on collaboration and inclusive design.

Grounded in craft, the artist’s practice was set in motion by a Southwestern-style bolo tie and other costume jewelry handed ...

Award-winning cinematographer Jeremy Lasky 97 FAV began working at Pixar Animation Studios weeks after graduating from RISD. He is credited as director of photography on over 12 feature films, ...

In her foundational publication Killing Rage: Ending Racism, late social critic bell hooks wrote, “Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of ...

Designer Georgie Stout 89 GD, co-founder of studio 2x4 in New York City, transferred to RISD as a sophomore and built lifelong relationships with her classmates. At 2x4, she leads projects across the ...

Video games, earth sciences, social justice, and 2D animation were just a few of the topics covered during this year’s Brown | RISD Dual Degree capstone presentations, in which graduating students ...

“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 ...

As the lights dimmed in the RISD Auditorium on a rainy evening in early May, students hurried to their seats for this year’s Film/Animation/Video Senior Show. The annual rite of passage invites ...

How can emerging artists and designers use their talents to pursue social justice and equity? Where can they turn to for support, encouragement, and community? Such questions inspired RISD President ...