2012 Industrial Design Senior Show
This past Thursday marked the opening of the Industrial Design Senior Show, celebrating the class of 2012. From wall-mounted bike holders to catheter underpants, the projects on display exhibited a wide range of diverse work, which is very representative of the department as whole. Below are some photos taken from the night of the opening [...]
Senior Open Studios
Last Friday was Senior Open Studios, an annual event hosted by RISD’s Undergraduate Student Alliance. The event celebrates the graduating class of 2012, giving them the opportunity to showcase their work to students, faculty, staff, and administration who may not see their work otherwise. The event was open to the public, inviting the greater Rhode [...]
Annual 2-Legged Print Show & Sale
This Wednesday, February 8th marked the 2012 Annual 2-Legged Print T-Shirt Show and Sale. The event is the culmination of a Wintersession course, and will take place from 6:00p-8:00p. Posted by Carly Ayres | Date Posted: 06 February, 2012
Local Show | RI RISD Alumni Show Tonight
If you’re in or around Rhode Island, come out to the 42 Rice Street Gallery for the opening celebration of The Locals, an exhibition of RISD alumni work from all over the state. The exhibition runs from February 2 to March 1 with a fast paced Crit Night on Wednesday, February 15 from 6 pm [...]
Cold Chillin’ at the Gelman
Has America really lost it’s way? Where and to whom do contemporary Americans look for inspiration? What kind of unique contributions is America making in an increasingly global community? For over 30 years, hip-hop culture and it’s underlying themes of rising from nothing to something – and in turn – falling from grace have provided [...]
RISD by Design Alumni+Student Sale
Although the weather was blustery and slightly wet on Friday, the clouds cleared and made for a beautiful, sunny day on Saturday — just perfect from the Alumni+Student Sale held on Benefit Street. While many students had booths at the sale, the RISD Industrial Design students by far had the most number of booths. Below are some shots of RISD ID students at the sale and their wares.
Call for Entries | Art + Science
The Rhode Island EPSCoR grant is funding RISD and other local Colleges and Universities in bringing together the worlds of art and science. We are collecting work to introduce the practice of like-interested students. Work will be displayed at an exhibit event for local scientists and artists. Please contact jschaffr[at]risd.edu with any questions.
ID Senior Show | Woods-Gerry
Opening last Thursday in the Woods-Gerry Gallery, the RISD Industrial Design Senior Show was met with massive success. With s’mores being toasted outside and a plethora of food stretching throughout the front hallway, visitors entering the gallery were delighted by the variety of tasty eats as much as they were by the work that was [...]
Decker Yeadon | Homeostatic Facade System
“Nothing beats an ideas that’s artistic and innovative at the same time.” That is a quote taken from a recent broadcast of the Morning News Edition of ARIRANG Global TV as they showcased top events happening around the world. They were discussing the new Homeostatic Façade System (see the above video), as developed by Martina [...]
Facade Media Festival | Playing at Full Scale
This Spring RISD’s newly formed American Institite of Architecture Students (AIAS) brings you the Facade Media Festival – an event exploring building scale projections, the relationship between media and space. This event will follow an afternoon symposium presented by the architecture deparment, exploring full scale work. The event will showcase selected works projected onto the [...]
Sophomore Exhibit Design Opening
As part of the Industrial Design curriculum, sophomores in the department have been working these past few weeks on design exhibitions of the social and ecological problems that are most important to them. Working with teams of around five students, the sophomores are working on designing exhibits from entirely sustainable or recyclable materials in the [...]
IDentify | RISD ID Graduate Show
Last Friday marked the opening of the RISD Industrial Design Graduate Show, which was packed with students, teachers, and professional all intrigued by the work being done by the graduate students in our department. Walking into the Sol Koffler Gallery, visitors were greeted by a plethora of food from cheeses to brownies as well as [...]
Industrial Design Senior Show
As promised, here are more posters announcing the RISD Industrial Design Senior Show sent to us by Billy Shore. The show opens this Friday at 6:00 PM in the Woods-Gerry Gallery. Showcasing the best and brightest of our graduating class of 2011, this show is going to be an absolutely phenomenal event. Posted by Carly Ayres [...]
RISD Faculty Biennial
If electrically conductive nano ink, paintings accented with cat fur, as well as a video on Buckminster Fuller are items that intrigue or fascinate you on any level, you should probably attend the RISD Faculty Biennial currently on display at the RISD Museum of Art. Just opening this past Friday, the RISD Faculty Biennial is [...]
ID Senior Show
Here is one of the first posters of many to come advertising the Industrial Design Senior Show. The show is to be held in Woods-Gerry Gallery this coming March, and is to be a culmination of the best and greatest work coming out of this department from the class of 2011. Put it on your [...]
Co-Habitation
Posted by Carly Ayres | Date Posted: 31 January, 2011 The opening reception for the installation, Co-Habitation, between Architecture students and Industrial Design students, will be taking place this Thursday, February 3rd, from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the BEB Gallery. Hope to see you there!
ID Triennial Show
The Industrial Design Triennial Show opened Thursday night to quite a crowd of show-goers, including faculty, staff, alumni, and students from ID as well as several other departments (I even met a few from Brown!). The main room in the gallery was overflowing with talk of all things Industrial Design. I, at one point in [...]
The RISD ID Triennial Show!
Posted by Kegan Tawney | Date Posted: 12 November, 2010 It’s that time again, that time that only comes once every three years! It’s time for the RISD Industrial Design Triennial Show. This exhibition will showcase work from all levels and areas of the department and give a comprehensive view of what happens and has [...]
John Prip, Master Metalsmith and Mentor
Posted by Carly Ayres | Date Posted: 02 November, 2010 If you find yourself in the mood for some master metalsmithing this month, you should probably get yourself over to Didi Suydam Contemporary gallery on 25 Mill Street in Newport, Rhode Island. On display there is the John Prip Heritage Collection, a beautiful display of [...]