Design for America - RISD/Brown

04/18/2022

The Hidden Threads panel discussion exploring the impact our wardrobes have on the environment and human health will take place on Sunday May 1 at List Art Center Room 120.

Doors open at 6:15 pm. Event begins at 6:30. Post-reception will be from 8-8:30.

Tickets are required so visit the link in bio to get yours !!

To read more about the amazing panelists and the details of Hidden Threads, check out the event description and tickets linked in bio!

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04/18/2022

It’s time to get your tickets for the Hidden Threads Exhibition @ the Repair Atelier— 16 Church Street Providence RI !!

You can expect an immersive experience and get ready to touch and feel unique fabrics from around the world as we think about moving towards a more sustainable textile future.

Tickets in bio 🔗

04/13/2022

Some serious design thinking in these process photos… Moving twenty plus 8x4”s around campus comes with its challenges! All this for an immersive exhibition all about sustainability in the textile world!

Nobody ever said finding and repurposing old materials was the convenient way to go about things!

04/13/2022

03/23/2022

Through a process of extensive user research on and off the RISD|Brown campus, the food waste team has been working on a platform to create actionable way to foster community sharing.

03/19/2022

Introducing another incredibly talented RISD|Brown DFA team! They have been working on tackling food waste and insecurity on the RISD campus through scaleable service + systems design.

03/05/2022

Excited to announce we have three brilliant speakers—working at the intersection of design and sustainability—joining us for our weekly studio session tomorrow 🌿!!

Open to the public for the first hour (ZOOM link in bio!🔗), come join us Sunday 3/6 at 2 PM and learn more about all the amazing work these women are up to!

Swipe to learn more about each of our speakers!



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02/28/2022

This past fall our team tackled the question of how can we design a product that college-aged women access and use often for personal safety and wellbeing? With this project we aimed to raise awareness about personal safety for college-aged women and create a brand that can encourage more everyday use of personal safety devices. We surveyed our audience and found that pepper spray and other safety devices were seen as limited to extreme emergencies, but what about more common occurrences? That’s why we designed the Loop for the situations when your phone dies when you’re walking home, at a party, on a first date, going for a run, traveling and you want to communicate discretely with your contacts about your current situation.

02/26/2022

Last semester, the remote interaction during quarantine team developed a platform aimed at increasing engagement and social interaction among children through online learning. Our team found new ways to integrate one-on-one interaction and small group interaction for students during class time through the platform to ensure that kids are engaged in online learning and continuing to socially develop during the recent pandemic. These slides highlight the various features of the platform, named the “zoomiverse”, such as auditorium seating, character development, and a new background that encourages engagement through a fun interactive environment.

02/26/2022

Introducing another passionate and creative team of RISD and Brown students. This team has tackled different projects semester after semester, addressing issues like remote interaction during quarantine, safety and security of women, and mindfulness of a study environment. Stay tuned over this weekend for a behind the scenes look at this team’s creative process and interaction designs!

02/24/2022

Introducing the wildly creative and talented Design For America group working with on the May 1-3 exhibition!

This team of Brown & RISD students couldn’t be more excited to put their passion for design into practice and hope to make a real difference along the way! Stay tuned to follow along on their journey of designing and bringing the exhibition to life!