
Rhode Island School of Design Antonio Manaigo's ['10 MFA FD] chair won 'Best In Show: Student Contemporary Design' at the recent Fine Furnishings Show. The judges remarks say it best - Elegant, comfortable and fabulous!

Rhode Island School of Design Grand opening event November 20 at 7:00 PM. Works on display until December 12.

Rhode Island School of Design Joe Gebbia ['05 ID] launched AirBnB to connect budget travelers with locals renting out a bed. Now with AirBnB Groups, you can stay with RISD alumni when you travel: http://www.airbnb.com/groups/risd
Source: frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com
AirBnB.com is a Web site that connects budget travelers with locals who are offering anything from an air mattress in their living room to a private bedroom in a luxury loft.

Rhode Island School of Design Foundation studies professor Wendy Seller converted an old elementary school into her studio. The project took her six years, check out the beautiful transformation on Design*Sponge.
Source: www.designspongeonline.com
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Rhode Island School of Design RISD Expose, a student fine art and design sale, opens today at 232 Westminster. Grand opening event November 20 at 7:00 PM.
Source: www.shopdowncity.com
Two more days until RISD Expose, RISD’s holiday gallery, opens their doors! Don’t miss the opportunity to buy an original piece of art, and to support local artists this holiday season!

Rhode Island School of Design "CRACKED" The RISD Graduate Ceramics Exhibition at the Sol Koffler Gallery is open through December 13.

Rhode Island School of Design Pete Oyler's ['09 MFA FD] stretch shelves and Katie Gallagher's ['09 AP] collection "Veil" are featured in Surface Magazine's Thesis Guide. The annual guide recognizes recent graduates from leading art & design universities.
Source: www.surfacemag.com
Amusing and functional, Oyler’s furniture and houswares are meant to incite "imaginative pause and playful curiosity," he promises. The wall-mounted Stretch shelf is in fact a giant rubber band pulled ...

Rhode Island School of Design "Design Science: Nature's Problem Solving Method" a two-day symposium this weekend on campus. Details and registration at: http://bit.ly/kPRqj

Rhode Island School of Design RISD Graduate Open Studios, tonight 6:00 - 10:00. Learn about the studio experience and see students at work.

Rhode Island School of Design Happy Veterans Day. President John Maeda recently blogged about his visit to the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago. While there, he Podcasted veterans' thoughts on art, war, and human nature.
Source: our.risd.edu
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Rhode Island School of Design W magazine recently interviewed Roni Horn ['75 SC] on her art and influences. Her current show, "Roni Horn aka Roni Horn" is on view through January 24 at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Source: www.wmagazine.com
Instant access to W magazine’s unparalleled coverage of fashion, art and culture.

Rhode Island School of Design Aaron Perry-Zucker's ['09 GD] project, Design for Obama, caught the eye of many people including Spike Lee. Now available as a book, Aaron and Spike selected over 200 designs from the community to be featured.
Source: designforobama.org
Book Publicity: A big day for the Design for Obama community! As you probably know by now, Design for Obama is being published by the fabulous art house publisher, Taschen books into a one-of-a-kind collection ...

Rhode Island School of Design
If
you are looking for a laugh, odds are good Seth MacFarlane ['95 FAV]
will deliver on Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live
Comedy Show. Tune in November 8 at 8:30 on Fox http://www.fox.com/sethandalex/

Rhode Island School of Design Jason Yoon ['01 PT] Executive Director of New Urban Arts, accepted the Coming Up Taller award from First Lady Michelle Obama. This prestigious award distinguishes New Urban Arts as one of the top 15 youth arts organizations in the country!
Source: newurbanarts.blogspot.com
Executive Director, Jason Yoon, and Alumni student and Studio Team Advisory Board Chair, Rosalia Velis accepted the Coming Up Taller award today on behalf of New Urban Arts, in a White House ceremony. ...


























