Talk about the right man at the right time. William Warner was the architect and planner who saw the big picture — the really big picture — back in the 80’s when downtown Providence was a shabby dump. He could see that if we just pulled up the parking lots, pulled down the railroad bridges, …
Now through June 2 — the RISD Graduate Thesis Show features the work of over 180 students from the sixteen master’s degree programs including: industrial design, textiles, glass, painting, graphic design, photography, and architecture. Seen here is ‘Whirl’ by furniture design graduate Ian Stell. Freely functioning wheels are adapted as the only vertical members of …
(2.10) Another installment of the Athenaeum salon series, today with designer Matthew Bird. Bird teaches the History of Industrial Design at RISD, has been a practicing designer since graduating from RISD in 1989, and curates the collections at his store, The Curatorium. He will discuss the US Postal Service’s 2011 introduction of a sheet of …
The ‘Better World By Design’ Conference is coming to town September 30 to October 3. This three-day event held annually on the Brown and RISD campuses connects students, professionals, and individuals from a variety of disciplines in order to build a global community of socially conscious and passionate innovators. Special events coordinator Hannah Burn sends …
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Creative genius Carl Mitsch, a designer over at Rhode Island thingamabob and tchotchke wholesaler Fred & Friends, birthed these Matryoshka measuring cups a few years ago. They were an immediate hit and it turns out they have legs. Here they are on the cover of the new MoMA gift catalogue. They are pleasing to the …
Hermès chief creative officer, Pierre-Alexis Dumas (Brown ’91) will speak Monday on Hermes Editeur; A Journey on Silk from Art to Craft. In 2008, Hermès Editeur was born out of the desire to challenge this tradition further and bridge fine and contemporary art together with silk-printing craft. Dumas’ talk will focus on the genesis and …
Local restaurant bathrooms have really been stepping it up lately — the most common motif seems to be vaguely Asian and meditative. And while nothing gladdens the female heart like a lovely, clean restroom, having to ask the busboy how the hell the damn thing works sort of ruins the mood. Should you bump into …
The redesign of the Chiquita banana label was announced last February, but I have yet to see them here in Rhode Island. Designer DJ Neff, who started at age 16 with a can of spray paint, discussed his approach to the campaign in an interview. Local designers get together periodically to meet and discuss design, …
Tomorrow from 5:45pm to 8pm (or later, you know, if you want to hang out) IDSA RI will be hosting their fourth Creatives+Cocktails event of 2010 at the AS220 restaurant/bar. If you haven’t been to one of these events before, here’s what you’ve been missing; creative people, cocktails, food, and great Wednesday evening conversation. What’s …
The Industrial Designers Society of America, Rhode Island chapter is hosting the first of this year’s series of Professionals’ Nights. This month, Professionals’ Night will be held at the Trinity Brewhouse. A drawing will be done and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Trinity. I hear you asking “What better way to …
If you geek out about material culture, this is a must see film. Sponsored by the Industrial Design Society of America and scheduled for showing Tuesday, October 6, at 5pm at Trinity Rep. Free for IDSA members. $10 for students/recent graduates, AIGA (the professional association for graphic design), CNU (Congress for the New Urbanism), and …
As Beth already noted—and yes, that WAS a shameful cover, Time—tonight marks Providence’s fourth Pecha Kucha (say it with me: pih-CHA kih-CHA) Night. Pecha Kucha is Japanese for the sound of conversation, and if you don’t practice saying it correctly, the whole group will be forced to recite it every time. (Plus, if you say “PET-cha …
No, this is not The Onion, this is a real Time cover honoring a great designer with an atrocious design. I get the concept, but it just looks like hell. At any rate, it’s time for another one of those Pecha Kucha Nights where designers and fans can get together and meet and share, and …
Attention designers (of any stripe apparently) head downtown tonight and see what others in your field are up to. These events are held in cities around the world to provide a forum for designers to present and describe their work, and tonight’s meeting is being held at the Local 121. Pecha Kucha Night, devised by …
The Providence Journal sees no downside to the new CVS being installed on the first floor of the Providence Place Mall, hence the title of its brief editorial in Wednesday’s paper — “More downtown delights”. In May, the CVS on the third retail level of Providence Place will move into a large space at ground …
Attention artists. Help RIPAC design their new T-shirt and if your entry is chosen you can win… a brand new T-shirt! Well, it’s all about the glory really. And the cause. RIPAC is the medical marijuana advocacy coalition that helped our enlightened legislators make marijuana possession legal for qualified patients. But the battle for availability …