MARTIN LO
Martin Lo ‘84 BID is a RISD ID grad and is the only alum I know in the world who has moved an entire port operation in Hong Kong hundreds of miles away to mainland China – thus is RISD, you never know...
View ArticleHONG KONG ALUMNI EVENT
The trio of Donald Choi ‘82 AR, Frank Chow ‘92 LDAR, and Rex Wong ‘03 AR, who together founded the Hong Kong Alumni Association, took the alumni event to a new level with an outdoor party on top of a...
View ArticleALUM’S HAUNTING FILM ON PBS SERIES
Can animation capture the violence and trauma of guerrilla kidnappings in Colombia, once known as the kidnapping capital of the world? In the hands of Colombian-born illustrator Juana Medina 10 GD, it...
View ArticleMORE FROM HONG KONG
I just received an official summary of the event from Rex Wong in addition to my recent post: Our recently held RISD Art Show & Artist Ball event was successfully held in Hong Kong on December...
View ArticleALUM’S JEWELRY GLITTERS AT BARNEYS NY
What do Madeleine Albright, Venus Williams, John Waters and Madonna all have in common? Over the years, they have all been adorned in Glitterlimes, the candy-and-fruit-slice jewelry line created by...
View ArticleYEADON in the big METROPOLIS
Associate Professor Peter Yeadon got a double-mention in the November issue of Metropolis, which ran an article on interesting design collectives in Brooklyn (including MEx, the cooperative studio...
View ArticleTrustee Stuart Murphy to Speak @ NY Public Library
Trustee Stuart “Stu” Murphy just let me know that he is speaking at the New York Public Library on his unique combination of math education and the arts — or “STEAM” as we call it. -JM photo credit:...
View ArticleShepard Fairey Design Graces TIME Magazine
For the second time in three years, TIME magazine turned to designer Shepard Fairey 92 IL to create an iconic image for its annual Person of the Year issue. The magazine’s conceptual pick, “The...
View ArticleFink Salutes the Solstice
English professor and local literary legend Mike Fink marked the winter solstice today by sharing his thoughts about fall festivities and seasonal celebrations in a This I Believe / Rhode Island...
View ArticleNew Year, New Life
With the new year, we’ve moved on to a refreshed and (we hope) improved version of our risd. We hope you’ll keep reading – and sharing – posts about all aspects of RISD and our extraordinary...
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