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Monday, September 17
Changing Health by Design - SOLD OUT!
- September 17, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- New England Medical Innovation Center (NEMIC)
- 116 Chestnut St. Providence, RI 02903
At the New England Medical Innovation Center (NEMIC) our goal is to support innovators and entrepreneurs, bridge “the valley of death”, and expedite the developmental process of medical devices in...
Art in a Design World; Female in a Masculine Domain
- September 17, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- McKenzie Gibson Studio
- 100 Elm St. Warren, RI 02885
This event will be the official launch/premiere of Silverthorne Hawk Studios, a new collaborative space offering with a full woodshop and metal shop. The studio space will also provide...
Royal Mills Riverpoint: Design transformation of a decaying mill into a historic preservation site
- September 17, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- GG Rigelhaupt
- 125 Providence St, West Warwick, RI 02893
At the brink of demolition, RMR was bought for $1. Millions more, and massive teams would be engaged to renovate this 1850’s stone textile mill in West Warwick into 250 residential units...
Tuesday, September 18
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Scrappy Meets Savvy
- September 18, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- KITE Architects
- 27 Sims Ave, Providence, RI 02909
The Steel Yard is preparing to amp-up its course offerings and magnify event spaces in a way that is true to its scrappy aesthetic and bootstrap community approach! Join KITE...
Vacant to Vibrant! - Photographing the WaterFire Arts Center - CANCELLED
- September 18, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- Elaine Fredrick Photography
- 475 Valley St, Providence, RI 02908
The Event is cancelled. Check out the other events happening on Tuesday 12-1:30pm here: http://www.designxri.com/index.php/designweek/events/2018-09-18 — See the transformation of the...
Whose Design Is It?
- September 18, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- OCTO PD
- 999 Main Street Pawtucket, RI 02860
Unlocking collaboration with clients in the interest of customers - A discussion at OCTO PD. Join the team at OCTO Product Development, including Founder Justin Sirotin, in a conversation about...
Wednesday, September 19
Intellectual Property: Protecting The Core of the Design Economy
- September 19, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- Lippincott IP LLC
- 166 Valley Street Building 6M, #103 Providence, RI 02909
Rhode Island continues to build on its heritage of fostering innovative industry by its active support of the creative community within its borders. Civic leaders here recognize the elusive nature...
Open Studio/Meet and Greet at TL Studio Inc.
- September 19, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- TL Studio Inc.
- 269 South Main Street, Providence, RI, 02903
TL Studio is a full-service landscape architecture firm. Founded by Tom Lee, TLS brings a diverse body of work ranging from residential gardens to institutional and public projects. At the...
Applying Innovation to Addiction
- September 19, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- Ximedica
- 55 Dupoint Dr. Providence, RI 02907
Ximedica follows a user-centered design process every day when bringing medical devices to market. Join Ximedica as we share how we apply our user-centered tools to rapidly generate seed solutions...
Thursday, September 20
A RISD Redesign: Oomph & RISD Museum create a new Digital Experience
- September 20, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- Oomph
- 72 Clifford Street Providence, RI, 02903
RISD Museum partnered with Oomph to re-platform the former Museum website into Drupal 8. Along the way, the RISD team became excited about reimaging the way the website can be used...
Storytelling as a Lynchpin Capability for Innovation - SOLD OUT!
- September 20, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- Business Innovation Factory
- 60 Valley St. #107B, Providence, RI 02909
Storytelling is a critical skill that can invite people into a conversation in way that engenders empathy, participation, and co-creation. It is an invaluable tool for changing behavior and helps...
Food and Design at RISD Food Lab - MORE SEATS OPEN!
- September 20, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- RISD Food Lab
- 20 Washington Place
Food and design are always coming together; in plating, in the ways that interior spaces and designed objects can influence eating experiences, and in the cases of trendy foods. Additionally,...
Friday, September 21
Factory Tour & Lunch at Accurate Services, Fall River, MA
- September 21, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- Accurate Services, Inc.
- 951 Broadway, Fall River, MA 02724
Join us for lunch and a factory tour at the century old Laurel Lake Mills, the home of Accurate Services. See our factory in action making sewn product for the...
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Textile Design Case Studies in Manufacturing—A Panel Discussion
- September 21, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- RITIN
- 350 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903
With a strong design and manufacturing sector and a deep educational institution base, Rhode Island’s textile sector is a leader in innovation. Hear textile designers and manufacturers discuss how...
The Art of Praxis
- September 21, 2018
- 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm
- Frank Mruk
- P. O. Box 54, 58 Riverside Dr, Tiverton, RI 02878
Praxis \ˈprak-ˌsēz\ (from Ancient Greek: πρᾶξις, translit. praxis) 1: the process by which a theory is enacted, embodied, or realized. Paulo Freire once stated, “Liberation is a praxis : the action...