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2022 Schedule of Events
The 9th Annual DESIGN WEEK RI brings you EIGHT days of Design!
DESIGN WEEK RI is the annual celebration of design ~ featuring Rhode Island designers and entrepreneurs!
Each year, DESIGN WEEK RI offers talks, tours, panel discussions, parties, and more that showcase the design talent across Rhode Island – featuring and hosted by our many partners and design friends. Be part of this annual celebration of design in Rhode Island!
Friday, September 23
Friday, September 23
4:00-5:30 PM
Extruded Cup and Slip Decoration Demonstration at Mudstone Studios
This event will feature the production and decoration of a cup by Mudstone Studios manager Jamie Rhode.
Friday, September 23
7:00-10:00 PM
Kickoff Party
Join DESIGNxRI and the Rhode Island Design Community as we celebrate the start of the 9th Annual DESIGN WEEK RI.
Saturday, September 24
Saturday, September 24
12:00-2:00 PM
Making with Mushrooms: Spore Prints & Grow Your Own Mushroom-based Materials with Goode Landscape Studio
In this workshop, landscape architect and artist, Courtney Goode, will lead two interactive workshops where participants will be able to make spore prints and grow their own objects or materials using living, mushroom-based media.
Saturday, September 24
1:00-5:00 PM
Fabrication Fest (Day 1/2)
Fabrication x Design-O-Rama combines exploration, creativity, and curiosity, all focused on design and fabrication. Open to to everyone from novices to experts, this event will inspire attendees to build design and fabrication skills through fun and inventiveness.
Saturday, September 24
1:00-6:00 PM
Open Studios at Nicholson File Art Studios
Our doors and art spaces will be open to the public to allow people to observe and experience the artistic processes and products of the artists in our historic industrial building, which includes two floors of studio spaces.
Saturday, September 24
4:00-6:00 PM
Collab’Nation – An ode to Education, PTSD, and the Arts with Authentic Abstraction
Two former Pawtucket, RI firefighters Edmund Dalo & Brendan McCarthy will speak about their journey through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how their bond and collaboration over creating paintings and poetry helped to save their lives.
Saturday, September 24
6:00-9:00 PM
Anyhow Studio Turns One!
Anyhow Studio is turning one this September and we want you to celebrate with us! Being a Design Catalyst alum, it only seemed fitting that we partner with DESIGNxRI during Design Week to recognize this significant achievement.
Sunday, September 25
Sunday, September 25
9:30-11:00 AM
Designers, Cars, & Coffee
Cars are meticulously crafted before they go out into the world and take on a meaning all their own. Join us as we bring together designers and car enthusiasts alike to appreciate all types of cars.
Sunday, September 25
12:00-3:30 PM
EQUITYxDESIGN Cohort Discussion
The EQUITYxDESIGN cohort, organized by DESIGNxRI is a multi-month program created to lead designers, design businesses, and those who participate in the design economy to understand and build Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion processes in their work.
Sunday, September 25
1:00-3:00 PM
Letterpress Shop Tour and Hands-on Demo at DWRI Letterpress
oin Dan Wood and Lois Harada of DWRI Letterpress for a tour and hands-on printing demonstration.
Sunday, September 25
1:00-5:00 PM
Fabrication Fest (Day 2/2)
Fabrication x Design-O-Rama combines exploration, creativity, and curiosity, all focused on design and fabrication. Open to to everyone from novices to experts, this event will inspire attendees to build design and fabrication skills through fun and inventiveness.
Sunday, September 25
6:00-9:00 PM
GOOD REGARDS at Soulita
Join us as Soulita presents Good Regards, an evening of interaction where local creative individuals gather together and explore creative expression. There will be small bites, drinks and music.
Monday, September 26
Monday, September 26
10:00-11:00 AM
How A Box Is Made Tour
Learn how an award-winning manufacturer works with graphic designers and design teams to design and manufacture custom packaging through automation and by hand.
Monday, September 26
12:00-2:00 PM
The Trash Heap of Infinite Possibility
Many artists, designers and creatives believe in the power of open-ended, purely playful creative processes, but we are often far more likely to recommend them to others than do them ourselves; our goal-oriented and deadline driven work (along with the rest of life) often gets in the way.
Monday, September 26
4:00-5:30 PM
From Pollution to Solution: A panel discussion and showcase
The Textile Sustainability Forum on September 19 th at URI (presented by RITIN, URI & Polaris MEP) will bring together stakeholders from academia, industry, and government, and present new research about sustainability and the textile industry.
Monday, September 26
6:00-7:00 PM
Social Hour with 10kSB
Join us as we partner withDESIGNxRI for Design Week 2022. Come mingle with our award-winning Designers and learn more about our program.
Monday, September 26
6:00-9:00 PM
Open House with Union & Libby Slader Design
Join Union and Libby Slader Design as they proudly open their doors to their new offices in DownCity. Both firms are long time Providence natives but have recently moved into the revitalized historic block of Westminster Street near Grace Church.
Monday, September 26
6:00-9:00 PM
UX Meetup – How to Develop Better Design Systems
Grab a wireframe, a color palette, and a cocktail glass to mix it up with local user-experience pros. The UX meetup is a casual monthly gathering to meet local designers, swap industry techniques and news, and celebrate the remarkable design talent in Providence.
Tuesday, September 27
Tuesday, September 27
10:00-11:00 AM
Designing Inclusivity at Brown’s new LGBTQ+ Center with KITE Architects
What does it mean to make an LGBTQ+ Center? At Brown University, KITE Architect’s approach to human-centered design points the way and takes into consideration the sensibilities needed in order to create an inclusive space where support, mentorship, and community are promoted.
Tuesday, September 27
12:00-2:00 PM
Reimagining Downtown Providence’s Public Spaces
Spanning over 20 acres, Providence’s rich network of waterfront parks and walkways weave through our downtown’s waterways, bridges and historic architecture. Yet, many of these spaces are underutilized and lack a cohesive, intentional and unique identity that tie them together and to the City.
Tuesday,September 27
5:00-7:00 PM
Re-Wilding the City: Urban Landscapes as Integral Urban Infrastructure
In this site tour, we will explore these projects and highlight interesting moments in the process and development, as well as new discoveries since their conception.
Tuesday, September 27
6:00-9:00 PM
Marathon Clambake
We invite you to Marathon Clambake 2022! We are cooking up something special for you this year-our four speaker line up is sure to shine.
Wednesday, September 28
Wednesday, September 28
12:00-4:00 PM
Design, Fabrication & Refurbishment of Classic Volkswagens
Farm Fresh
10 Sims Ave unit 103,
Providence, RI 02909
Wednesday, September 28
4:00-5:30 PM
Interactive Printing with Lizzie $our
Join local artist Lizzie $OUR for a Bring-Your-Own paper/clothing screen printing workshop. Come watch, interact, and learn from Lizzie’s process and leave with one of her original designs.
Wednesday, September 28
5:00-8:00 PM
Open Studio + Sample Sale with INDO-
Come and join us for a drink and tour of our studio space at Metaspace Studios. Get an inside look (literally) at some of the furniture pieces we create and if you’re looking for something special for your home, we will be hosting a sample sale with amazing discounts!
Wednesday, September 28
6:00-9:00 PM
Hall of Fame Awards
The RI Design Hall of Fame recognizes proven leaders in the Rhode Island design community. Showcasing the unique contributions of RI designers on a local, national, and international level, the RI Design Hall of Fame elevates the legends and the next generation of amazing. Honorees for Lifetime Achievement and Emerging Designer are nominated by the community and voted on by a committee of peers, then spotlighted and celebrated every year as part of DESIGN WEEK RI.
Thursday, September 29
Thursday, September 29
1:00-3:00 PM
Design Your Ecosystem of Learning
Learning lives everywhere – at recreation centers. Parks, public libraries, museums, office Buildings, colleges, community gardens, theaters, churches, homes, and in backyards. But, today’s education system assumes meaningful learning only happens at a place called school. Imagining what could be is the first step to realizing this new future.
Thursday, September 29
4:00-6:00 PM
Experience Prototyping and other Strategies to Advance Ideas and Make an Impact with BIG DREAMS & OCTO
Experience Prototyping(EP) is for more than finding solutions to problems; if done correctly, it creates an engagement that changes how we think, observe, & influence our world. In today’s world, exploring existing and future states through first-hand active engagement is one of the most powerful ways to gain understanding, buy-in, & insights.
Thursday, September 29
4:30-6 PM
Designing in Color: What is Design in 2022?
Join us as we ask these amazing designers of color from across disciplines, regions, and identity, “What is Design” in our current context.
Thursday, September 29
5:00-8:00 PM
HB Design and Build Exhibition
819 Westminster St
Third Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Thursday, September 29
5:30-8:00 PM
Providence Business News’ 2022 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies awards
These thirty local companies and organizations are among both the highest earners and the most innovative as part of Providence Business News’ 2022 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies awards program.
Thursday, September 29
4:00-6:00 PM
Radiance: opening reception of new artworks by Quang Hong
Opening reception of new artworks by Quang Hong. Please join us to celebrate the opening of Quang Hong’s new gallery and studio in Providence. @QzillaBlue.
Thursday, September 29
6:00-9:00 PM
Open House and 15-year Anniversary Celebration at Kreatelier
Celebrating 15 years, Kreatelier is offering an open house and view behind the scenes. After a few brief presentations, visitors can explore Kreatelier’s design studio & retail space, talk to Kreatelier’s team and take a peek behind the scenes.
Friday, September 30
Friday, September 30
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Vinyasa Yoga at Dye House
Our signature Barre & Soul Vinyasa Yoga Class. An energetic yoga flow in a warmed room integrating core work, back bending and asanas that strengthen and lengthen the body while working up to a final peak pose. All levels are welcome and options will be given to make your practice your own.
Friday, September 30
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Taste + Milukas: How this Art and Design Duo Unite for High Creative Output
Join Taste Founder Patti Watson and Artist Kelly Milukas to learn how Taste’s breakthrough Artist in Residency program is activating both designer’s and artist’s work with creativity and purpose.
Friday, September 30
12:00-2:00 PM
Afrofuturism – Collaboration, Adaptation and the Creative Process in Theatre Making
Moniker Brewery
432 W Fountain St,
Providence, RI 02903
Friday, September 30
2:00-4:00 PM
ILZRO House Tour
Tour the Ilzro House in Foster, RI, 30 minutes from Providence.
The ILZRO House project was a partnership between Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and The International Lead and Zinc Research Organization (ILZRO) in 1972 with Marc Harrison as the leader of the team of faculty and students that completed it.
Friday, September 30
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Design Your Ecosystem of Learning (Newport)
Learning lives everywhere – at recreation centers. Parks, public libraries, museums, office Buildings, colleges, community gardens, theaters, churches, homes, and in backyards. But, today’s education system assumes meaningful learning only happens at a place called school.
Friday, September 30
5:30-7:30 PM
Shedding Some Light
Taking her inspiration from vintage, Victorian lampshades, local artist Sarah Dunn will demonstrate each of the intricate steps involved in breathing new life into thrifted lampshades. Instead of using traditional fabric, Sarah will teach you how to use handmade papers from Asia; how to layer, pleat, and fold paper for a variety of techniques and appliques.
Friday, September 30
5:00-7:00 PM
Hello-Goodbye Boat Cruise
A boat ride to celebrate all things design and innovation in RI. Join us for a leisurely cruise around Narragansett Bay and have a toast with colleagues and friends as RI Design Week comes to a close and RI Startup Week begins. Cash bar. Light snacks provided.
Pre and Post-Design Week
Sun. July 24th & Sept. 18th
3:00-7:00 PM
“Supply”
Anti- Robot Club has teamed up with The WaterFire Art Center to bring you “Supply”, A FREE outdoor community Marketplace featuring 50 vendors ( art, clothing, vintage + other) , food trucks, drinks & music + more. Supply will be happening Sun. July 24th & Sept. 18th 3-7pm, add the dates to your calendar and be sure not to miss out on this day of festivities.
Saturday, October 1
12:00-9:00 PM
2022 New England Architecture Awards
The 2022 Annual New England Architecture Awards is hosted by AIA Rhode Island at South Street Landing, a $220 million redevelopment project in Providence’s Jewelry District. The Power Plant brings new life to an iconic but long-abandoned station that once provided electrical power to the city.
October 1-7
Startup Week Rhode Island
Seven Days of Events Showcasing
Rhode Island’s Startup Community