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LOCAL TALENT, GLOBAL REACHPacked in our 37x48 mile state, Rhode
Island brews with design talent. While we
are small, our impact ripples far and wide.
Clustered and connected, Rhode Island’s
design sector is an unparalleled
concentration of problem-solving talent
and creativity, with a uniquely close
proximity to partners and resources to
make it all happen.
Great design with worldwide impact –
it’s here.
designxri.com/itshere
Rhode Island has an amazing
talent pool.”
JOE GEBBIA, CO-FOUNDER AND
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, AIRBNB
LOCAL TALENT, GLOBAL REACHPacked in our 37x48 mile state, Rhode
Island brews with design talent. While we
are small, our impact ripples far and wide.
Clustered and connected, Rhode Island’s
design sector is an unparalleled
concentration of problem-solving talent
and creativity, with a uniquely close
proximity to partners and resources to
make it all happen.
Great design with worldwide impact –
it’s here.
designxri.com/itshere
Rhode Island has an amazing
talent pool.”
JOE GEBBIA, CO-FOUNDER AND
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, AIRBNB
INSPIRING FREETHINKERS FROM THE STARTRhode Island was founded by a renegade, Roger Williams.
The Industrial Revolution was born in our mills.
And design-driven mavericks continue to be inspired
here, building companies like Airbnb, Hasbro, CVS Health
and Swarovski.
This small state in the eastern seaboard has housed
innovation, entrepreneurship and guts since before our
founding fathers claimed independence from Great Britain.
They say it’s in our DNA. We say it’s what makes living and
working here a fun, interesting and inspiring experience.
Rhode Island has always created sparks of innovation.”
U.S. SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (RI)
RI DESIGN IMPACTFROM A HOTEL IN QATAR
TO THE SET OF SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE, THE SOCHI
OLYMPICS TO THE
WORLD WAR II MONUMENT
IN WASHINGTON, DC –
DESIGN IN RHODE ISLAND
REACHES FROM COAST TO
COAST AND BEYOND OUR
OCEAN BOUNDARIES.
LOCAL TALENT, GLOBAL REACHPacked in our 37x48 mile state, Rhode
Island brews with design talent. While we
are small, our impact ripples far and wide.
Clustered and connected, Rhode Island’s
design sector is an unparalleled
concentration of problem-solving talent
and creativity, with a uniquely close
proximity to partners and resources to
make it all happen.
Great design with worldwide impact –
it’s here.
designxri.com/itshere
Rhode Island has an amazing
talent pool.”
JOE GEBBIA, CO-FOUNDER AND
CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER, AIRBNB
BANANAGRAMS WAS CREATED IN RHODE ISLAND AND IS STILL HEADQUARTERED HERE.
// PROVIDENCE’S TRUTH BOX ARCHITECTS CREATED AMERICA’S FIRST PERMANENT
MULTI-STORY OFFICE BUILDING MADE OF SHIPPING CONTAINERS. // TONY AWARD-
WINNING THEATRE DESIGNER, PROVIDENCE’S EUGENE LEE, HAS BEEN BUILDING SETS
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SINCE THE SHOW BEGAN IN 1975. // LOFT LLC DESIGNS
AUGMENTED REALITY PRODUCTS SOLD AT APPLE STORES. // ONE OF THE LARGEST TOY
DESIGNERS AND MAKERS IN THE WORLD, HASBRO INC, WAS FOUNDED IN RHODE ISLAND
BY THE HASSENFELD BROTHERS AND IS HEADQUARTERED IN THE STATE. // PROVIDENCE
FURNITURE DESIGNER MILES ENDO WAS A TOP FINALIST ON ELLEN DEGENERES’ DESIGN
CHALLENGE 2016. // FASHION DESIGNER NICOLE MILLER GOT HER START AT RISD. //
MARC HARRISON PIONEERED UNIVERSAL DESIGN AND INVENTED THE CUISINART
FOOD PROCESSOR WHILE TEACHING AT RISD. // BORN, RAISED AND HEADQUARTERED
IN RHODE ISLAND, INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE DESIGN GROUP TELLART WAS THE
RECIPIENT OF THE 2016 NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD, COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN
DESIGN MUSEUM. // STREET ARTIST AND DESIGNER OF ICONIC OBAMA HOPE IMAGE,
SHEPHARD FAIREY, CREATED THE VIRAL ANDRE THE GIANT STICKER CAMPAIGN WHILE
A RISD STUDENT. // XIMEDICA, THE GLOBAL LEADER IN DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND
MANUFACTURING OF MEDICAL DEVICES, WAS FOUNDED BY TWO RISD GRADUATES
AND IS HEADQUARTERED IN PROVIDENCE. // BRIAN CHESKY AND JOE GEBBIA MET
AT RISD AND SOON AFTER FOUNDED AIRBNB. // LOTUFF LEATHER SELLS BAGS AT
BARNEYS NEW YORK ALONG THE LIKES OF PRADA AND VALENTINO, BUT DESIGNS AND
WORKS IN A RENOVATED PROVIDENCE MILL. // NEWPORT, RI-BASED STONE CARVER,
TYPOGRAPHER AND MACARTHUR GENIUS AWARD WINNER NICHOLAS BENSON USED
AN ORIGINAL FONT TO CARVE THE INSCRIPTION FOR THE MLK NATIONAL MEMORIAL.
// ARCHITECT FRIEDRICH ST. FLORIAN, DESIGNER OF THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
IN WASHINGTON, DC, CALLS PROVIDENCE HOME. // MARTIN KEEN, KNOWN FOR
HIS INNOVATIVE KEEN SHOES, CALLS RHODE ISLAND HOME AND RECENTLY
SOLD HIS LATEST VENTURE FOCAL UPRIGHT. // WITH A NAPKIN SKETCH, ARCHITECT
WILLIAM WARNER CATALYZED THE RELOCATION OF PROVIDENCE’S RIVERS AND WAS
RECOGNIZED WITH A PRESIDENTIAL DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. // SOL KOFFLER
INVENTED THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN TOURISTER LUGGAGE IN RHODE ISLAND AND
SOLD IT TO SAMSONITE. // INTERNATIONAL CRYSTAL JEWELRY AND ACCESSORY
BRAND SWAROVSKI HAS ITS NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN RHODE ISLAND.
// MALCOLM GREAR DESIGN HAS PRODUCED OVER 100 BRANDS SINCE 1960 IN
PROVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE GUGGENHEIM, VANDERBILT, AND LIFESPAN. // MOST
MID-SIZE DESIGN FIRMS IN RHODE ISLAND HAVE WON AN AWARD.
DESIGN. IT’S HERE.
500 NEW DESIGN BUSINESSES BETWEEN 2007-2012.
OVER 75% OF RHODE ISLAND
DESIGNERS EXPORT THEIR DESIGN
TALENT THROUGHOUT THE U.S.; 35%
WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS.
JOBS UP 16%
BETWEEN 2010-2014
IN ADVERTISING,
GRAPHIC DESIGN,
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
AND COMPUTER
SYSTEMS DESIGN.
3RD LARGEST
PERCENTAGE OF
CREATIVE SECTOR
JOBS PER
CAPITA AFTER
CA AND NY.
3RD MOST
INDUSTRIAL
DESIGNERS
PER CAPITA
AFTER DETROIT
AND CLEVELAND.
PIPELINE OF TALENT:
54+ DESIGN DEGREE
PROGRAMS IN RI.
1,100+ GRADUATE WITH DESIGN
DEGREES EACH YEAR.
EXPONENTIALLY MORE IN A 100-MILE RADIUS.
EASE, INTRIGUE AND LIFESTYLE A gorgeous coastline, the most
valuable farmland in New England,
beautiful architecture, and
international roots make it easy
to see why so many designers
choose Rhode Island.
Being on the forefront of
innovations, urban evolutions,
and the constant shaping of
our state add to this.
Here, beauty feeds a high quality
of living. And the environment
kneads the creative energy and
spark that inspire remarkable ideas.
Design in Rhode Island surrounds
us. It’s here.
What we do is incredibly challenging; we can only do this if we have a work life balance. In RI, we have it.” LINDY MCDONOUGH, LOTUFF LEATHER
DESIGN EXPOUNDEDWORLD CLASS INSTITUTIONS
OF LEARNING ABOUND
IN RHODE ISLAND, AND
WITH THEM, A CONSTANT
PIPELINE OF SMARTS, FRESH
ENERGY AND PASSIONATE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP. WITH
13 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
IN THIS SMALL STATE,
BRILLIANCE IS CONTINUAL.
In 1877, 34 women created the RI School of Design as a radical
experiment in Providence. Today RISD is a
globally recognized design institution.
EASE, INTRIGUE AND LIFESTYLE A gorgeous coastline, the most
valuable farmland in New England,
beautiful architecture and
international roots make it easy
to see why so many designers
choose Rhode Island.
Being on the forefront of
innovations, urban evolutions
and constantly designing
Rhode Island add to this.
Here, beauty feeds a high quality
of living. And the environment
kneads the creative energy and
spark that inspire remarkable ideas.
Design in Rhode Island surrounds
us. It’s here.
What we do is incredibly challenging; we can only do this if we have a work life balance. In RI, we have it.” LINDY MCDONOUGH, LOTUFF LEATHER
There is an adventurous and entrepreneurial design ethos in Rhode Island. It’s born out of the belief that good design manifests here.”
DOUGLAS KALLFELZ, PRINCIPAL AND MANAGING PARTNER, UNION STUDIO ARCHITECTURE & COMMUNITY DESIGN
APPAREL DESIGNARCHITECTUREFURNITURE DESIGNGRAPHIC DESIGNINDUSTRIAL DESIGNINTERACTION DESIGNINTERIOR DESIGNUSER EXPERIENCE DESIGNLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREJEWELRY DESIGNSTRATEGIC DESIGNISRHODE ISLAND
EASE, INTRIGUE AND LIFESTYLE A gorgeous coastline, the most
valuable farmland in New England,
beautiful architecture and
international roots make it easy
to see why so many designers
choose Rhode Island.
Being on the forefront of
innovations, urban evolutions
and constantly designing
Rhode Island add to this.
Here, beauty feeds a high quality
of living. And the environment
kneads the creative energy and
spark that inspire remarkable ideas.
Design in Rhode Island surrounds
us. It’s here.
What we do is incredibly challenging; we can only do this if we have a work life balance. In RI, we have it.” LINDY MCDONOUGH, LOTUFF LEATHER
PRODUCED BY: FUNDED BY:
commerceRI.com
An economic development initiative for the Rhode Island design community.
Thank you to:
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PRINT SPECS:Printed on a 40” Komori 8-Color UV Perfecting Press. First Sheet/Cover: Mohawk Superfine Ultra White 120 C; printed PMS red, teal and silver. Second Sheet: Curious Metallics Galvanized Cover 92 C; pages 1 and 8 printed two hits opaque white and CMYK, plus spot gloss varnish; pages 2 and 7 printed PMS teal, black and opaque white, plus spot gloss varnish. Third Sheet: Mohawk Via Felt Pure White 110 C; printed PMS red, teal, gray and CMYK, plus spot gloss varnish.
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PHOTOGRAPHY:Page 1: The Box Office, Truth Box Architects, photo by Nat Rea; Pat Appleton, Malcolm Grear Designers, photo by Catherine Chung; Miles Endo, Studio Endo, photo by Catherine Chung. Page 2: Kyla Coburn Design, photo by Catherine Chung. Page 5: Martin Keen, Focal Upright, photo by Catherine Chung; Lindy McDonough, Lotuff Leather, photo by Sky Sabin Productions; Carrie Chatterson Studio, photo by Catherine Chung. Page 7: WaterFire Providence, photo by Matthew Huang. Page 8: Wood and Drill, O&G Studio, photo by Catherine Chung; Jacob Amrhein, OCTO, photo by Sky Sabin Productions; Ally Maloney, Maloney Interiors, photo by Catherine Chung.
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