DESIGNER THREADS: DownCity Design’s Adrienne Gagnon intends to use her fellowship to build a fleet of mobile design labs outfitted with tools and media. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD
In its inaugural Innovation Fellowships last year, The Rhode Island Foundation funded two projects with undeniable commercial potential built around growing retail and arts-centered startups. This year the foundation chose two new fellows, The Miriam Hospital’s Dr. Lynn Taylor and DownCity Design Executive Director Adrienne Gagnon, from the medical and education sectors respectively, instead of…