Tag: DESIGNxRI
Everybody’s Business: Fernandez overcomes obstacles on journey to finding Soulita
(Editor’s note: This is the 20th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each are asked their views on...
DESIGNxRI’s Carnevale to step aside as executive director
PROVIDENCE – After close to a decade, DESIGNxRI’s co-founder and executive director will be stepping aside.
The nonprofit that supports Rhode Island’s design industry announced...
DESIGNxRI provides seed grants to 8 design firms
PROVIDENCE – Eight local design businesses have received seed grants through DESIGNxRI’s 2022 Providence Design Catalyst program, the organization announced Thursday.
DESIGNxRI said it is...
Providence, DesignxRI open 6th annual design business grant program
PROVIDENCE – The city of Providence is once again teaming up with DesignxRI to offer grants and other resources to Providence design-focused small businesses.
Major...
New model for collaboration
Rhode Island has a long, rich and diverse history of design, which arguably started with Samuel Slater. In 1789, the 21-year-old textile mill apprentice...
Q&A Vuthy Lay
Vuthy Lay | KITE Architects Inc. architectural designer
Vuthy Lay in 2019 completed the DESIGNxRI Emerge Program, then earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture from...
Q&A: Libby Slader
Libby Slader | Interior Design Inc. owner
Libby Slader in 2010 founded her Providence-based interior design firm, which offers full-service design for the corporate office,...
DESIGN WEEK RI begins this weekend
PROVIDENCE – The eighth-annual DESIGN WEEK RI begins Friday and runs through Oct. 1, showcasing Rhode Island designers in a series of in-person and...
DESIGNxRI names 2021 R.I. Design Hall of Fame honorees
PROVIDENCE – DESIGNxRI recently announced that three designers will be inducted as part of the Rhode Island Design Hall of Fame’s 2021 class on...
DESIGNxRI announces 2021 Design Catalyst cohort
PROVIDENCE – DESIGNxRI announced its 2021 cohort for the Providence Design Catalyst program Friday.
The 10 local design businesses will receive a combined $140,000 in...
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