Tag: DESIGNxRI
In regulation, the small things add up fast
The pervasiveness of state-imposed regulations has been a topic of contention for years among the business community in Rhode Island.
“Manufacturing employers there are...
DESIGNxRI graduates Providence Design Catalyst cohort
PROVIDENCE – DESIGNxRI celebrated the culmination of the Providence Design Catalyst program Thursday evening, graduating 13 Providence-based design business owners.
The 2018 program brought $120,000...
Building on their passion
Long before they’d met, Laura and Gordon Moss both had a passion for architecture.
The married co-owners of Providence-based Functional Aesthetic Design±Build LLC pursued their...
RISD grads dominate grant program
A full-service design and build studio in Providence, Functional Aesthetic Design±Build does everything – at least when it comes to “small- to midsized design...
A good design for R.I.’s future
It was a good sign that despite diminished funding, DESIGNxRI was able to make 13 grants to local design firms in its 2017-2018 cohort...
Anchored to modern design
Kyna Leski and Chris Bardt both hail from families that appreciated the arts.
Leski is the daughter of an architect. Bardt is the son of...
DESIGNxRI announces 2018 Providence Design Catalyst cohort
PROVIDENCE - Nonprofit DESIGNxRI named the 13 businesses selected to participate in its 2018 Providence Design Catalyst program Tuesday.
The Design Catalyst program provides rising...
Elorza announces relaunch of design-based small-business grant program
PROVIDENCE – The Design Catalyst program will be relaunched this year, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced Monday.
The program will provide qualifying businesses with $90,000...
DesignxRI announces 2017 Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement induction class
PROVIDENCE - Days before the launch of the fourth annual DesignxRI Design Week, three local designers were named Rhode Island Design Hall of Fame...
Design Week set for Sept. 13-24
PROVIDENCE – This year's DesignxRI Design Week, Sept. 13 to 24, outpaced its predecessor and, three weeks prior to kickoff, is still growing.
To-date, Providence-based...


















