Rhode Island School of Design - Page 9 of 32

REWARDING JOB: Kristen Gossler, president of American Trophy and Supply Inc., has expanded the business with her husband, Peter Cameron, since buying it from her parents in 1990.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

She’s succeeding by giving all the accolades to others

Business Women 03/03/2023

For some, the path that life takes can emerge early on. For Kristen Gossler, it began unfolding when she was so small she could...

NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE: Olin Thompson, a Jewelry District resident and amateur historian, points to the architectural features on a stone building at 110 Elm St. that was once a foundry and is now leased by Brown University for administrative and medical offices.  PBN PHOTO/CLAUDIA CHIAPPA

Brown’s land of opportunity: University’s expansion is welcomed but is school...

Cover Story 02/17/2023

Olin Thompson’s Jewelry District walking tour begins at the corner of Richmond and Ship streets in Providence, on a plaza covered in stepped, wooden...

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report's annual best colleges rankings. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Rhode Island School of Design to drop out of U.S. News’...

Education 02/14/2023

PROVIDENCE – Last year, the Rhode Island School of Design was one of 13 local colleges and universities ranked by U.S. News & World...

RISD names Blumberg, Chaiken new board co-chairs

Education 01/31/2023

PROVIDENCE – Hillary Blumberg and Ilene Chaiken, a pair of Rhode Island School of Design alumnae, have been appointed to lead as co-chairs of...

RISD leases 20,000-square-foot office building in downtown Providence

Real Estate 01/18/2023

PROVIDENCE – A 20,400-square-foot office and retail building in the heart of downtown Providence was recently leased by the Rhode Island School of Design,...

TIGHT WEAVE: Theresia Joseph works in the packaging and receiving department at Lotuff Leather, a handmade leather goods manufacturer in Providence that designs and sells bags, suitcases and other accessories. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lotuff mastering art of the heirloom

Economy 12/23/2022

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

UNIONIZED CUSTODIANS, groundskeepers and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design have authorized a strike, Teamsters Local 251 says.

Teamsters at RISD authorize strike over wages, health care, retirement package

Economic Activity 12/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – The unionized custodians, groundskeepers and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design have authorized a strike, Teamsters Local 251 announced on...

CRYStal Williams COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL  OF DESIGN/JO SITTENFELD

18th RISD president is practiced in art of social equity and...

Art & Culture 11/25/2022

Crystal Williams describes herself as a “faculty activist,” so it’s no surprise that Williams envisions the start of her tenure at the Rhode Island...

WHIMSICAL PRODUCTS: Katy Westscott, CEO of Katrinkles Inc. in Providence, which makes buttons and tools for crafters, goes over some of the company’s products with production technician Brandon Amorin. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Katrinkles Inc. gets crafty about helping the environment

Business Services 11/11/2022

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2022 EXCELLENCE IN GREEN MANUFACTURING: Katrinkles Inc. BE THE CHANGE you want to see in the world, an axiom attributed to Gandhi, could also...