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.

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CONTACT:401.427.0811 | lisa@designxri.com

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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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