12 Dec
IDSA EVENT | Young Professionals Night @ Local 121

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Are you a recent graduate, or you just moved to Rhode Island? Are you looking to get to know more people locally? Join us for an informal social gathering for young professionals based in and around Rhode Island. Connect with others in design, architecture, engineering, technology and business. Set in downtown [...]
04 Dec
December Green Drinks on the West Side

There’s no shortage of events to attend this month! In addition to our IDSA event, Young Professionals Night @ Local 121 on the evening of Thursday the 18th, Green Drinks is having an event at Wolcott’s Eco Office, where we held the last IDSA Concentric event.
“The RI Environmental Network (AKA Green Drinks) holds monthly gatherings [...]
03 Dec
Find cheap art and design books downtown

Photo by David Hilowitz via Flicker.
Founded in 2003, Symposium Books has become a well respected and trusted local business. They specialize in carrying great books about Architecture, Art, Design, Histories, Humanities, Literary Criticism and Theory, Literature, Philosophy, Photography and more. Many of the books are marked down at great prices because they are remainders, publisher [...]
03 Dec
RISD students launch bike-share program

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Entrepreneurial juniors at RISD, Nate Phipps and Madeleine McGarrity have created a new service called Pink Rides. They have stationed bicycles downtown in the lobby of the RISD residence hall of 15 West. During the first phase of the program 2 bicycles are available for any RISD student to use for [...]
02 Dec
The Sustainable Brands Conference

IDSA Rhode Island members will receive 25% off on a VIP Pass to this great event. (Use our code: IDSA12823) In addition, our local IDSA chapter will receive a donation each time someone registers.
Sustainable Life Media is holding the event this month, from the 9th to 11th in Miami Beach, Florida. The Sustainable Brands International [...]
17 Nov
AIGA’s Design by Night (DxN)

Design by Night (DxN) is AIGA RI’s monthly informal (and FREE!) get together. Kick back and chat with fellow designers and non-designers over food and drinks. Everyone is welcomed to attend, and encouraged to participate. This month’s DxN will be held in conjunction with Providence Green Drinks. Network and connect with like-minded eco-friendly folks!
Thursday, November [...]
02 Nov
A Better World by Design

What are designers doing to address critical issues facing today’s world? How are engineers developing new technologies to improve life on earth? Where are entrepreneurs finding surprising opportunities in this mess? A Better World by Design will attempt to address these questions by demonstrating what professionals and academics are doing to promote sustainable development and [...]