Co-founded by Lukas Bentel (BRDD 2015, Computer Music & Multimedia, Furniture Design) and Kevin Wiesner (BRDD 2015, Engineering, Industrial Design), MSCHF is the subject of a new monograph from Phaidon Press.
Ire Asojo (BRDD 2026) and Daniella Pozo (BRDD 2027) Help Cinch Second Iron Printmakers Win
For the second year in a row, RISD's team of printmakers including has won Boston's Iron Printmakers competition in Boston. Teams were tasked with creating an edition of ten prints incorporating four "mystery ingredients" and four printmaking methods in a single day. Ire Asojo (BRDD 2026, Printmaking, International and Public Affairs) was the team's lead for screenprinting, while Daniella Pozo (BRDD 2027, Printmaking, Urban Studies) led the intaglio process.
Yunni Cho (BRDD 2021) Awarded BRIDGE Proof of Concept Fellowship
Switzerland's BRIDGE Funding Programme has awarded Yunni Cho (BRDD 2021, Interior Architecture, Cognitive Neuroscience, Urban Studies) one of twelve Proof of Concept Fellowships. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Cho researches daylight and the built environment.
GDUSA Names Ashley Cai (BRDD 2025) a Student to Watch
Graphic Design USA has included Ashley Cai (BRDD 2025, Graphic Design, International and Public Affairs, Computer Science) in their annual list of "top students ready to burst on the design scene."
Joyce Lin (BRDD 2017, Furniture, Geology-Biology) - whose "uncanny" sculptures "examine themes of interconnectedness and the Anthropocene" - is the subject of a feature in Colossal magazine. A New York Times article on women in woodworking also cites Lin's “Material Autopsy” series, which "[explores] the impact of our industrialized society and how most of us are far removed from how things are made."
Kylee Hong (BRDD 2026) Named a 2025 Truman Scholarship Finalist
Kylee Hong (BRDD 2026, Interior Architecture, Urban Studies) has been announced as a 2025 finalist for the Truman Scholarship for college juniors interested in a career in public service, government, education, or elsewhere in the public sector. Hong is among the 201 Finalists selected from 743 applications who will interview with the Foundation’s Regional Review Panels in March and April. Selected Truman Scholar receive $30,000 towards graduate or professional school.
Students in "Craft of Making Murals" Course Jazz Up RI Philharmonic Music School
As part of a RISD Wintersession course called Craft of Making Murals, Amelia Cumming (BRDD 2025, Illustration, Environmental Sciences and Studies), Justine Kang (BRDD 2027, Illustration, Comparative Literature) and their classmates designed and painted four walls at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School in East Providence.
2025 BRDD Exhibition “—ing” Featured in Brown Daily Herald
The Brown Daily Herald praises —ing, BRDD's 17th annual exhibition, for "[highlighting] the time-intensive process of producing masterful artworks" and "[exemplifying] the hard work required to create a student-led art exhibit."Anay Agarwal (BRDD 2028, Furniture Design, Undeclared) and Alyssa Gorman (BRDD 2028, Textiles, Undeclared) are quoted in the coverage. Featuring work by 30 BRDD student artists, —ing is on view on floors 2 through 4N of Brown's Granoff Center for the Creative Arts from January 21 through February 16, 2025.
Angie Kang (BRDD 2021) Awarded Ezra Jack Keats Fellowship
Angie Kang (BRDD 2021, Illustration, Literary Arts) has been awarded the 2024 Ezra Jack Keats Fellowship, which allows authors and illustrators of children's literature to spend a summer in residence at MacDowell. Kang's debut picture book, Our Lake, is available for pre-order through Penguin Random House's Kokila imprint.
Ann-Maree Quaynor (BRDD 2024.5) Selected as a Brown Midyear Completion Speaker
Ann-Maree "AMQ" Quaynor (BRDD 2024.5, Painting, International and Public Affairs) has been selected as one of two student speakers to address Brown's class of 2024.5 at this semester's Midyear Completion Celebration. “I have often been in between things," Quaynor told News from Brown. "[But] the dual degree program, as difficult as it was, finally gave me the opportunity to find the most authentic version of myself. I have a lot more clarity to recognize all the ways in which all parts of me are working together."
