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Clever Ep. 46: Joe Gebbia

Designer, entrepreneur, and Airbnb co-founder, Joe Gebbia, was known as the “art guy” in grade school when he started his first business selling illustrations of Ninja Turtles. Then, while pursuing…

Clever Ep. 40: Rosanne Somerson

The President of Rhode Island School of Design, furniture designer/maker Rosanne Somerson was considered a rabble rouser in her youth for attempting to take a woodshop class while being female. Undeterred, she…

TV Talk from Alum Amy Devers | Our RISD

TV Talk from Alum Amy Devers When Amy Devers MFA 01 FD returned to RISD as the keynote speaker at RISD by Design weekend, she came to talk about How RISD…

Doing It Differently In A DIY World | RISD XYZ

RISD XYZ – Doing It Differently In A DIY World          “Everyone else was seeking out the most lavish materials– beautiful upholstery fabrics and exotic woods,” says Somerson, “and Amy…

Devers Makes Design Entertaining | RISD

Devers Makes Design Entertaining 10/25/2010  Artist/designer Amy Devers MFA 01 FD is becoming an increasingly familiar face on TV, always ready to remind viewers of the value of good design….

Sexy TV Carpenters | USA Today

USA Today – Sexy TV Carpenters   Amy Devers not only co-hosts ‘DIY to the Rescue,’ but is highly qualified in the field. She is a certified carpenter and has…