Rhode Island School of Design Climate Week NYC 2024 Panel

RISD presented Haptic Futures: Sustainable Materials in Design Innovation at The Fifth Avenue Hotel during Climate Week NYC 2024. RISD Vice Provost of Strategic Partnerships Sarah Cunningham led a conversation with Executive Vice President, Head of Hyundai and Genesis Global Design SangYup Lee, Slow Factory founder Céline Semaan and two RISD alums - designer and Terra Carta Design Lab project advisor Charlotte McCurdy and former founding director of the Cartier Innovation Lab Andrew Haarsager. Panelists considered how to educate future designers to develop new materialities that support climate justice and launch new types of businesses that transform manufacturing itself.
Learn about RISD’s research innovation in sustainable design here.