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47 results for Rhode Island

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Down to the letter

19 October 2023

Font foundry Sharp Type scours everything from libraries to cemeteries in its mission to create one typeface to rule them all.

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Bay watch

25 May 2023

The Ocean State has become a hub for defence businesses that are helping to lift its economy out of the red and into the blue.

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The leafy Rhode Island School of Design, a global leader in arts education, is buzzing about its new president: the freewheeling, commercially aware digital theorist and world-reknowned graphic designer John Maeda – a man…

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 334: Providence, Rhode Island

9 May 2023

This week we head to Providence, Rhode Island, a New England town famous for its universities and also as a place that elected a convicted felon twice. It’s this storied past that makes it such a dynamic foodie destination…

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The Concierge - Basel, the Atacama Desert and Newport, Rhode Island

12 April 2023

Monocle’s Gaia Lutz treks across Chile’s Atacama Desert, Iain Ainsworth of The Aficionados tells us about his favourite stays in Europe, Christopher Lord sends us a letter from Newport, Rhode Island, and private concierge…

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Monocle on Design - Rhode Island School of Design and Design Miami highlights

12 December 2023

We head to the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence to visit its facilities and meet its president, Crystal Williams. Plus, a recap of Design Miami with Monocle’s US editor, Chris Lord.

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Americas

15 August 2013

Improvements in Providence, pedalling in Portland and exporting education from Brazil.

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Creative process

18 April 2019

The president of the Rhode Island School of Design sketches out the make-up of her tight team.

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Our top design firms

17 November 2008

The firm that's found space to park its buildings, a natural talent from Austria and John Maeda of the Rhode Island School of Design gives his new year predictions.

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Caillou Boats

17 August 2007

Tucked away near the village of Tiverton in the backwaters of Rhode Island, John Meikle and his team handcraft small wood and fibreglass daysailers that conjure up visions of more idyllic times. We join them in their hal…

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Oceania

15 August 2013

Australia's tough political scene, saving the kangaroo and striking gold in the New Georgia Sound.

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Monocle on Design - Living a creative life

5 January 2021

We hear about a new title that offers fresh perspectives on living a creative life and find out how the Rhode Island School of Design has adapted in 2020. Plus: we discover how one Finnish ambassador champions the design…

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The Briefing - What do attacks in the Red Sea mean for global trade?

5 January 2024

As attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea continue, we ask what the disruption means for global business and consumers. Plus: Washington says that Russia is using North Korean arms in Ukraine, a preview of the UK’s…

Monocle Minute

Dubai’s creative approach

25 October 2016

When news first hit that Dubai wanted to build a design district, it was met with a few cocked eyebrows. But now the area is open for business and starting from yesterday plays host to the second edition of Dubai Design…

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Captive audience

21 July 2016

Andrew Tuck reporting from the Azores: Although rain and rough waters might put a damper on your first impressions of the well-connected Azores, you’ll soon find yourself won over by the islands’ compact capital and tight…

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Monocle travel guide

8 January 2010

This month we’ve found a relaxed place to sip coffee in London, a cosy lodge for late-season Alpine skiing and the best fish supper in Rome.