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Rosanne Somerson

@rsomerson

President Emerita- Rhode Island School of Design, Principal of Somerson Studio, Senior Advisor, Chairperson QM

 Westport MA
Joined July 2011
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So proud to be part of this show and to see my dear friend @wendymaruyama mentioned. Legacies too long in the shadows. bbc.com/culture/article/2023….
The American designers who were ignored

The American designers who were ignored

Some of the 19th and 20th Century's most famous designs were the work of little-known names, writes Cath Pound, as a new exhibition of US and Canadian female designers opens.

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So beautifully expressed: Darren Walker via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2022/07/04/opini…

Opinion | The Founders Bequeathed Us Something Radical (Published 2022)

Why a culture that has bred cynicism and placed a premium on the performance of virtue is in need of new ideas to build a better America.

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via ⁦@nytopinion⁩ - I hope my letter of outrage has impact: nytimes.com/2022/06/24/opini…
Opinion | ‘Shock and Dismay’ Over the Abortion Ruling (Published 2022)

Opinion | ‘Shock and Dismay’ Over the Abortion Ruling (Published 2022)

Most readers decry the Supreme Court’s decision to force many women to unwillingly endure “the risks and consequences of pregnancy.”

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I can finally post this- it was too sad closer to Virgil’s passing, but so important to hear Virgil and Samir in Virgil’s last public panel: #Qatar Creates November 2021: Virgil Abloh, Samir Bantal and Rosanne Some... youtu.be/zfNCjueNYSU via @YouTube
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via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2022/05/27/opini…

Opinion | Hymn for the Hurting (Published 2022)

A new poem from Amanda Gorman, written after the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.

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Great coverage of FD student show in @NYdesign: RISD’s Embodied design-milk.com/risds-embodi… via @designmilk
RISD's Embodied & Imbued Takes On WantedDesign

RISD's Embodied & Imbued Takes On WantedDesign

Students creating for the Embodied & Imbued show explored research, conceptual development, and exploration with materials.

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The Three Pillars of Design thedesignedit.com/the-three-…
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So honored to see the formation of this fund by an esteemed alumna. We need the creativity and intelligence of artists and designers to advance real change!
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Herzog & de Meuron, OMA and Elemental to design trio of museums in Qatar dezeen.com/2022/03/29/qatar-… via @dezeen
Herzog & de Meuron, OMA and Elemental to design trio of Qatar museums

Herzog & de Meuron, OMA and Elemental to design trio of Qatar museums

Qatar has announced plans to build museums designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas of OMA and Alejandro Aravena of Elemental.

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#almayassabnthamad welcomes African leaders to talk about advancing African nations in a post pandemic world #qatarcreates
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On International Women’s Day with the amazing Patricia Urquiola
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RISD Furniture Design Department is hiring: instagram.com/p/CZL3P9xOmOK/
Department of Furniture Design (@risd_furnituredesign) • Instagram photo

Department of Furniture Design (@risd_furnituredesign) • Instagram photo

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Remembering the legend, André Leon Talley. Rest In Peace
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Excited to be part of Spencer & Andrew’s book taken from their podcast conversations about pandemic perspectives, “At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home”. @slowdownmedia
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Excited to be part of the events this week: Qatar Creates brings leaders of cultural innovators together - The Peninsula Qatar thepeninsulaqatar.com/articl…
Qatar Creates brings leaders of cultural innovators together

Qatar Creates brings leaders of cultural innovators together

Doha: Dynamic leaders and rising stars from creative industries in Qatar and around the world converge in Doha for the second annual Qatar Creates: Tw...

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Naomi Campbell and Pierpaolo Piccioli (Valentino) talk with Sheikha Al-Mayassa about fashion not as clothing but rather as a language for powerful cultural change.
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Brodie Neill coils timber from trees harvested underwater into table dezeen.com/2021/10/25/brodie… via @dezeen
Brodie Neill coils timber from trees harvested underwater into table

Brodie Neill coils timber from trees harvested underwater into table

London designer Brodie Neill has used over three kilometres of reclaimed timber sourced from a lake in Tasmania to create the ReCoil dining table.

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In defence of creative arts degrees | Financial Times ft.com/content/457c52d2-16ff…
In defence of creative arts degrees

In defence of creative arts degrees

Ministers who decry ‘soft’ subjects fail to recognise their contribution to the UK economy

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via @NYTimes The Amazing Shahzia: nytimes.com/2021/08/19/arts/…
Shahzia Sikander’s Exquisite, Entangled Worlds (Published 2021)

Shahzia Sikander’s Exquisite, Entangled Worlds (Published 2021)

Her study of miniature painting set the artist on a path to challenge terms that hem us in: East and West, masculine and feminine, abstraction and figuration.

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Actually 7-1/2 years but impact is the impetus anyway.
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