What
Wintersession Travel CourseWhere
When
Winter 2015
Course Dates: Jan 5, 2015 — Feb 6, 2015
Students of each discipline will travel to galleries, studios and factories in Turin, Milan, and Florence, learning traditional and hi-tech design processes that apply to Shoe Design. The goal of the course is for students to practice techniques of shoe design as a product that exists midway between the realms of Apparel and Industrial Design.
Course Dates: Jan 5, 2015 — Feb 6, 2015
Includes accommodation, field trips, local transportation, all meals, museum entrances, health and travel insurance.
Students of each discipline will travel to galleries, studios and factories in Turin, Milan, and Florence, learning traditional and hi-tech design processes that apply to Shoe Design. The goal of the course is for students to practice techniques of shoe design as a product that exists midway between the realms of Apparel and Industrial Design. They will also experience the intersection of creative perspectives and approaches from each discipline. The rich design culture of Italy, and Da Vinci's seven principles of creativity, will serve as inspiration and guide. Each student will actively explore their observations and nurture their evolving design process through journaling and interactive dialogue. Students work will be professionally photographed, and the course will conclude at RISD with a final Exhibition/Crit. Note: The course will spend the first and last weeks at RISD, with the other 3 weeks spent throughout Northern Italy. Dates of Travel: Week 2,3, & 4 of WS 2015.
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