Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is pleased to present Objects May Shift at SaloneSatellite (booth A10) from April 16–21 in Milan, Italy. For the first time in its history, RISD has brought together students from across multiple departments, led jointly by faculty from both Fine Arts and Architecture & Design, to design and produce a multidisciplinary exhibition for the international stage that explores our ever-evolving relationship to—and experience of—the domestic interior.

Co-directed by Anais Missakian (Pevaroff-Cohn Family Endowed Chair in Textiles) and Pete Oyler (Associate Professor, Furniture Design), Objects May Shift is the result of an intensive studio course called Topics in Exhibition. Variously a group critique, an idea accelerator, a collective curatorial experience, an expression of a single thematic idea in diverse media, and a workshop in which to formally refine visual and material concepts, the inaugural Topics in Exhibition course assembled 20 students from seven distinct disciplines – Ceramics, Furniture Design, Glass, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture and Textiles – to bring the global exhibition to life. From developing the conceptual framework to creating graphics and display to documenting the work, students worked in three teams – Identity, Graphics and Display – on all aspects of design, planning and execution.