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  Found in Translation

  Francie Latour and RISD XYZ

  Four international alumni find a common language between their RISD education and their own rich, evolving cultures. Ng'endo Mukii 05 FAV of Kenya, Anjali Mody 09 ID of India, and architecture/design team Eduardo Sucre BArch 01 and Karina (Schrappe) Sucre BArch 00 of Brazil returned to their native countries to find the cross-cultural lessons and adaptability learned at RISD have proven critical to their success back home.

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  Border Crossing

  Laura Graham and RISD XYZ

  Five EHP alumni discover that one year in Rome only whet their appetites for living abroad. Maureen Jeram 93 PT, Jonathan Janson 72 PT, Maryann Fennimore Kranis 00 IL, Kathy Kokkinides BArch 99 and PJ Rountree 08 SC are all professional artists, architects and designers who began their overseas journeys in the Palazzetto Cenci, a 16th-century palazzo in the center of Rome affectionately known as "The Cenci".

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  Wandergesellen Waltz On

  Liisa Silander and RISD XYZ

  [Wandergesellen] is a way of life that points to the distant past – to medieval artisans travelling from village to village to practice and perfect their craft, bringing their skills where they were needed most. But for Eugene (Yevgent) Gladun 00 GD, the world of wandergesellen – or German journeymen – is more relevant than ever.

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  Cultural Context | RISD President

  John Maeda and RISD XYZ

  "Art and design remind us to look at things from different angles and to value what is unique about ourselves and our culture…". John Maeda, RISD President 2008-12

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  RISD XYZ Spring/Summer 2013: Crisscrossing Cultures | Full Issue

  Liisa Silander and RISD XYZ

  EVERY YEAR MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING TO MORE places throughout the world. And even those who can't afford to travel - some of whom live in the most remote regions imaginable-are getting a better sense of global culture through mobile technology. The world is, in many ways, shrinking.

  Yet, true as that may be, it also remains as complex, chaotic, confounding and culturally diverse as ever. If you've traveled to-or better yet, lived in -a part of the world that's very different from where you grew up, you've seen, felt and tasted those differences. "Small" as the planet may be in an age of viral videos and global Twitter streams, it's clear that people still live very different lives based on the circumstances of their birth and the political realities of the country they call home. . .". From the editor's message by Liisa Silander