Design Innovation News Center
![Collaborators working in the REACTOR collage](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/DI%20Hub%20Membership%20Banner.png?VersionId=M9xkvLQzS.bxgzl6B7lTc89L_KyIvm_n&itok=NN6G8uzK)
The Design Innovation (DI) collaborator network will grow this semester as the DI Hub and its makerspaces open to the public through a new community membership.
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Rapids Grant will bolster workforce development with future ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ graduates filling key shortages in industries across Ohio.
![Resources displayed at Sustainable Fashion Workshop](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/3D%20Print%20Waste%20Banner.png?VersionId=_OSyqQCy2QMopO7dMTMP1ZvvKgI777EY&h=e6f36a9c&itok=mK0qfysC)
Excitement buzzed from the MuseLab in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Design Innovation Hub as students learned firsthand about sustainability opportunities in the fashion industry.
![Students take part in Laser Engraving on Upcycled Denim at the DI Hub Students Create Unique Projects on Upcycled Denim at the DI Hub](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/IMG_5028%20copy%201500%20x%20600_0.jpg?VersionId=S0z5tf6uDMbA6GAIk8o8aXilpbrrZMmV&h=e6f36a9c&itok=t5MNZcnF)
Workshop allowed students to use laser engraving tools on denim for unique projects.
![LaunchNET cut the ribbon on its new suite of offices within the Design Innovation Hub/ LaunchNET cut the ribbon on its new suite of offices within the Design Innovation Hub/](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/221020-LaunchNet_RD-00352_2.jpg?VersionId=a6ZWJIMemxZ_RvP.Hc4buV3xiynckGSK&h=10d202d3&itok=Ds82mSjc)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s LaunchNET celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday and cut the ribbon on its new office suite in the Design Innovation Hub.
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Design Innovation is excited to welcome Sarah McMahon as our new Outreach Program Officer! Sarah will develop and implement our 'un-course' program activities, including the DI HUB Orientation, DI collaborative workshops and other challenge-based events.
![Photos of DI Gallery](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Screen-Shot-2022-08-19-at-4.18.25-PM.jpg?VersionId=Y3CF4IW1PvikPmrUzrMTFbKeDCE4FrTd&h=4362216e&itok=YAcxwV1c)
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Design Innovation Hub is excited to share a call for exhibition proposals for installation within the DI Gallery during the 2022-2023 academic year!
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The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Board of Trustees recently approved the naming of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite, a space that includes the LaunchNET offices, the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab and surrounding areas within the Design Innovation (DI) Hub.
![Abe Avnisan sets up exhibit](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/exhibitlead.jpg?VersionId=Islvgxf_mtWXdLtgjARAx4nRNup16isJ&h=4a7d1ed4&itok=QpHjua5s)
Assistant Professor Abraham Avnisan is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is found at the intersection of image, text and code, often centering on culture and justice. His latest artistic development examines the incarceration business in the United States, specifically related to youth incarceration
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ students collaborate inside of a makerspace in the Design Innovation Hub](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Makerspaces%202_3.jpg?VersionId=GULXM8j377BLufpIadprVfYjaqrcOtJt&h=10d202d3&itok=zl7FLauW)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has been recognized in Newsweek's 2021 list of the Best Maker Schools in Higher Education.