DownCity Design

DownCity Design is honored to be named a 2026 Cox Charities Community Grant recipient!

Thanks to the generosity of employees, we'll be able to expand our free design education programs for Providence teens! We're grateful to have been recognized at Cox Charities Day at the Rhode Island State House yesterday, and even more grateful for what this support makes possible: young people building a more equitable Providence, one project at a time.

Our Discover: Digital Fab students recently got a visit from , a RISD/Brown student-led club dedicated to space design & fabrication 🚀

William and Alayka joined us last week to share material samples, prototypes, and their passion for design beyond the classroom. They even led our students through a hands-on CAD workshop with one-on-one feedback, giving our young designers a real taste of what's possible when you push fabrication to the next level ✨

Our Discover: Digital Fab students recently took their learning beyond the studio with a field trip to the PPL MakerSpace! 🏛️✨ They got an inside look at this incredible free community resource, exploring the many fabrication tools, prototypes, and samples the workshop has to offer.

A huge thank you to Brenda and her team for the warm welcome! This is exactly the kind of space our young designers can continue growing in long after our program ends. 🙌