Graduate Industrial Design Archives

Pratt Bids Farewell to Several Retiring Faculty Members

This spring Pratt Institute celebrates the legacies of several retiring faculty members whose teaching and presence on campus contributed to the academic richness of the college. Philip Ayers joined the Pratt faculty in 2005. An associate professor in foundation…

Fashion

Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2019

From a colossal xylophone in Times Square to visions for a bathroom of the future, Pratt Institute showcased innovative design at NYCxDESIGN 2019. The annual celebration of global design included exhibitions, fairs, dialogues, and performances around New York City…

Graduate Communications Design

Building on the Hudson Valley’s Brickmaking Past, a Pratt Team Trains a New Generation of Makers

The shore of the Kingston Point Beach is a gradient of red descending into the Hudson River. Visitors who walk on its rosy ground will notice that it is strewn with eroded chunks of bricks, many…

Graduate Industrial Design

Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Honors Industrial Design Alumni at 2019 Awards Ceremony

This year the Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund honored two sets of Pratt classmates for their achievements in industrial design. Deane and Sandra Richardson, ID ‘57, who both studied with Kostellow, were honored with…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2018, from Exhibitions to Panels and Presentations

Pratt Institute participated in NYCxDESIGN 2018, New York City’s official citywide celebration of design, through a variety of exhibitions, discussions, and presentations of work in venues around the city from May 11-23. Pratt Institute President Frances Bronet appeared in…

Graduate Industrial Design

Solved: Three Industrial Design Alumni Tackle a Haptics Challenge

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a section highlighting the problem-solving process in the real world, from the perspective of alumni in the field. The Spring/Summer 2018 issue features the work of Keith Kirkland, MID…

Architecture

Pratt Shows 2018 Showcases Best Work of Graduating Students

The year’s boldest ideas will be on view this spring at Pratt Shows, Pratt Institute’s curated showcase of work by the 2018 graduating class. Composed of more than 20 events, presentations, and exhibitions, Pratt Shows…

Graduate Industrial Design

Industrial Design Alumni Honored at Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Event

Executive Director of Global Chevrolet Design John Cafaro, BID ’77, was presented with the Rowena Reed Kostellow Award for his support and enhancement of the industrial design profession at a ceremony on March 28 at the Knoll Showroom in…

Graduate Industrial Design

Interior Design Students Create Installation for 2018 DIFFA Dining by Design Event

Graduate students from Pratt Institute’s Interior Design Department created a distinctive tabletop installation for the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) Dining by Design event, which was on view at Pier 92 in Manhattan from March 22-26. This…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Five Pratt Institute Students and Alumni Named Fulbright Semifinalists

Five students and recent graduates from Pratt Institute have been announced as semifinalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for 2018. The highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest United States exchange program, offering students and young…