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Graduate Industrial Design
For his graduate thesis project, Justin Crocker (M.I.D. '14) created a chair using a three-dimensional structural weaving technique he developed with the help of digital tools. He initially tested the technique by creating a series of small woven paper…
Fashion
Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Design Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman taught a wearable technology design studio class last fall in which Pratt students collaborated with engineering students from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) on a project for NASA’s WEAR lab.
Architecture
Can creativity be taught? The New York Times recently examined this question through a slideshow of student projects—featuring three pieces from Pratt Institute—that highlight creative problem-solving skills Students from institutions across the country were invited to submit projects…
Graduate Fine Arts
Two recent Pratt graduates were named to Forbes magazine's third annual “30 Under 30” feature, which spotlights the brightest stars in 15 different fields under the age of 30. Included in the elite group are Ian Collings (B.I.D. ’08), who…
Pratt Institute’s interior design, industrial design, and architecture programs are ranked among the best in the country according to a recently released annual survey of industry professionals coordinated by monthly architecture and design journal, DesignIntelligence (DI). “Rankings play…
Just a few months after his graduation, Horatio Han watched one of his prototypes go viral, landing in numerous design blogs, The Daily Beast, and Fast Company. The piece is called Unifold. It’s printable footwear made…
WABC-TV ran a segment on the legacy of Charles Pollock, a renowned furniture designer and industrial design alumnus who died tragically in a fire in Queens on August 20. Lucia DeRespinis, an industrial design faculty member who went…
USA Today recently featured the winning design from last year's annual Umbra/Pratt Design Competition, which was created by Pratt industrial design students Caleb Ferris and Prakhar Mehrota and produced by renowned design company Umbra. The design, titled T-Frame,…
CNBC, a world-leader in business news that reaches more than 100 million homes in the United States and Canada, recently featured Pratt Institute on “How I Made My Millions” and “The Wall Street Journal Report.” “How…
Pratt Institute's graduate program in industrial design was recently ranked 2nd in the country–up from 7th in 2012–based on surveys completed by industry professionals and made available through monthly architecture and design journal, DesignIntelligence (DI). Pratt's undergraduate program in…
