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Bloomberg recently quoted Bruce Hannah, an alumnus and faculty member of Pratt's industrial design department, in an article on how companies in beverage market are channeling Apple Inc.'s design ethos.
Fast Company's Co.Design blog recently highlighted Fort Standard, a Brooklyn-based design studio founded by industrial design alumni Gregory Buntain and Ian Collings. The post details how the duo are expanding their repertoire and tackling new projects, including crafting…
Ayça Çakmakli, an industrial design alumna and design researcher at Smart Design, recently authored a post for Fast Company's Co.Design blog titled “What Hunting for A Mate Teaches You About Design.” Her work…
Metropolis Magazine recently featured work by stand-out students from design schools around the world, including Pratt industrial design graduates Yasemin Uyar and Carla Jaspers. Uyar's “Cresendo Dinnerware” design was included in the July/August issue of the magazine, and Jasper's…
NBC New York's Thread NY blog recently highlighted work by industrial design alumni Sergio Silva and Matthew Bradshaw of Silva/Bradshaw. The duo met while students at Pratt, and have since designed a collection of furniture, household objects, and…
Dwell's Editor in Chief Amanda Dameron recently quoted Lucia DeRespinis, industrial designer and adjunct industrial design professor, in her Editor's Note column on women in design. As a woman, DeRespinis faced assumptions about her technical proficiency. “Only once people…
Treehugger recently featured Pratt and Herman Miller's “Body and Mind” collaboration, which challenged industrial design students to create designs that balance body and mind in ways that potentially increase health benefits and elevate mood and productivity while providing…
Undergraduate and graduate industrial design students from Pratt Institute, who participated in an intensive, year-long collaboration with Herman Miller to design furniture that promotes physical and mental well-being, will present an exhibition of work as part of the 24th…
Pratt Institute industrial design students Sejung Oh and Sang Yoon-Lee were awarded the top two prizes and Andrew An, David Krawczyk, and Caleb Ferris (also undergraduates in Pratt's Department of Industrial Design) were awarded honorable mention from the Illuminating…
The New York Times Magazine quoted Industrial Design Professor Bruce Hannah on the iconic butterfly chair design in its March 11 issue. Hannah was quoted in a column, titled “Who Made That?,” that focuses on the origins and…
