School of Design

Fashion

Macy’s Features Knitwear Designs by Pratt Fashion Students in Midtown Manhattan Windows

Organic Matter: Woven Artwear by Pratt Fashion, an exhibition dedicated to the unexpected possibilities of knitwear design, was on display in the iconic windows of Macy’s Herald Square for a special viewing during New York Fashion Week. The show was…

Fashion

Press Heralds Groundbreaking Black Dress Exhibition at Pratt Manhattan Gallery

The first night of New York Fashion Week, throngs of Manhattan style mavens took a break from the runway shows to view Pratt Manhattan Gallery’s Black Dress: Ten Contemporary Fashion Designers. The show, which opened February 6 and is co-curated…

Architecture

The New York Times Features Three Pratt Students in National Showcase of College Creativity

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 Pratt Graduates Make Forbes’s “30 Under 30” List

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…

Undergraduate Communications Design

Record Year for ComD Illustration at Society of Illustrators

This was a record-breaking year for Prattcomd Illustration with more students accepted into the 2014 Society of Illustrators annual exhibition and book than ever before. Congratulations to: Maria Arenas Christina Chung Yugyeong Chung…

Fashion

Pratt Fetes Distinguished Graduates at 2014 Alumni Achievement Awards

On March 20, the Pratt Institute 2014 Alumni Achievement Awards will be presented to six accomplished alumni at a private luncheon held in Manhattan. The awards recognize outstanding graduates who have distinguished themselves in their fields, who have earned…

Architecture

Pratt Design Programs Ranked Among the Top in the Nation

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…

Graduate Interior Design

Brooklyn Academy of Music Displays Artistic Collaboration between Pratt and Unity Prep Students

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is currently displaying an exhibition, Abstraction and Metrics, created through a unique after-school program collaboration between Pratt Institute and Unity Prep, a new charter middle school in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The exhibition will run…

Undergraduate Communications Design

Professor Scott Santoro Authors Guide to Graphic Design

Scott W. Santoro, Adjunct Associate Professor In Undergraduate Communications Design, has written and designed a textbook entitled “Guide to Graphic Design.” A number or Pratt student works appear throughout the textbook, which Is currently available online through Pearson Education,…

Graduate Industrial Design

Recent Industrial Design Alumnus Creates Innovative Shoe Design Concept

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…