School of Design Archives

Fast Company’s Co.Design Blog Features Alumni Design Duo Fort Standard

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…

Graduate Industrial Design

Industrial Design Alumna Authors Post on Fast Company’s Co.Design Blog

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…

Undergraduate Communications Design

UnBeige Blog Features Q&A With Pratt and Hennessy Competition Winner

Mediabistro's UnBeige blog recent featured a Q&A with Michael Cook, a recent graduate of Pratt's undergraduate communications design department whose mixed media piece was selected as the winner of a competition inspired by Hennessy that challenged a select…

Graduate Interior Design

Graduate Interior Design Program Ranked Number One in the Country by U.S. News and World Report

Pratt Institute's graduate interior design program was once again ranked number one in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its 2013 guide to America's Best Graduate Schools, published in March 2012. Pratt industrial design and communications…

Fashion

Assistant Fashion Design Chair Quoted in Artinfo Story on Older Women in Advertising Campaigns

Artinfo, a blog with over one million page views per month, recently quoted Shannon Bell Price, assistant fashion design chair, in an article on older women in advertising. Bell Price spoke of the changing cultural attitudes and the…

Graduate Industrial Design

Metropolis Features Innovative Work by Recent Industrial Design Graduates

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…

Graduate Industrial Design

NBC New York’s Thread NY Blog Features Pratt Alumni Designers

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…

Fashion

Urban Outfitters Blog Interviews Summer Intern and Current Fashion Design Student

Urban Outfitters recently interviewed summer design intern and current fashion design student Kindall Almond about her fashion-forward style. One of Almond's designs was produced by the company as part of its “Designed By: Pratt Institute” collaboration from…

Graduate Industrial Design

Pratt Industrial Design Faculty Member Quoted in Dwell Editor’s Note

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…

Fashion

The Huffington Post Highlights Fashion Design Alumna in Post on Harlem Clothing Designers

The Huffington Post recently highlighted Nzinga Knight, Pratt fashion design alumna, in an article on up-and-coming clothing designers from Harlem. According to the post, her high-end eveningwear and sportswear “offers a sense of mystery, discovery, and innovation.” Knight…