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Pratt Presents Women of Influence in the Business of Style on May 8

On May 8, Pratt Institute will present “Women of Influence in the Business of Style,” featuring three top female fashion leaders in a conversation about leading change in the fashion industry. Calvin Klein, Inc.’s chief marketing officer Melisa…

Pratt Presents Series Features Jeffrey Deitch and Stefan Sagmeister in Conversation

Pratt Presents opened its spring season on March 31 with an evening that welcomed curator Jeffrey Deitch and design alumnus Stefan Sagmeister, art and design world luminaries and collaborators, for a special Pratt President's Lecture and Surface Design Dialogues event in Pratt’s…

Pratt Shows 2015 Showcase Best Work of Graduating Students

Pratt will display students’ boldest ideas, biggest thinking, and best work in a series of year-end events and exhibitions through the end of May. Pratt Shows 2015 comprises a wide range of final exhibitions with works from departments including Fine…

Student Winners Named in Pratt Institute and Kravis Center Sculpture Competition

Robin Oglesbee-Venghaus (B.I.D. ’15) has been named the winner of the Pratt Institute and Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Sculpture Competition. Presentations by eight student finalists were made to a distinguished panel of judges on the morning…

Pratt Ranked Eighth Most Beautiful College Campus in the Nation

Pratt’s campus has been recognized by College Magazine, which ranked Pratt number eight in its list of “Top 10 Most Beautiful College Campuses,” and by The Municipal Arts Society, which honored the Institute’s Engineering Quadrangle with its 2015 MASterworks Award…

Pratt Presents Series Opens Spring Season with Jeffrey Deitch and Stefan Sagmeister

Pratt Institute and Surface will present a conversation between two luminaries of art and design, Jeffrey Deitch and Stefan Sagmeister, on Tuesday, March 31. The conversation is a Pratt President's Lecture and Surface Design Dialogues event. Creator of the influential Deitch Projects…

Pratt Honors Distinguished Graduates at 2015 Alumni Achievement Awards

On March 26, the Pratt Institute 2015 Alumni Achievement Awards will be presented to seven accomplished alumni at a private luncheon held in Manhattan. The awards recognize outstanding graduates who have distinguished themselves in their fields, who have earned a…

Five mannequins stand in front of a grey wall. They are each wearing different garments and facing in aleatory directions.

The New York Times Features BF+DA Cloud Couture Exhibition

The New York Times ran a significant feature by Jim Dwyer on Cloud Couture: The Intimate Connection Between Fashion and Technology, an exhibition at Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator (BF+DA), which is located in the Pfizer Building in…

Hospitality Designer Adam D. Tihany Elected to Pratt Institute’s Board of Trustees

Pratt Institute’s Board of Trustees has named Adam D. Tihany as its newest member. Tihany’s appointment was effective December 17, 2014. Tihany is widely regarded as one of the world’s preeminent hospitality designers and an early pioneer of the restaurant…

Pratt Launches Online Holiday Gift Guide Featuring Items Made by Alumni and Faculty

Celebrate the season with gifts created by Pratt Institute faculty and alumni. From fashion, jewelry, accessories, and books to ideas for the home and the office, a wide range of items is just a few clicks away. Fashion, Jewelry, and…