Undergraduate Industrial Design Archives

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…

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WABC-TV Airs Segment on the Legacy of Late Furniture Designer and Alumnus Charles Pollock

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…

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USA Today Features Winners of Last Year’s Umbra/Pratt Design Competition

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,…

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Millions Tuned Into Pratt on Two National CNBC Programs

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…

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Design Milk Features “Day in the Life” of a Pratt Industrial Design Student

Design Milk recently featured undergraduate industrial design student Casey Daurio as part of its inaugural “Designer Dailies Student Edition” column. The column typically looks at a day in the life of a designer; Daurio was the first student…

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Industrial Design Faculty Member Quoted in Bloomberg Story on Channeling Apple Inc.’s Product Design

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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…