Undergraduate

School of Design

Many Hands: Taconic Fellows Collaborate with a Community to Share Stories in Sound and Clay

Bridging the expertise of Pratt students and faculty with communities beyond the gates begins with strong partnerships. For six years, the Taconic Fellowship, a program of the Pratt Center for Community Development, has…

School of Design

Pratt Summer Abroad: Dispatch from Tokyo & Kyoto

This summer, Pratt students are traveling the world to engage with international cultures and global perspectives in their disciplines. Pratt’s news page is featuring these experiences in a series of dispatches from around the world. From the temples…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Projects to Brighten Your Summer

The downtime of summer is an opportunity for days at the beach, travel, or idle hours at home with a good book. Below is a sampling of recent projects by Pratt students and alumni that capture the…

Foundation

Pratt Student Wraps Myrtle Avenue Plaza Utility Boxes in a “Wonderland” of Art

Pratt student Elodia Wei, BFA Interior Design ‘22, was inspired by the seasonal shifts of color along Myrtle Avenue in creating her new installation for Myrtle Avenue Plaza located next to Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus. Called “Wonderland,” the work…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Bids Farewell to Several Retiring Faculty Members

This spring Pratt Institute celebrates the legacies of several retiring faculty members whose teaching and presence on campus contributed to the academic richness of the college. Philip Ayers joined the Pratt faculty in 2005. An associate professor in foundation…

Fashion

Fashion Seniors Present Pratt Shows: Fashion “Really Good” to a Packed House at Spring Studios

Pratt Institute presented its 120th annual runway show on May 9 at Spring Studios in Manhattan as part of Pratt Shows, the Institute’s curated showcase by the 2019 graduating class. The show, titled “Really Good,” spotlighted the extraordinary work of…

Fashion

Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2019

From a colossal xylophone in Times Square to visions for a bathroom of the future, Pratt Institute showcased innovative design at NYCxDESIGN 2019. The annual celebration of global design included exhibitions, fairs, dialogues, and performances around New York City…

Graduate Interior Design

Crit: Music, Media, Feminism, and Interior Design

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a series of conversations among faculty and students on the subject of student work. This installment features Sarah Strauss, Visiting Associate Professor of Interior…

Graduate Communications Design

Building on the Hudson Valley’s Brickmaking Past, a Pratt Team Trains a New Generation of Makers

The shore of the Kingston Point Beach is a gradient of red descending into the Hudson River. Visitors who walk on its rosy ground will notice that it is strewn with eroded chunks of bricks, many…

Graduate Industrial Design

Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Honors Industrial Design Alumni at 2019 Awards Ceremony

This year the Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund honored two sets of Pratt classmates for their achievements in industrial design. Deane and Sandra Richardson, ID ‘57, who both studied with Kostellow, were honored with…