A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
Students in the Emerging Transport Studio led by Chamille Thayer, professor of industrial design, explored issues of transportation in emerging economies, with their projects including bikes for students in Ethiopia and low-cost travel alternatives for Afghanistan. See more @PrattIndustrial.
A public billboard work by Raque Ford, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’10, is on view at the Whitney Museum through March 2025.
Adjunct Associate Professor – CCE of Undergraduate Communications Design Daisuke Endo is the character designer for new Kinokoinu: Mushroom Pup TV anime series.
Lillian Ismail, BFA Fine Arts (Jewelry) ’17, was featured on a list of “12 Saudi Jewellery Designers We’re Simply Obsessed With” from Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. “In 2013, at only 17 years-old, Jeddah-based Lillian Ismail launched her namesake jewellery brand. Lillian blends Islamic-inspired concepts and modern contemporary elements into her designs, while using her artwork as a medium for expression.”
Architecture alumnus Bradley Rothenberg was featured in Voxel Matters about his company nTop and “why computational design tools are the key to unlocking the full potential of manufacturing.”
Kenneth Cobonpue, BID ’91, was appointed to DTI’s creative development council. He was also featured in “The Story of the Filipino” from Newswatch Plus, adobo magazine, and Vogue Philippines (three times!).
Ask Again Later, a film by Chloe Evangelista, BFA Digital Arts ’22, was shown at the Second Annual Bread & Roses Film Festival.
Associate Professor in the School of Information John Lauermann guest edited a special issue of Human Geography, including co-authoring the introduction “Contesting ‘VIP urbanism.’”
Visiting Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Andrew Woolbright wrote an article for the Brooklyn Rail about alternative site curation and the inaugural exhibition of The Campus. “Where and how and when, if ever, does art have the mandate to intervene?” asks Woolbright. “What gives presence, and what denies it? When do we mean when we reference the ‘public’?”
Studio S II, co-founded by Jeremy Silberberg, MFA Interior Design ’19, and Erica Sellers, was featured in The New York Times for the renovation of a townhouse in Ridgewood, Queens. “We like having a strong point of view,” Silberberg told the Times. “We wanted to combine something futuristic or machine-like with the corporeal.” Studio S II was also featured in StirWorld.
