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Evan Wu, BID ’26, won the Grand Prize at the IESNYC Student Lighting Competition for his project Taiwan Boulevard. Second place in the competition went to Thalia Lee, MID ’26, for her project Castles in the Cloud. According to the IESNYC, “over 165 students from design colleges and universities across New York City participated, displaying their innovative lighting projects based on the theme “Proximal Light” at the LEDucation Trade Show & Conference on March 19th.”

Eric Wrenn, BFA Communications Design (Graphic Design) ’07, was profiled in The New York Times. The minimalist designer is known for his iconic work with clients spanning the fashion, art, design, and music industries. “I try to give someone a design that says something about their brand, but that also doesn’t say too much,” he told the Times. “The idea is you say something without saying anything.”

Pascale Sablan, BArch ’06, was named CEO of the Adjaye Associates New York studio. Sablan will have “sole executive leadership” of the New York studio and will be responsible for “all operations, whilst continuing to lead projects and business development,” according to a statement by Adjaye Associates.

Jeremy Silberberg, MFA Interior Design ’19, was profiled in Curbed about furnishing his Greenpoint apartment with his own furniture designs. “Ever since we started our business,” Silberberg said, referencing his design firm Studio S II, which he co-founded with Erica Sellers, “we have been digging for reasons to fund our own work!”

Visiting Professor of Art and Design Education Theodora Skipitares’s new puppetry piece, The Four Lives, will premiere off-Broadway at La MaMa in April. “The Four Lives is inspired by the belief of the ancient philosopher Pythagoras, who believed that each soul experiences four lives—as a mineral, a vegetable, an animal, and a human. The Four Lives depicts these soul changes through a variety of puppets in different, immersive environments.”

The Research Yard led by Pratt was named the “Winner in Interior Design – Workplace / Office” by the BLT Built Design Awards. Located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Research Yard was designed as a “space for Pratt Institute students and researchers to develop innovative strategies bridging art, design, engineering, and technology.”

Liam Monaghan, MID ’25, was awarded 2nd place in the nationwide Bienenstock Furniture and Interior Design Competition for his entry R-Chair, which he designed as a hybrid between “an upright dining or deck chair and a full pool recliner.”

First-year Historic Preservation student Siena Leone-Getten was announced as a 2024 Zabar Scholar by the Preservation League of New York State. The award provides scholarship funding to “the best and brightest preservation students studying in NYS.”

Beyoncé wears pieces by two Pratt alumni in her recent Super Bowl Verizon commercial and the videos for her new singles. Laurel DeWitt, BFA Fashion Design ’06, created a metal bra for “Texas Hold ‘Em” and a chain dress and hat for “16 Carriages,” while Sarah Sokol, BFA Interior Design ’11, designed two hats for the Verizon commercial.

Anton Ginzburg, adjunct assistant professor of graduate communications design, has a solo exhibition opening at Contemporary Calgary on March 13. Featuring paintings, sculpture, and generated video, Anton Ginzburg: Surface is “a reflection on the use of technology as it relates to cultural labour, data aesthetics, and machine learning.”