Slate published an essay by Dean of the School of Architecture Harriet Harriss that is included in the new book Extinct: A Compendium of Obsolete Objects from the University of Chicago Press. It explores the Kodak Flashcube which “made amateur photography of the domestic interior possible from the mid-1960s onwards.”
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On @prattfineart, view highlights from this semester’s sophomore painting final critiques.
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The Apex Suit designed by the Interwoven Design Group, founded by fashion design and industrial design faculty member Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, with HeroWear received gold in the 2021 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The design is made for workers in the logistics industry to fight fatigue in the workplace.
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On the Pratt Libraries Iron & Glass blog, Sarah Cuk, special collections graduate assistant, wrote about conducting an inventory for the Pratt Graphics Center. Running from 1956 to 1986, it was an extension of Pratt Institute and offered workshops, printing, classes, and exhibitions.
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The New Brick – From Automatic to Robotic now at the Hudson Valley’s Haverstraw Brick Museum features prototypes from an advanced undergraduate architecture studio led by Jonathan A. Scelsa, associate professor of undergraduate architecture. The students examined the use of robotic ceramic printing for producing new volumetric porous bricks that could support flora and fauna habitat restoration in urban ecologies. The exhibition is on view through March 1, 2022.
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This fall, the Center K-12 launched a collaborative program with Brooklyn Community Services involving ten weeks of art programming for elementary and middle school students through the Cornerstone programs in two NYCHA facilities. They learned printmaking techniques like linoleum block printing and mono-printing. See more @prattyouth.
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Constantin Boym, chair of industrial design, is a contributing author to The Disobedience of Design: Gui Bonsiepe out now from Bloomsbury. The book presents a selection of writings by the design thinker Gui Bonsiepe in English for the first time. On Monday, December 20, at noon EST, Boym will be part of an online launch event for the book.
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On @prattinstitute, ten photos offer a glimpse of the creativity, innovation, and collaboration that happened this year on campus.
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Ana Mandalay, MFA Interior Design ’21, and Emily Gordin, MID ’22, created a holiday gift guide for the Material Lab with ideas that support sustainability and recycling.
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The Center for Equity and Inclusion on the Pratt Brooklyn campus has a new mural by Student Government Association DEI Chair Sara Yost, BFA Fashion Design ’24. Read more @prattcei.
