Alumni

School of Design

MoMA Design Store Features Holiday Card by Recent Communications Design Graduate Risa Takeuchi

A pop-up card designed in 2016 by Risa Takeuchi, BFA Communications Design ’17, in the Pop-up Paper Engineering course at Pratt was selected as a winner of the Museum of Modern Art’s Holiday Card Program. The 3D laser die-cut…

Giving

Corice Canton Arman, George Kalinsky, and Wendy Kvalheim Honored at Legends 2017

Pratt Institute’s Legends 2017 gala was held at the Mandarin Oriental on November 16, celebrating icons of art and design whose works have helped shape the cultural landscape. The event honored art collector and educator…

Giving

Video Spotlight: Audrey Krumenacker (B.I.D. ’18) Designs Legends 2017 Award

Audrey Krumenacker, BID ’18, was selected earlier this year to design the award for Legends 2017, Pratt Institute’s annual scholarship benefit supporting Pratt students and honoring creative icons whose works have helped shape the cultural landscape. Each year, Pratt’s…

School of Information

Pratt Alumna and Colleagues Recognized for Commitment to Youth at NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

Pratt Institute alumna Rachael Wettenstein, MSLIS '15, and her colleagues at New York City’s Grand Concourse Library have been awarded the Heckscher Prize for Outstanding Service to Children and Youth for the library’s “proven commitment to this City’s…

Graduate Industrial Design

Pratt Industrial Design Alumni Use Technology to Help Blind Athlete Run New York City Marathon

Blind runner Simon Wheatcroft ran the 2017 New York City Marathon on November 5 with the assistance of Wayband, a wearable haptic navigation device by designed by Pratt alumni Kevin Yoo BID ’15, Keith Kirkland MID ’15, and Yangyang…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Institute Hosts Comic Arts Brooklyn with Hundreds of Artists and Publishers

The ninth annual Comic Arts Brooklyn festival of comics and cartoon art came to Pratt’s Brooklyn campus on November 11, providing a glimpse at the past, present, and future of comics creation and culture. Co-hosted by Pratt Institute and…

Pratt Institute Celebrates Alumni Day 2017 with Awards, Exhibitions, and Festive Events

Pratt Institute celebrated Alumni Day 2017 on October 7, welcoming a wide range of alumni to the Brooklyn campus to reconnect with classmates. The event featured a full program of activities, from walking tours to exhibitions and life coaching sessions,…

Fashion

Fashion Alumna Jessie Sodetz Shows Thesis Collection During New York Fashion Week 2017

Recent Pratt Institute alumna Jessie Sodetz (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’17) presented her 2017 thesis collection during New York Fashion Week at Ralph Pucci International Showroom in Manhattan. Her 10-piece collection, which combines Sodetz’s love for illustration with fashion, was…

Pratt’s Center for Career and Professional Development Launches Entrepreneurship Program

Pratt’s Center for Career and Professional Development has created the Ignition Lab, an experiential learning program for Pratt’s aspiring entrepreneurs. Open to Pratt students and alumni, the seven-month intensive program will expose participants to the practices of creating a startup and…

Graduate Fine Arts

Alumni Day 2017 to Feature Exhibition of Work by Pratt Graduates and Full Schedule of Events

On October 7, Pratt Institute will celebrate Alumni Day 2017 with a full program of events and the third annual Alumni Exhibition that will display work by more than 50 graduates. The curated exhibition in galleries across campus will…