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The mission of Pratt Institute is to educate artists and creative professionals to be responsible contributors to society.
Pratt seeks to instill in all graduates aesthetic judgment, professional knowledge, collaborative skills, and technical expertise.
With a firm grounding in the liberal arts and sciences, a Pratt education blends theory with creative application in preparing graduates to become leaders in their professions.
Pratt enrolls a diverse group of highly talented and dedicated students, challenging them to achieve their full potential.
Pratt Institute will join architecture professor John Lobell in celebrating the re-issue of his 1979 book Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn (Shambhala Publications, 2008) on Tuesday, October 7 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Urban Center Books, located in the Municipal Art Society of New York at 457 Madison Avenue. The event is free and open to the public.
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Pratt Manhattan Gallery connects with the fall 2008 election campaign by presenting “Party Headquarters: Voting is Just the Beginning” (Party HQ), a political art exhibition, voter registration drive, and program of events, titled Pratt Falls: Political Satire at Pratt Manhattan, that represent a broad range of opinions about political media, the art of persuasion, the persuasion of art, and voting attitudes of vote-eligible citizens from September 26 – November 4, 2008. The exhibition and corresponding events are free and open to the public.
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Pratt Institute will present Legends 2008, a scholarship benefit honoring arts advocate and author Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and world-renowned artists Takashi Murakami and Julian Schnabel on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Lighthouse at Pier 61 on West 23rd Street at the Hudson River in Manhattan. The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. followed by a dinner party and awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Tickets are required for entry.
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Pratt Manhattan Gallery connects with the fall 2008 election campaign by presenting “Pratt Falls: Political Satire at Pratt Manhattan,” a cabaret of performances on Fridays in October at 7 p.m. to be held in conjunction with “Party Headquarters: Voting is Just the Beginning” (Party HQ), a voter registration drive and political art exhibition that represents a broad range of opinions about political media, the art of persuasion, the persuasion of art, and voting attitudes of vote-eligible citizens from September 26 – November 4, 2008. The exhibition and events are free and open to the public, no reservations required.
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Pratt Institute will exhibit “Present Things,” a site-specific installation of photographs by Switzerland-based artist Katalin Deér, at Pratt Media Arts Gallery from August 25 through September 13, 2008. Deér will also lecture on her work at the Media Arts Gallery on September 11, 2008 at 3 p.m. The exhibition and lecture are free and open to the public.
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Industrial Design (ID) is a field of artists, designers, and inventors who create the objects we live with every day. Pratt/ID students arrive with a wide range of talents: in math and science, in drawing and painting, in model making and sculpture. All find a home in Industrial Design. Pratt/ID develops students’ individual talents. It might even be called “Individual Design” rather than “Industrial Design.” Opportunities after graduation are as unique and broad as our students themselves. It is an education that opens wide career possibilities.
Pratt/ID alumni are designers, artists, craftsmen, educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and corporate leaders. This diversity comes from a program of study that allows freedom of choice and specialization. Six studio paths are offered:
• Product: hand tools to future technologies.
• Furniture: chairs to office systems.
• Transportation: hovercraft to hybrid cars.
• Exhibit/Experience: museums to restaurants.
• Table Top: teapots to teaspoons.
• General: a combination of the above.
Students study with faculty professionals with varied backgrounds. They take core courses in the freshman and sophomore years, which provide grounding in drawing, color, 3-D, and problem solving. Junior and senior year students choose studios as their talents dictate. Industrial Design department counselors assist each student with choices.
Pratt/ID offers study abroad exchanges and summer programs in Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam. Students complete two to four semesters of computer studies in high-end workstations 3-D modeling and animation CAD programs. Elective computer courses are available for students who wish to specialize in the electronic medium.
Students who wish to major in industrial design will be reviewed at the end of the freshman year by the department for acceptance.
Pratt/ID maintains strong ties to industry through corporate-supported programs and internships. Fortune 500 companies are regular sponsors of Pratt/ID competitions and studios. With its magnificent collection of museums, libraries, and galleries, New York City is the world’s center for design. Students learn from both the richness of past culture and the cutting edge of contemporary design.
Seniors take a full year of portfolio and professional practices in preparation for career entry. The senior show is an annual showcase celebration for the next generation of Pratt designers.
Pratt’s industrial designers seek to create beautiful forms and products that express their vision as reflected by the people and culture of the times.
Directed Research I
IND-405
Interdisciplinary study concerning an approved industrial design project with research, design and presentation completed under supervision of faculty is involved. This is offered as a studio elective in the junior and senior years with chairperson and faculty approval.
2.00 credits
Design V (product)
IND-401A
Studios in Product, Furniture and Transportation. In the senior design course, the student is expected to exhibit a full range of professional competence and facility in designing advanced products, environments and component complexes of broad scope. All phases of each problem are brought to a professional level: sketches, renderings, drafting, models, written documentation and photographs.
4.00 credits
Intro to Prototypes
IND-215
This course takes the students through a series of design projects that result in complete, full-size working prototypes. There is an introduction to fabrication techniques in wood, metal, and plastics - the most common materials used to build visual and working prototypes.
2.00 credits
3-D Design I
IND-211
The visual organization of design elements such as line, plane, volume, and the analysis of their abstract relationships and principles of order are studied. The course aims to develop the students aesthetic sense through the creation of abstract visual order.
4.00 credits
Design I
IND-201
Concerned with design from concept to conclusion, this two-part course involves the student in all aspects of the design process, and incorporates skills and knowledge gathered from most of the other courses in the sophomore year. Starting with a series of exercises, students work progressively toward more wide ranging goals. Ideas are developed, drawings are made, models are built, documents are compiled, and presentations are made. Through criticism and analysis, and hands-on experience, students begin to understand the complex process of designing.
4.00 credits
Drafting
IND-151
This is an introductory course that provides the student with fundamental information, understanding, and skills in orthographic projection and isometric projection specific to and concurrent with the practice of drafting for industrial design. Students move from drafting by hand to drafting on the computer.
2.00 credits
3-D Design III
IND-311
The course uses principles of design in the visual organization of design elements, form and space, and analysis of their abstract relationships. The objective is to develop sensitivity to form and space and synthesize this abstract language into functional objects.
2.00 credits
4 Design VI IND-402
2 Space Analysis II or Prototypes: Selected types IND-510 OR IND-516
2 Professional Practice & Portfolio II IND-442
3 Social Science/Philosophy
2 Studio Elective
2 Liberal Arts Elective
15 CREDITS
4 Design V IND-401
2 Space Analysis I or Prototypes IND-509 OR IND-515
2 Professional Practice & Portfolio I IND-441
3 Math/Science
2 Studio Elective
2 Liberal Arts Elective
15 CREDITS
4 Design IV or Transportation Design II
IND-302 OR IND-508
2 3-D Design IV IND-312
2 Production Methods IND-586
2 CAID II: Alias or CAID II: Solid Works/Pro E.
IND-540 OR IND-542
3 World Civilizations II CH-400
3 Liberal Arts Elective
16 CREDITS
4 Design III or Transportation Design I IND-301 OR
IND-507
2 3-D Design III IND-311
2 Production Methods IND-585
2 CAID I: Alias or CAID I: Solid Works/Pro E.
IND-539 OR IND-541
3 World Civilizations I CH-300
2 History of Industrial Design HD-361
3 Liberal Arts Elective
18 CREDITS
4 Design II IND-202
4 3-D Design II IND-212
2 Drawing II IND-146
2 Introduction to Prototypes IND-215
2 Survey of Art: 20th Century HA-216
3 Social Science/Philosophy
17 CREDITS
4 Design I IND-201
4 3-D Design I IND-211
2 Drawing I IND-145
2 Drafting I IND-151
2 Survey of Art: 19th Century HA-215
3 Math/Science
17 CREDITS
4 Drawing II: Figure & General FDC-144
3 3-D Design II FDC-158
3 Light/Color/Design II FDC-164
2 4D Design II FDC-181
3 Survey of Art II HA-116
3 Introduction to Literary & Critical Studies I ENGL-103
18 CREDITS
4 Drawing I: Figure & General FDC-143
3 3-D Design I FDC-157
3 Light/Color/Design I FDC-163
2 4D Design I FDC-180
3 Survey of Art I HA-115
3 Introduction to Literary & Critical Studies I ENGL-101
18 CREDITS
Pro Practice & Portfolio I
IND-441
This course covers professional practice and presentation techniques, including verbalm written, and visual. Participation in design competitions and in developing effective presentations is a strong part of this course. A goal of the course is to develop a complete portfolio designed to best present the student's work in a highly professional and visually interesting manner.
2.00 credits
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Jose Alcala
Visiting Assistant Professor
Pratt Studios 4
(718) 636-3631
jalcala@pratt.edu
Adam Apostolos
Sculpture Technician,Visiting Instructor
Chemistry Buidling 3
(718) 636-3466
aapostol@pratt.edu
Harvey Bernstein
Adjunct Professor
Pratt Studios 4
(718) 636-3631
hbernste@pratt.edu
Personal Biography
Consultant: Interior,Industrial, Graphic, Exhibit, Retail Design. Clients: JCPenney, Sony, Hallmark, Knoll, Chase, Calvin Klein, American Crafts Museum, Speedo, Warnaco, Franklin Mint. Past Chair NY Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA). Awards: Gold/ silver IDSA,(product), Lumen,(lighting) Interior Magazine (retail, office, exhibit) AIGA, Print, Communication Design,(graphics) Roscoe,(furniture),ID Magazine. Exhibited: MoMa, Cooper Hewitt, Gallery 91, AIGA, ADC, ICSID. Publications: Architectural Record, Domus, Abitare, International Design, ID, NY Times, Forbes, Journal, Business Week, Metropolis, Womans Wear, Design Encyclopedia(MoMa). Consulting: Landor, Pentagram, Unimark International. Professor/CCE Pratt,Parsons
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Matthew Burger
Chairperson of Industrial Design
Pratt Studios 4
(718) 636-3520
mburger@pratt.edu
Personal Biography
In 22 years I have developed concepts & products in a number of areas including transportation, consumer products, graphics & furniture. I have worked with consulting studios, manufacturers, & a government agency. B.ID from Pratt Institute & I completed my graduate studies in Visual Communication at Hochschule für Kunst & Gestaltung in Basel, Switzerland. In 13 years of teaching/lecturing, I have stressed a wide range of ideas related to the field as interdisciplinary; i.e. Design's relationship to other creative areas, the Fine Arts, & western culture in general.
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Linda Celentano
Adjunct Associate Professor
Pratt Studios 4
(718) 636-3631
lcelenta@pratt.edu
Personal Biography
Linda Celentano's prestigious design awards include the IDEA Award, featured in Business Week Magazine, the ID Annual Design Awards, The Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Awards and the Metropolitan Home Modernism Awards for 2003 and 2004. Her designs have been included in The Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design and the Chicago Athenaeum's permanent collections, Bloomindales's 100 Years of Design Excellence, Gallery 91, Fellisimo, Moss, The Whitney Museum's Store Next Door, The MoMA Store, The Cooper-Hewitt National Museum exibition on Feeding Desire and many more.
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