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Two men pose together at a crowded indoor event, likely an art or fashion gathering. The man on the left wears a patchwork leather jacket in shades of brown, gold, and burgundy, with a bold oversized hat made of layered fabrics in warm tones. He smiles warmly and has a trimmed beard. The man on the right, dressed in all black with long dark hair, has a calm expression. The background is filled with people chatting under ambient purple lighting in a tall, gallery-like space with exposed beams and high ceilings.

Runway Ready: Pratt Fashion Seniors Shine at Powerhouse Arts

The 2025 Pratt Shows: Fashion runway presentation featured nearly 160 looks from collections by 30 graduating seniors; Haeone Son, BFA Fashion Design ’25, received the 2025 Christopher Hunte “On Point” Award.

Fashion

Homecoming Show Marks Pratt Fashion’s Long-Awaited Return to the Runway

For the first time since 2019, the annual runway show spotlighting the graduating fashion students returned to an in-person event. Themed on Homecoming, this year’s Pratt Shows: Fashion curated showcase was held in Building 77 at the…

Students learning drapery and construction at Pratt in 2021

Fashion

Alumna Jane Nord Creates Pratt’s First Named Professorship to Cultivate the Next Generation of Fashion Designers

Through the generosity of alumna Jane B. Nord, Pratt Institute announces its first named professorship. The $3.5 million-dollar rotating endowed professorship position will be for a faculty member in the School of Design’s Department of Fashion. It will…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

Fashion

New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup

From artist books, to cultural surveys, to collections of neighborhood histories and poetry, Pratt faculty have contributed notable works to several corners of the literary landscape this year. Read on for New and Noteworthy’s annual look…

Fashion

Immersion in Japanese Culture Expands Students’ Thinking about Design

Opportunities for Pratt students to experience a globally-engaged education range from studying Scandinavian design in Copenhagen to an exploration of art and its history in Venice, with each program aimed…

City and Regional Planning

Pratt Initiatives and Research Projects Tackle Food Insecurity and Waste

Uncertainty about where the next meal will come from is an insecurity impacting millions of people. Pratt Institute researchers are investigating how to make healthy food more attainable for all, both locally and around the world.

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Adaptations in Nature Inspire Students in Award-Winning Design to Reduce Food Waste

Could a solution to the international food waste crisis be in the respiratory system of a cricket or the ribs of a cactus? A team of Pratt Institute design students has been named as a finalist…

Fashion

Fashion Seniors Present Pratt Shows: Fashion “Really Good” to a Packed House at Spring Studios

Pratt Institute presented its 120th annual runway show on May 9 at Spring Studios in Manhattan as part of Pratt Shows, the Institute’s curated showcase by the 2019 graduating class. The show, titled “Really Good,” spotlighted the extraordinary work of…

Fashion

Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2019

From a colossal xylophone in Times Square to visions for a bathroom of the future, Pratt Institute showcased innovative design at NYCxDESIGN 2019. The annual celebration of global design included exhibitions, fairs, dialogues, and performances around New York City…