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Fashion Major Elizabeth Gee Named Winner of First-Ever Halloween Costume Design Contest

Elizabeth Gee (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’18) has been named the winner of the first-ever Halloween costume design contest organized by Pratt Institute and vintage clothing hotspot Screaming Mimi’s. The winning costume design is on view in the Screaming Mimi’s display…

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Target Stops Labeling Toys by Gender

Constantin Boym, Industrial Design chair within the School of Design and founder of the award-winning design studio Boym Partners Inc., gives context around Target’s recent decision to eliminate separate gender-based signs from their toys, home, and entertainment departments. How are…

Architecture

NASA Project Collaboration Inspires Students to Create Habitat for Travel to Mars

In a challenge presented by NASA, Pratt students are being inspired to address design concerns related to space travel. For an interdisciplinary studio class led by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture Michael Morris and Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Design…

Fashion

Professor Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman and Students Display Wearable Technology in Israel

The Biet Ha’ir Museum in Tel Aviv is displaying The BioWear Project, a wearable technology piece designed by Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Design and Fashion Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman. Also on view are a number of works created by the students…

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Industrial Design Professor and Alumnus Bruce Hannah Retires after Four Decades at Pratt

After four decades of service at his alma mater, Industrial Design Professor Bruce Hannah (B.I.D. ’63) has retired from Pratt. His last day was August 31, 2015. “We are deeply grateful to Bruce for his invaluable contribution to the education…

Fashion

Fashion Label 3.1 Phillip Lim Collaborates with Professor Dean Sidaway on Special Topics Class

This summer, fashion label 3.1 Phillip Lim collaborated with Pratt’s Assistant Professor of Fashion Dean Sidaway on a special topics course in which fashion students designed a collection for the brand. Upon completion of the class, members of the 3.1…

Fashion

Pratt Institute Participates in New York Fashion Week 2015

A number of recent Pratt fashion graduates and faculty will participate in exhibitions and shows during New York Fashion Week 2015, which begins on September 10. Highlights are listed below. Exhibition and Events at the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator…

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New York City’s First Micro-Apartment Development Approaches Completion

Deborah Schneiderman, professor of interior design in Pratt Institute’s School of Design and principal at deSc Architecture/Design/Research, shares background and insights on micro housing design, giving context to the recent news that the modules for Carmel Place, New York City’s…

Graduate Interior Design

Noguchi Museum Features Work by Pratt Interior Design Students

An exhibition of Isamu Noguchi-inspired work by 30 Pratt graduate interior design students is on display at the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, Queens through June 28. The work was created as part of the “Interior Design Graduate Level…

Fashion

Fashion Design Senior Landry Low Receives $10,000 Award From Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Landry Low (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’15) was presented with a $10,000 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Scholarship Award at “Pratt Presents: Women of Influence in the Business of Style,” which was held at the IAC Building in Manhattan on May 8. Low…