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Pratt Presents Concludes Fall Season with Language and Culture Event at Schomburg Center

The Institute’s fall series of Pratt Presents public programs concluded on December 15 with a conversation and interactive installation exploring the intersection of language and culture at New York’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The evening…

Architecture

DesignIntelligence Ranks Pratt Design Programs among Best in Nation

Pratt Institute’s interior design, industrial design, and architecture programs are ranked among the best in the country, according to a recently released annual survey of industry professionals coordinated by DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and design journal. The rankings are…

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Alumnus Kadir Nelson Creates Postage Stamp Honoring Basketball Star Wilt Chamberlain

Kadir Nelson (B.F.A. Illustration ’96) has painted the images for a new set of postage stamps honoring famed National Basketball Association (NBA) player Wilt Chamberlain. Approximately 50 million Forever stamps with Chamberlain’s image will be printed, making him the first…

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Pratt Faculty and Alumni Participate in Art Basel Miami Beach

A number of Pratt faculty and alumni participated in exhibitions and events during Art Basel Miami Beach from December 4-7, including those listed below. In addition, Pratt presented Pratt Digital Arts, an exhibition with partners LG Electronics USA and Surface…

Graduate Digital Arts

Pratt Presents Digital Arts Exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach

{exp:slideshowpro id=”768″ type=”album”} Pratt Digital Arts, an exhibition organized with partners LG Electronics USA and Surface magazine, attracted lively crowds to a special reception for Pratt alumni and friends and an exclusive Surface magazine talk with musician FKA Twigs and…

Graduate Industrial Design

White House Honors Alumna Ruth Lande Shuman with Prestigious Youth Program Award

Ruth Lande Shuman (M.I.D. ’89) received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for her nonprofit organization Publicolor at an awards ceremony at the White House on November 10. First Lady Michelle Obama presented Shuman with the award, which…

Graduate Digital Arts

Pratt, LG Electronics USA and Surface Magazine Show Student Work at Art Basel Miami Beach

Pratt Institute will present Pratt Digital Arts, an exhibition with partners LG Electronics USA and Surface magazine, during Art Basel Miami Beach as part of the Pratt Presents public program series. The unique installation features digital artwork by Pratt students…

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Video Spotlight: Chengtao Yi (B.I.D. ’15) Designs Legends 2014 Award

Chengtao Yi (B.I.D. ’15) was selected earlier this year to design the award for Legends 2014, Pratt Institute’s annual scholarship benefit honoring icons of art and design whose works have helped shape the cultural landscape. For the last several years,…

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Video: Lashonne Duncan’s Designs Take Off at JetBlue

Lashonne Duncan (B.F.A. Graphic Communications ’99) began her career in publishing, working in graphic design for Reader’s Digest and Essence magazines as well as Condé Nast publications such as House & Garden and Gourmet. Today, she is Design Manager at…

Fashion

Organic Matter Exhibition of Student Knitwear Designs Travels to Las Vegas

Organic Matter, an exhibition of innovative knitwear created by Pratt Institute fashion students last fall, is gaining further national exposure. The exhibition has traveled to the Delano Las Vegas, a new boutique hotel in Las Vegas, where 12 of the…