School of Design

Graduate Communications Design

Exploring Togetherness through Design

Finding ways to be with others has been a challenge throughout this period of pandemic isolation and social distancing, and an important reminder of the value that individuals and communities place on being together. How do we overcome not only…

Fashion

A Campus Garden Flourishes with Flowers for Natural Dyes

Cultivating beds of indigo, marigolds, dahlias, hibiscus, and goldenrod, Pratt Institute students are exploring how to make natural dyes from seed to harvest. The Textile Dye Garden was planted in Cannoneer Court on the Brooklyn campus this year, and…

School of Design

Capturing the Ephemeral Beauty of a Fall Day in Central Park

On a fall day in Central Park, Pratt Institute students got hands-on experience using illustration to communicate a time and place. As an extension of the Drawing on Location class led by Veronica Lawlor, adjunct professor-CCE of undergraduate communications design,…

Film/Video

In Mentoring Programs Students Learn to Support Each Other Now and in the Future

Mentorship can offer guidance, connections, and encouragement for students to go forward with their ambitions and visions for the future. Across Pratt Institute, students are taking leadership roles in creating and developing mentoring programs that support their needs, whether it’s…

Foundation

Students Bring Public Art to Myrtle Avenue with an Oversized Welcome Mat, Animations, and More

Pratt Institute students rolled out a colossal welcome mat for the kickoff weekend of the fall 2021 Foundation Expanded, an ongoing initiative to bring public art to Myrtle Avenue. With “Keep Going!” spelled out in large letters, the 15-…

Graduate Industrial Design

Diverting Waste from Food, Textiles, and Packaging into New Designs

In the worldwide crisis of waste, there is a need to rethink what we are casting off into the landfills that could have a second life. Pratt Institute students are exploring how the excess materials and one-use items from food,…

Graduate Industrial Design

Industrial Design Alumni Karen Stone, Chen Chen, and Kai Williams Honored at 2021 Rowena Reed Kostellow Awards

The 2021 Rowena Reed Kostellow Awards held virtually on August 12 honored the outstanding achievements and design leadership of three Pratt Institute alumni. Karen Stone, MID ’94 and adjunct associate professor-CCE of industrial design, received the 2021 Rowena Reed Kostellow…

Graduate Communications Design

Educator and Researcher Sarah Owens Appointed Chair of Graduate Communications Design

Sarah Owens has been selected as chair of graduate communications design in the School of Design. She began the role on July 1, 2021. Owens joins Pratt with a breadth of experience in teaching, research, and leadership. She most recently…

School of Design

Scooter Shares and Anxiety Alerts: Industrial Design Students Prototype for Better Health

The shortcomings of medical care and potential improvements for health services are the challenges investigated by Pratt Institute students in the medical prototypes class led by Jeffrey Kapec, adjunct professor of industrial design. Each student considers a product in health…

School of Architecture

Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Alumni Named Finalist and Alternate for Prestigious Fulbright Grants

T. Craig Sinclair, MArch ’16 (photo by Jesse Hughey), and Michelle Marshall, MFA Interior Design ’18 Pratt Institute alumnus T. Craig Sinclair, MArch ’16, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2021-22 academic…