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School of Design

How We Lead: Sara Ortloff Khoury, BFA Communications Design ’90

In the Spring/Summer 2018 issue, Prattfolio asked leaders from the Pratt alumni community to share their wisdom from the helm—how they inspire, improve, and ignite creativity. This is part two in a series of three web-exclusive interviews with alumni…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2018, from Exhibitions to Panels and Presentations

Pratt Institute participated in NYCxDESIGN 2018, New York City’s official citywide celebration of design, through a variety of exhibitions, discussions, and presentations of work in venues around the city from May 11-23. Pratt Institute President Frances Bronet appeared in…

Fashion

Our Torchbearers: Four New Grads on the Teachers Who Helped Them Find Their Paths at Pratt

Great leaders shine in the glow of those they influence. To students, professors’ guidance and mentorship can mean the courage to embrace their own ideas, the inspiration to unlock novel ways of thinking and making, and the knowledge and…

Graduate Industrial Design

Solved: Three Industrial Design Alumni Tackle a Haptics Challenge

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a section highlighting the problem-solving process in the real world, from the perspective of alumni in the field. The Spring/Summer 2018 issue features the work of Keith Kirkland, MID…

Architecture

Pratt Shows 2018 Showcases Best Work of Graduating Students

The year’s boldest ideas will be on view this spring at Pratt Shows, Pratt Institute’s curated showcase of work by the 2018 graduating class. Composed of more than 20 events, presentations, and exhibitions, Pratt Shows…

Graduate Industrial Design

Industrial Design Alumni Honored at Rowena Reed Kostellow Fund Event

Executive Director of Global Chevrolet Design John Cafaro, BID ’77, was presented with the Rowena Reed Kostellow Award for his support and enhancement of the industrial design profession at a ceremony on March 28 at the Knoll Showroom in…

Fashion

Designer Gabriela Hearst to be Honored at 2018 Pratt Fashion Show

Pratt Institute will honor Gabriela Hearst, Uruguay-born, New York-based womenswear designer, with the Pratt Fashion Visionary Award at its annual runway show Pratt Shows: Fashion on May 3, 2018. Editor in Chief of Harper’s Bazaar, Glenda Bailey, will present…

Fashion

New York Fashion Week Black Panther Event Features Pratt Fashion Student’s Designs

Designs by Pratt senior Tolulope Aremu, B.F.A. Fashion Design ’18, have been featured in a charity presentation called “Black Panther: Welcome to Wakanda” as part of New York Fashion Week. The red carpet event, presented by Marvel, included fashions…

Fashion

The Pratt Network: Shaka King, BFA Fashion Design ’82

As the Office of Alumni Relations launches its first regional networks, laying the groundwork for Pratt connections to flourish in the many places alumni do their work, Prattfolio* checks in with six local influencers across the United States who…

Packaging, Identities and Systems Design

Spotlight on the 2018 Winter Games: What Does It Take to Design a Memorable Olympic Emblem?

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games began on February 9 in PyeongChang, South Korea. Along with photographs of the gold, silver, and bronze Olympics medals and coverage of the athletes who will receive them, one image being…