A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
The Pratt.edu story “How Pratt Students Met the Pandemic With Creativity and Reshaped Their Practices for the Future” was included in the Coronavirus Pandemic Creative Responses Archive organized by Cultural Programs of the National Academy Sciences. The archive is chronicling how creativity has flourished in a time that has demanded innovation.
Aug 03, 2021
Artnet featured the first solo museum show from Delano Dunn, BFA Communications Design ’01—Novelties now at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center in Vermont—and how the food of his family has impacted his collage work, with Dunn sharing a recipe for gumbo made during his residency at Arts and Public Life in Chicago: “When I started the residency, I had just had some gumbo and was thinking about how important it was to me. I thought, ‘I’ll make a couple of works about gumbo—it will take me out of my comfort zone, because I don’t normally make work about food.’”
Aug 03, 2021
A 1910-11 church in Syracuse, New York, designed by Wallace Augustus Rayfield, one of Pratt’s first Black alumni and the second licensed Black American architect in the United States, was included in the recently announced African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Aug 02, 2021
Students in the Design for Emergency Studio led by Ignacio Urbina Polo, professor of industrial design, collaborated with students in Puerto Rico and Spain on projects including a handrail system for nursing homes and a flood risk communication system for urban communities. See more at @PrattIndustrial.
Aug 02, 2021
Zhenru Yan, BFA Fine Arts (Jewelry) ’21, was featured by Arts Thread as part of the Global Design Graduate Show 2021. In a video story and Q&A, Yan discussed her practice, adapting to the pandemic, and her thesis project The Embodied Metropolis which has pieces inspired by architecture and cities: “In order to demonstrate that future architecture can strengthen the connection between humans, I made jewelry that requires two people to wear it at the same time.”
Jul 30, 2021
Pascale Sablan, BArch ’06, and Ashely Kuo, BFA Interior Design ’14, are among the “New Legacy Makers” showcased in the most recent issue of architectural magazine PIN-UP.
Jul 30, 2021
“Living Just Enough” by Ricardo Palacio, MArch ’21, is designed for students and their families to have access to learn and advocate for their educational rights in New York City. See renderings of the project and read more at @prattsoa.
Jul 29, 2021
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) interviewed Xarea Lockhart, BFA Fashion Design ’19, about her recent collaboration with Manolo Blahnik to outfit the Brooklyn United Music and Arts marching band and how studying at Pratt influenced her career: “My time at Pratt definitely helped me cultivate that ‘keep going’ attitude where I learned to always be ready to re-plan, redirect and even start over.”
Jul 29, 2021
In “Potential Heirlooms” by Quintin Boucher, MID ’21, household appliances are designed to be easily repaired. The thesis project addresses the issue of appliances contributing to electronic waste with a toaster and kettle designed with compatible heating elements that are easily accessible using just a quarter to disassemble them. See more on @PrattIndustrial.
Jul 28, 2021
A feature on Bklyner highlighted how Tara Duvivier, senior planner at the Pratt Center for Community Development, is both a DJ and urban planner and how the two roles both focus on community organizing. Her recent sets include playing the 2021 Oscars warm-up show and red carpet.
Jul 28, 2021
