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Ten Pratt student design projects are featured in the latest edition of the digital Dezeen School Shows, including work on AR and VR that engages with historic architecture, educational spaces that foster empathy, and the reinstatement of Indigenous land.

Fine Arts Civic Engagement Fellow Mary Mattingly is featured in Food in New York on view through September 30, 2023, at the Museum of the City of New York. Mattingly’s “Biosphere,” a structural ecosystem made from waste stream materials, was highlighted in exhibition coverage on Cool Hunting, Time Out, and 6sqft. 

Taylor Paige Garvin, BFA Fashion Design ’23, was named one of Teen Vogue’s 2022 Generation Next Innovators. The winners were selected for their experimental designs and inventive use of materials.

Architectural Digest included Pratt on its list of the “Prettiest College Campuses in America”: “Known for its architecture, interior design, and industrial design degrees, it’s no wonder the campus is stunning.”

“Lovie Dovie” by Frankie Brescia, BFA Digital Arts ’22, was named Best Animation at the 2022 SF Queer Film Fest. It will be screened at Fringe! Queer Film Fest in London (September 20-25) and Lovesick Film Festival in Jersey City (September 28).

Professor Emeritus Bruce Hannah, BID ’63, was honored with an Individual Achievement Award in the 2022 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Awards. The recognition noted that he “is one of the great industrial designers and educators, as well as a forceful advocate for design, design education, and design students.”

Pratt + Platinum Guild International announced the 2022 Platinum Design DNA Award winners. They include students Ziqi Xie, Daiwen Wang, and Jiayi Liang who will be working with Krainz Creations to fabricate their designs, which you can see @pratt_institute_jewelry.

For a New York Times story on the uncertain future of the queer haven at Riis Beach in Queens, Yael Malka, BFA Photography ’12, took photographs and video, and James Hannaham, professor of writing, contributed an introduction: “When you choose the margin, it is a safe harbor. You called it the People’s Beach, and she became the metaphorical mother of your house.”

Bradley Ward, MFA Fine Arts ’19, was featured in Slam magazine. The story highlights how while at Pratt, he was encouraged to make art about his own experiences, leading him to mix imagery from Old Masters with the NBA: “We have long since preserved and revered these images of white bodies, but here we have Black bodies, in real time, doing the same thing.”

Charlotte Böhning, MID ’23, and Mary Lempres, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’18; MID ’23, were interviewed for a piece on Designboom about how being finalists for the 2022 Lexus Design Award influenced their work. They received the honor for their collaborative project Chitofarm, which addresses polystyrene foam waste with mealworms.