School of Design

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Work by Fiona Conlon, BFA ’19

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A student wearing safety goggles and earplugs at work in a workshop. Tools are around them. A Tool Library where they can check out tools is in the background.

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A Wooden Side Table Inspired by Paper by Xinda (Parker) Wang, MID ’22

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At Pratt, we believe that design at its best is a force for good: it connects, enables, sustains, empowers, and humanizes. Across four undergraduate programs and four graduate programs, we explore the expansiveness of this idea. As a student here, you’ll design messages, objects, spaces, and systems, and discover the power of your practice—to creatively change the world you’re in and the world around you.

Departments

Fashion Design

multiple models, standing in a large industrial room, at a perspective of 2 feet away, with models wearing designs from students

Graduate Communications Design

Industrial Design

a detail photograph of a metal frame of a bench with slats running across it.

Interior Design

Undergraduate Communications Design

Graphic design with neon colors. A sleeping, naked woman floats amongst an array of different items like plants, posters, alarm clocks and other objects in abstract forms.

SoD Co-Design

A workshop in a classroom setting, with participants seated at tables and engaged in a project. In the foreground, a diverse group of students listens attentively to a presenter who is gesturing towards a screen displaying a slide titled "What does a door do?" Various craft supplies are scattered on the tables. The room features bright lighting and walls decorated with colorful artwork.

Undergraduate Programs

A person with short dark hair is focused on crocheting in a bright, modern workspace. They are wearing a black turtleneck and holding a crochet hook, working on a textured piece made of yarn. Various sewing materials and garments are visible in the background, indicating a creative environment. Natural light streams in through a large window.

Graduate Programs

News from the School of Design

An expansive, industrial space featuring a concrete floor and exposed brick walls. On one side, rows of clothing are displayed on hangers and racks. There's a table with scattered items in the center, and a white curtain at the far end. Blue tape lines the floor, creating pathways through the area.

Behind the Runway: Pratt Fashion Students at New York Fashion Week

From Pratt Institute News

From hand sewing and fabric manipulation to production files and factory shipments, Pratt fashion students are contributing to collections before they reach the runway.
Hand pulls a book by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome from a bookshelf

2026 Alumni Books

From Prattfolio

Prattfolio’s 2026 Alumni Books highlights more than three dozen titles that Pratt alumni created across formats and disciplines.
A busy urban street scene with a mix of pedestrians, including groups and individuals crossing the street. A modern brick building features a large advertisement promoting Pratt Institute. Traffic lights and street signs indicate directions for vehicles. The atmosphere is lively with a partly cloudy sky and various people engaged in conversation or using their phones.

Pratt Launches Storefront Gallery on 14th Street Corridor

From Pratt Institute News

A new installation along NYC’s 14th Street corridor in partnership with The Village West turns vacant storefront windows into a public showcase for Pratt students.
More School of Design News
Work by Elie Romero, BFA ’19

We teach makers how to think, and critical thinkers how to make.

Design is a process that connects people to the world in which they operate with an aim toward making it better. For us, better can be more sustainable, more beautiful, more responsible, more inclusive—at best, it’s all of those things. When you step into the Design Center at Pratt, you’ll see this diverse practice at work in a space that brings all of our disciplines together under one roof.

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