Skip to content

Minors allow students greater opportunity to add cross-disciplinary knowledge and competencies to their major program of study.

An interior design schematic with a large number of amorphous surfaces scattered along a rectangular room. People use these surfaces to sit, as tables and other uses.
Type
Undergraduate
School and Department
School of Design,
Interior Design

The Department of Interior Design offers a 15-credit minor to undergraduate architecture, construction management, and industrial design students, as well as interested students in other fields of study. Students may apply to the minor after meeting with the department as early as the first semester of the sophomore year. Determination of the required studio level and other courses to complete the minor will be based upon a review of the student’s transcript (and portfolio). The completion of the minor will be noted on the student’s transcript but will not be shown on the diploma.


Minor Coordinator
Tania Branquinho
tbranqui@pratt.edu
718.636.3630

An photo edit that showcases the blueprints, construction, assembly and final product of a wall decoration set.
@prattinteriors
Pratt Interior Design

@prattinteriors

Graduate and Undergraduate Pratt Studios Brooklyn Campus
  • Don't miss the exhibit of student furniture designed and built this past Summer in Copenhagen at the DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia.
Come to the Reception on the 16th at 6:30pm to find out more, and how to apply for next Summer! 

@pratt_sod
@prattinstitute
@prattinteriors
@prattindustrial
@dis.copenhagen
  • Pratt Interior Design student Jenny Nguyen Le @jnl_archive teamed up with her architect mentor Christina Galati from Gensler to create a stunning miniature space for the AIANY Interiors Committee’s Recipe for a Room contest! 🍽️✨ Designing small-scale Places of Food and Culture was such a fun and inspiring challenge. @centerforarch 

Foraging Futures explores how overlooked resources can become ingredients for survival. The space invites visitors to forage and prepare invasive plants, turning a nuisance into a solution for dialogue about food insecurity.

Inspired by Vietnamese culture, where foraging was once a common practice during times of scarcity, the project reclaims this tradition as both a means of survival and a cultural identity. By making the model entirely of rice (a staple in Vietnamese culture), it highlights the importance of looking to what is locally abundant and how culinary habits can hold memory and meaning in a fast-paced city like New York.

Imagined on public foraging grounds, the space proposes a future where communities shift their consumption toward renewable, fast-growing materials. It becomes not only a place to gather but also a platform for rethinking habits, survival, and belonging.

@pratt_sod
@prattinstitute

#RecipeForARoom #AIANY #PrattDesign #InteriorDesign #MiniatureMagic
  • Fay Ran, MFA’25

In Transit

Temporary Community

In Transit re-imagines CHARAS’s legacy through a design lens, balancing personal growth and communal renewal. Drawing from Puerto Rican informal living patterns, it proposes adaptive, flexible interiors that offer low-income youth transitional spaces, fostering self-identity and belonging.

Thesis advisor: Frederic Levrat

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
  • Moon Jung Choi, BFA’25

Color Equality renovates a pavilion in Chinatown’s Columbus Park into a space where survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes can heal. Spaces to therapeutically reenact and re-script trauma, share emotions with other survivors, and electronically monitor sites of previous attacks are designed to restore the agency taken during an attack.

Thesis advisor: Alexander Schweder

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookbfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
  • Ruoyan Wang, MFA’25

Hybrid Workspace Design for Enhanced Collaboration

Integrating Digital Twins, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality in an AI and IoT Research Institute.

This thesis explores creating a hybrid workspace that merges physical and virtual environments, utilizing digital twins, AR, and VR to support real-time interaction, collaboration, and seamless engagement between on-site and remote users. The design prioritizes flexibility, comfort, and sensory engagement, incorporating biophilic elements like green zones and adaptive lighting for well-being and productivity.

Thesis advisor: Stefanie Werner

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
  • Wenxuan (Primrose) Zhang, BFA’25

Rural Revitalization: ReForm, ReUse, ReImagine

This thesis revitalizes Dongtai Village through spatial interventions that reconnect interior spaces to the Great Wall through adaptive reuse strategies. Addressing the challenges of rural revitalization, this project re-imagines the village’s architectural language to support contemporary rural life, ensuring the community will evolve and sustain itself rather than remaining a preserved relic.

Thesis advisor: Sarah Lippmann

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookbfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
  • Zixu Wang, MFA’25

Wired Encounter
A study of elastic connection between people and space

This thesis explores perception of spatial volume typically characterized by planes, surfaces, and containment, as deconstructed lines. The proposal analyzes experiential notions of elastic, dynamic and responsive boundary, zone, and program, which then contribute to alternative behavioral, ergonomic, contextual and relational connectivity.

Thesis advisor: Nina Freedman

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
  • Raksha Sanikam, MFA’25

The Storyteller: Where space becomes a narrative of Indian craft

This thesis explores how immersive storytelling in retail and exhibition design fosters deeper engagement with craft. By reinterpreting Indian spatial elements, it proposes a journey that educates and prepositions the grandeur of Indian craftsmanship within the multicultural context of New York.

Thesis advisor: Ji Young Kim

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
  • Yichi Zhang, BFA’25

Frame: Information Cocoon

This thesis uses critical design to visualize the information cocoon, an issue in the digital age. By creating an experiential trap, it draws people in to reveal the problem’s depth, encouraging them to reflect and use their own perspective (frame) to better understand and filter information.

Thesis advisor: Melissa Cicetti

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookbfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Don't miss the exhibit of student furniture designed and built this past Summer in Copenhagen at the DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia. Come to the Reception on the 16th at 6:30pm to find out more, and how to apply for next Summer! @pratt_sod @prattinstitute @prattinteriors @prattindustrial @dis.copenhagen
3 days ago
View on Instagram |
1/9
Pratt Interior Design student Jenny Nguyen Le @jnl_archive teamed up with her architect mentor Christina Galati from Gensler to create a stunning miniature space for the AIANY Interiors Committee’s Recipe for a Room contest! 🍽️✨ Designing small-scale Places of Food and Culture was such a fun and inspiring challenge. @centerforarch 

Foraging Futures explores how overlooked resources can become ingredients for survival. The space invites visitors to forage and prepare invasive plants, turning a nuisance into a solution for dialogue about food insecurity.

Inspired by Vietnamese culture, where foraging was once a common practice during times of scarcity, the project reclaims this tradition as both a means of survival and a cultural identity. By making the model entirely of rice (a staple in Vietnamese culture), it highlights the importance of looking to what is locally abundant and how culinary habits can hold memory and meaning in a fast-paced city like New York.

Imagined on public foraging grounds, the space proposes a future where communities shift their consumption toward renewable, fast-growing materials. It becomes not only a place to gather but also a platform for rethinking habits, survival, and belonging.

@pratt_sod
@prattinstitute

#RecipeForARoom #AIANY #PrattDesign #InteriorDesign #MiniatureMagic
Pratt Interior Design student Jenny Nguyen Le @jnl_archive teamed up with her architect mentor Christina Galati from Gensler to create a stunning miniature space for the AIANY Interiors Committee’s Recipe for a Room contest! 🍽️✨ Designing small-scale Places of Food and Culture was such a fun and inspiring challenge. @centerforarch 

Foraging Futures explores how overlooked resources can become ingredients for survival. The space invites visitors to forage and prepare invasive plants, turning a nuisance into a solution for dialogue about food insecurity.

Inspired by Vietnamese culture, where foraging was once a common practice during times of scarcity, the project reclaims this tradition as both a means of survival and a cultural identity. By making the model entirely of rice (a staple in Vietnamese culture), it highlights the importance of looking to what is locally abundant and how culinary habits can hold memory and meaning in a fast-paced city like New York.

Imagined on public foraging grounds, the space proposes a future where communities shift their consumption toward renewable, fast-growing materials. It becomes not only a place to gather but also a platform for rethinking habits, survival, and belonging.

@pratt_sod
@prattinstitute

#RecipeForARoom #AIANY #PrattDesign #InteriorDesign #MiniatureMagic
Pratt Interior Design student Jenny Nguyen Le @jnl_archive teamed up with her architect mentor Christina Galati from Gensler to create a stunning miniature space for the AIANY Interiors Committee’s Recipe for a Room contest! 🍽️✨ Designing small-scale Places of Food and Culture was such a fun and inspiring challenge. @centerforarch 

Foraging Futures explores how overlooked resources can become ingredients for survival. The space invites visitors to forage and prepare invasive plants, turning a nuisance into a solution for dialogue about food insecurity.

Inspired by Vietnamese culture, where foraging was once a common practice during times of scarcity, the project reclaims this tradition as both a means of survival and a cultural identity. By making the model entirely of rice (a staple in Vietnamese culture), it highlights the importance of looking to what is locally abundant and how culinary habits can hold memory and meaning in a fast-paced city like New York.

Imagined on public foraging grounds, the space proposes a future where communities shift their consumption toward renewable, fast-growing materials. It becomes not only a place to gather but also a platform for rethinking habits, survival, and belonging.

@pratt_sod
@prattinstitute

#RecipeForARoom #AIANY #PrattDesign #InteriorDesign #MiniatureMagic
Pratt Interior Design student Jenny Nguyen Le @jnl_archive teamed up with her architect mentor Christina Galati from Gensler to create a stunning miniature space for the AIANY Interiors Committee’s Recipe for a Room contest! 🍽️✨ Designing small-scale Places of Food and Culture was such a fun and inspiring challenge. @centerforarch Foraging Futures explores how overlooked resources can become ingredients for survival. The space invites visitors to forage and prepare invasive plants, turning a nuisance into a solution for dialogue about food insecurity. Inspired by Vietnamese culture, where foraging was once a common practice during times of scarcity, the project reclaims this tradition as both a means of survival and a cultural identity. By making the model entirely of rice (a staple in Vietnamese culture), it highlights the importance of looking to what is locally abundant and how culinary habits can hold memory and meaning in a fast-paced city like New York. Imagined on public foraging grounds, the space proposes a future where communities shift their consumption toward renewable, fast-growing materials. It becomes not only a place to gather but also a platform for rethinking habits, survival, and belonging. @pratt_sod @prattinstitute #RecipeForARoom #AIANY #PrattDesign #InteriorDesign #MiniatureMagic
1 week ago
View on Instagram |
2/9
Fay Ran, MFA’25

In Transit

Temporary Community

In Transit re-imagines CHARAS’s legacy through a design lens, balancing personal growth and communal renewal. Drawing from Puerto Rican informal living patterns, it proposes adaptive, flexible interiors that offer low-income youth transitional spaces, fostering self-identity and belonging.

Thesis advisor: Frederic Levrat

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Fay Ran, MFA’25 In Transit Temporary Community In Transit re-imagines CHARAS’s legacy through a design lens, balancing personal growth and communal renewal. Drawing from Puerto Rican informal living patterns, it proposes adaptive, flexible interiors that offer low-income youth transitional spaces, fostering self-identity and belonging. Thesis advisor: Frederic Levrat #prattint2025book #prattint2025bookmfa #pratt_sod #prattshows2025 #PrattGrad25 @prattinstitute @pratt_sod
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
3/9
Moon Jung Choi, BFA’25

Color Equality renovates a pavilion in Chinatown’s Columbus Park into a space where survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes can heal. Spaces to therapeutically reenact and re-script trauma, share emotions with other survivors, and electronically monitor sites of previous attacks are designed to restore the agency taken during an attack.

Thesis advisor: Alexander Schweder

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookbfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Moon Jung Choi, BFA’25 Color Equality renovates a pavilion in Chinatown’s Columbus Park into a space where survivors of anti-Asian hate crimes can heal. Spaces to therapeutically reenact and re-script trauma, share emotions with other survivors, and electronically monitor sites of previous attacks are designed to restore the agency taken during an attack. Thesis advisor: Alexander Schweder #prattint2025book #prattint2025bookbfa #pratt_sod #prattshows2025 #PrattGrad25 @prattinstitute @pratt_sod
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
4/9
Ruoyan Wang, MFA’25

Hybrid Workspace Design for Enhanced Collaboration

Integrating Digital Twins, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality in an AI and IoT Research Institute.

This thesis explores creating a hybrid workspace that merges physical and virtual environments, utilizing digital twins, AR, and VR to support real-time interaction, collaboration, and seamless engagement between on-site and remote users. The design prioritizes flexibility, comfort, and sensory engagement, incorporating biophilic elements like green zones and adaptive lighting for well-being and productivity.

Thesis advisor: Stefanie Werner

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Ruoyan Wang, MFA’25 Hybrid Workspace Design for Enhanced Collaboration Integrating Digital Twins, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality in an AI and IoT Research Institute. This thesis explores creating a hybrid workspace that merges physical and virtual environments, utilizing digital twins, AR, and VR to support real-time interaction, collaboration, and seamless engagement between on-site and remote users. The design prioritizes flexibility, comfort, and sensory engagement, incorporating biophilic elements like green zones and adaptive lighting for well-being and productivity. Thesis advisor: Stefanie Werner #prattint2025book #prattint2025bookmfa #pratt_sod #prattshows2025 #PrattGrad25 @prattinstitute @pratt_sod
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
5/9
Wenxuan (Primrose) Zhang, BFA’25

Rural Revitalization: ReForm, ReUse, ReImagine

This thesis revitalizes Dongtai Village through spatial interventions that reconnect interior spaces to the Great Wall through adaptive reuse strategies. Addressing the challenges of rural revitalization, this project re-imagines the village’s architectural language to support contemporary rural life, ensuring the community will evolve and sustain itself rather than remaining a preserved relic.

Thesis advisor: Sarah Lippmann

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookbfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Wenxuan (Primrose) Zhang, BFA’25 Rural Revitalization: ReForm, ReUse, ReImagine This thesis revitalizes Dongtai Village through spatial interventions that reconnect interior spaces to the Great Wall through adaptive reuse strategies. Addressing the challenges of rural revitalization, this project re-imagines the village’s architectural language to support contemporary rural life, ensuring the community will evolve and sustain itself rather than remaining a preserved relic. Thesis advisor: Sarah Lippmann #prattint2025book #prattint2025bookbfa #pratt_sod #prattshows2025 #PrattGrad25 @prattinstitute @pratt_sod
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
6/9
Zixu Wang, MFA’25

Wired Encounter
A study of elastic connection between people and space

This thesis explores perception of spatial volume typically characterized by planes, surfaces, and containment, as deconstructed lines. The proposal analyzes experiential notions of elastic, dynamic and responsive boundary, zone, and program, which then contribute to alternative behavioral, ergonomic, contextual and relational connectivity.

Thesis advisor: Nina Freedman

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Zixu Wang, MFA’25 Wired Encounter A study of elastic connection between people and space This thesis explores perception of spatial volume typically characterized by planes, surfaces, and containment, as deconstructed lines. The proposal analyzes experiential notions of elastic, dynamic and responsive boundary, zone, and program, which then contribute to alternative behavioral, ergonomic, contextual and relational connectivity. Thesis advisor: Nina Freedman #prattint2025book #prattint2025bookmfa #pratt_sod #prattshows2025 #PrattGrad25 @prattinstitute @pratt_sod
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
7/9
Raksha Sanikam, MFA’25

The Storyteller: Where space becomes a narrative of Indian craft

This thesis explores how immersive storytelling in retail and exhibition design fosters deeper engagement with craft. By reinterpreting Indian spatial elements, it proposes a journey that educates and prepositions the grandeur of Indian craftsmanship within the multicultural context of New York.

Thesis advisor: Ji Young Kim

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookmfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Raksha Sanikam, MFA’25 The Storyteller: Where space becomes a narrative of Indian craft This thesis explores how immersive storytelling in retail and exhibition design fosters deeper engagement with craft. By reinterpreting Indian spatial elements, it proposes a journey that educates and prepositions the grandeur of Indian craftsmanship within the multicultural context of New York. Thesis advisor: Ji Young Kim #prattint2025book #prattint2025bookmfa #pratt_sod #prattshows2025 #PrattGrad25 @prattinstitute @pratt_sod
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
8/9
Yichi Zhang, BFA’25

Frame: Information Cocoon

This thesis uses critical design to visualize the information cocoon, an issue in the digital age. By creating an experiential trap, it draws people in to reveal the problem’s depth, encouraging them to reflect and use their own perspective (frame) to better understand and filter information.

Thesis advisor: Melissa Cicetti

#prattint2025book
#prattint2025bookbfa
#pratt_sod
#prattshows2025
#PrattGrad25
@prattinstitute
@pratt_sod
Yichi Zhang, BFA’25 Frame: Information Cocoon This thesis uses critical design to visualize the information cocoon, an issue in the digital age. By creating an experiential trap, it draws people in to reveal the problem’s depth, encouraging them to reflect and use their own perspective (frame) to better understand and filter information. Thesis advisor: Melissa Cicetti #prattint2025book #prattint2025bookbfa #pratt_sod #prattshows2025 #PrattGrad25 @prattinstitute @pratt_sod
2 months ago
View on Instagram |
9/9