INTalumni - Rasksha Sanikam (MFA'25), New York-based designer shared how her education and experience at Pratt helped her prepare to launch House of Santal. House of Santal is a first-of-its-kind contemporary design space dedicated to South Asian craftsmanship, via a physical gallery and an online platform for discovery. Guided by a deep reverence for the heritage of skilled artisans of South Asia, it brings the region’s most compelling voices—both established and emerging—to the forefront of the international design stage. Sanikam’s vision is both ambitious and overdue: to champion the present-day designers, studios, and master artisans whose work has shaped global design culture, yet whose authorship has remained largely unrecognized in the United States. House of Santal’s curatorial perspective is rooted in process, provenance, and authorship, highlighting both collectible works and exceptionally crafted design objects. Through exhibitions, commissions, and cultural programming, House of Santal creates new pathways for exchange between South Asia and the international design stage. Its physical gallery and online platform offer collectors, architects, and design patrons access to distinctive works, ranging from limited-edition and made-to-order pieces to thoughtfully designed objects defined by quality, materiality, and intent. Image 1 & 3 : Raksha Sanikam, credit: Sam Morrison Image 2, 4 to 7 : House of Santal, credit: Joe Kramm Resource: House of Santal press @prattinstitute @prattinteriors @pratt_sod @rsanikam @houseofsantal #prattinstitute #prattinterior #prattsod #prattdesign #prattschoolofdesign #prattalumni #houseofsantal #WhereAreTheyWednesdays

Do not miss Pratt Shows Design! Opening Night tomorrow 5/13 6PM- Industry and Alumni - Registration Required - Link in bio Open to the Public - 5/14-5/19 9AM-9PM Brooklyn Campus ARC @pratt_sod @@prattinstitute

DIFFA GALA Installation - 2026 We are pleased to share our installation for DIFFA gala 2026. Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) raises awareness and grants funds to not only HIV/AIDS but also broader health and social issues. This year’s fundraising gala, themed “Angels & Demons”, was held on the evening of March 19 at Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The concept of the installation: Reflections and Duality This installation acts as a reflection of one's perceptions of angels and demons, and their inseparable duality. Here, the fragility of moral oppositions are exposed; untouched they appear distinct but when confronted they bleed into each other. Instructor: Jon Otis Margot Kleinman Student team: Jasmine Tannoury Kayla Jarvis Danielle Gordon Jerome Christian (JC) Fernando @prattinstitute @prattinteriors @pratt_sod @diffanational #prattinstitute #prattinterior #prattsod #prattdesign #prattschoolofdesign #DIFFA #interiorinstallation #installationdesign

Admitted Students Days 4/11 - Graduate Open House 4/12 - Undergraduate Open House RSVP Links in Bio Please email int@pratt.edu if you can't make it in person. We look forward to meeting you!

Congratulations to Alvin You, BFA 26, the recipient of the 2025 Gensler Brinkmann Scholarship! He shares the scholarship-winning project and his personal design philosophy in this post. Growing up in Vancouver, studying in New York, and spending summers in China, Alvin had the chance to experience many cities and cultures. Seeing how design can influence people and how those experiences can live with us for a long time, Alvin decided to create spaces that leave an impression, and quietly stay with people long after they’ve left them. We are excited to share Alvin’s story. Full article and video in bio. INTstudent - Alvin You @_ayou.12 - BFA 26 @prattinstitute @prattinteriors @pratt_sod @gensler_design #prattinstitute #prattinterior #prattsod #prattdesign #prattschoolofdesign #genslerscholarship

Check out full story link in Bio. Last Information Session of the year tomorrow!!! 12/16 - 9am EST @pratt_sod @prattinstitute @theorotea @therightangle.podcast @elleliudesign @prattalumninyc @prattalumn

Interior Design INT-201 Design I - presented their Studio Final today!!! Amazing work! We have one last Undergraduate Information Session online this Saturday at 10:30am EST - visit our website to register.

cocoon[s] MFA Core Design Studio · Spring 2025 The project was presented to the AIANY Center for Architecture - Design for Risk and Reconstruction committee, highlighting the students’ research and design approach to adaptive, community-centered resilience. In response to the geopolitical fragmentation experienced by displaced and under housed communities, cocoon[s] explores how food is shared, prepared, and experienced when the idea of “home” is uncertain. Through research on global displacement typologies from dry, remote terrains to dense urban zones - the studio examined housing systems, environmental health, and cultural dining rituals to understand how communal spaces evolve under crisis. The proposal re-imagines a repurposed shipping container as a deploy-able, transportable module for food distribution and gathering. A tensile fabric network extends from its core, unfolding into adaptable enclosures that blur the boundary between interior and exterior offering both safeness and connection. ✨ Developed by Core Year MFA Design students: Anjali Dave, Arianna Correa, Brissa Ramos, Elizabeth Hammett, Hang Min, Henry Domst, Jiahui Tang, Kathy Chiu, Katharine Oliver, Leah Toscano, Megan Pulling, Minqi Wu, Pornpitcha Ruampongpattana, Soohyun Ahn, and Stephen Shkreli. Professors: Sheryl Kasak & Alvaro Gomez-Selles @design_for_risk @prattinstitute @pratt_sod @centerforarch #pratt_sod #MFADesign #PrattDesign #DesignResearch #CoreStudio #Spring2025 #RefugeeArchitecture #AdaptiveDesign #FoodAndSpace #SpatialResilience

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