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Pratt Design Symposium 2025: Designed for Living

November 18, 2025 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium, The Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue

Promotional banner for Pratt Institute’s Design Symposium 2025 titled “Designed for Living.” The background features a vibrant gradient blending purple, pink, and blue hues. Large white text displays the event title, with smaller text listing participants Sally Augustin, Dakota Jackson, and Sarah Paul, moderated by Marc Rosen. The design conveys a sleek, modern aesthetic aligned with contemporary design discourse.

Featuring:

Sally Augustin, Principal, Design with Science

Dakota Jackson, Furniture designer, Dakota Jackson, Inc.

Sarah Paul, Interior Design Manager, Hariri Pontarini Architects

moderated by Marc Rosen, cosmetics packaging designer and Pratt Trustee Emeritus

Our home environment is an intrinsic part of our personal brand. How we live says as much about who we are as who we aspire to be. Be it a country house, urban condo, city loft or anything in between, how we approach our personal space reflects our desired image, what we expect from our functional environs (or not), and how we want to be perceived by others.

Design choices create a story. We are the architects of our lives, and there is no more exciting way to animate a sense of self than through design for living.

To discuss the many facets of the home environment and interior spaces, Pratt Institute’s 2025 Design Symposium will convene a distinguished panel of designers and industry leaders for another special event in this long-running series.

Supported by the Marc Rosen Education Fund.

Additional funding by Juliana Terian, the Terian Foundation.