Surface spotlights Pratt alumni Chen Chen and Kai Williams as “Designer of the Day,” highlighting their Brooklyn studio’s material-driven practice spanning furniture, lighting, and collectible works, including their recent show Basic Instinct at The Future Perfect.
Welcome to Pratt! A New School Year Kicks Off
In preparation for the fall semester, Pratt welcomed students with a bustling week of activities, information sessions, and orientation events on campus and around New York City.
A Centralized Hub for Student Wellness Opens on Pratt’s Brooklyn Campus
From Pratt Institute News
The newly opened Student Wellness Center at Pratt Institute brings a wide range of health, counseling, and student support services together under one roof, creating a more accessible, welcoming hub at the heart of campus.
BAP PreCollege Scholars Spend Summer Learning Creative Skills at Pratt
From Pratt Institute News
Through the Black Alumni of Pratt Summer PreCollege Scholarship, high school students lived and learned on Pratt’s Brooklyn campus, developing new skills and creative connections as they look ahead to higher education.
Legends 2026 to Honor Derrick Adams and Andy Cohen
From Pratt Institute News
The renowned alumni and visionary leaders will be celebrated at the annual benefit for student scholarships that support the next generation of creative talent and makers.
A Quarter Century Of Creativity:
From Pratt Institute News
This decision honors the completion of the long-standing contractual agreement between two independent institutions, enabling each to make individual strategic decisions that focus on their long-term futures.
From Midwest Factories to Global Cities: Graduate Architecture in the Field
From Pratt Institute News
Through site visits and field research, Pratt students are examining the built environment from factory floors to historic city centers.
When One Person’s Trash Is an Artist’s Treasure
From Pratt Institute News
Pratt Fine Arts’ Studio in Social Practice class collaborated with the NYC Department of Sanitation to reimagine our collective relationship with materials and waste.
In the Press
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What should the future look like? Inside the tech-funded program to create a new aesthetic
Fast Company explores a tech-funded initiative seeking to define a new aesthetic for the 21st century, with Sarah Lichtman, chair of the History of Art and Design department, offering historical perspective on how patrons, technological change, and social upheaval have helped spark major design movements.
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Wear Plastic: Eliza Corderman’s Satire of Synthetic Activewear
Wear Plastic, a satirical activewear brand developed by Eliza Corderman as part of her MFA thesis in Pratt’s Fashion Collection + Communication program, uses the polished visual language of real fitness brands to expose the fashion industry’s overlooked reliance on synthetic, petroleum-based fabrics.
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Pratt Institute Turns 14th Street Into an Open-Air Gallery
Resident Magazine highlighted “Pratt Institute x The Village West: Windows on 14th Street,” the public art installation transforming vacant storefronts along the 14th Street corridor into a street-level gallery featuring work by 36 students across the Institute’s six schools.
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Good Architecture Happens in Dialogue
Acclaimed architect and alumna Annabelle Selldorf reflects on her career and design philosophy in a new interview, noting that studying at Pratt Institute helped her find her own path in architecture.
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A Moth Hole Hates to See Them Coming
A New York Times feature highlights Pratt’s student-led Mending Circle, where fashion students are reimagining clothing repair as both a creative practice and a sustainable response to fast fashion.
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At 76, Meryl Streep Is Making a Statement. The Clothes Are Just Part of It
Pratt fashion professor Adrienne Jones is quoted in AARP on Meryl Streep’s headline-making style, offering expert insight into fashion, aging, and the visibility of women over 50.
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Pratt’s Black Dress Talks highlight the creativity and realities of the fashion industry
The New York Amsterdam News features Pratt Institute’s Black Dress Talks, an initiative led by Fashion professor Adrienne Jones that elevates Black voices in fashion through conversations on creativity, entrepreneurship, and industry dynamics.
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The Best Advice We’ve Found on Preserving, Storing, and Digitizing Family Memories
Feature citing Anthony Cocciolo, dean of the School of Information, on the importance of preserving original order and material integrity when organizing and digitizing family archives; highlighting Pratt’s expertise in archival practice, conservation, and digital curation to safeguard personal histories for future generations.
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Here’s Why You Wear A Different Size Clothing For Every Brand You Wear
In a HuffPost feature on the lack of standardized clothing sizes, Pratt visiting assistant professor Keena Hudson explained that mass production ushered in a “try to fit as many people as possible” approach to sizing, rooted in outdated data.
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Meet Kristin Mallison, the Sustainable Indie Designer Loved by Millie Bobby Brown, Lisa and More
Teen Vogue spotlights Pratt alumna Kristin Mallison for her viral, sustainability-driven fashion brand and high-profile celebrity clients. Mallison credits Pratt’s fashion program with “really push[ing] for recycling,” shaping her upcycling approach and long-term commitment to waste reduction.
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Recent Pratt Institute alumni share their personal strategy guides for launching a creative career.