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Industrial Designer and Educator Ignacio Urbina Polo Named Chair of Industrial Design

The Pratt Institute professor of industrial design assumes the role on July 1, 2022.
May 31, 2022

NYCxDESIGN Brings Student Work to the Center of Times Square & Across the City

The 2022 edition of the design event included an interactive inflatable installation, designs for mental health, and more.
May 25, 2022

Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt One of the Nation’s Top 10 Schools for Graphic Design in 2022

The online professional resource’s eighth annual rankings for graphic design considered more than 700 schools with graphic design programs from across the United States.
May 24, 2022

Homecoming Show Marks Pratt Fashion’s Long-Awaited Return to the Runway

The first in-person Pratt Shows: Fashion runway show since 2019 featured 22 student collections at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
May 11, 2022

Foundation Expanded Transforms Myrtle Avenue into a Runway and Gallery

The 2022 edition of the public art event brought fashion, film, installations, and more to the streets of Brooklyn.
May 4, 2022

Industrial Design Duo’s Material Research Project Is a 2022 Lexus Design Award Finalist

Graduate students Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres draw on the digestive power of mealworms to produce Chitofoam, a sustainable polystyrene substitute to help reduce plastic waste.
March 31, 2022

Pratt Shows 2022 Is Fully Underway with In-Person Events, Exhibitions & More

The annual celebration of creative work by Pratt’s graduating students returns to holding in-person events this year, with more available to explore online.
March 21, 2022

New Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship Program Will Bolster the Study of Climate Change in Architecture and Design

The fellowship program, made possible through the generosity of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation to honor President Emeritus Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, will advance pathways for diversity in climate change scholarship.
February 15, 2022

DIY Robots that Share Storytelling and STEM Learning

Industrial design students worked on robotic kits designed for middle schoolers and tested them out as hands-on learning experiences.
February 14, 2022

Alumna Jane Nord Creates Pratt’s First Named Professorship to Cultivate the Next Generation of Fashion Designers

The $3.5 million-dollar Jane B. Nord Professor of Fashion Design, the first named academic position in the Institute’s 135-year history, will be a rotating position to attract and retain visionary fashion educators to Pratt.
February 8, 2022