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As one of the world’s multicultural epicenters for arts, culture, design, and business, New York City provides Pratt students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the Pratt campuses in Brooklyn and Manhattan. With a 25-acre campus in Brooklyn, a creative hub in the midst of a renaissance, and another in Manhattan, Pratt Institute is a living lab of craft and culture. The Institute’s campus in the historic Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn is adjacent to the emerging Brooklyn Tech Triangle, a nexus for innovation and entrepreneurship. Pratt Institute’s programs are consistently ranked among the best in the country, and its faculty and alumni include the most renowned artists, designers, and scholars in their fields. Its interdisciplinary curriculum promotes collaborative and creative strategies for design thinking and provides students with unparalleled training facilities.


Projects

AlgiKicks

AlgiKicks

Fashion design

Sneakers made algae, designed to be sustainable

More sky

More sky

Cities and Communities

A window niche that expands your apartment

Lead The Way

Lead The Way

Health and Well-being

A handheld device to help visually impaired people navigate interior spaces

Interwoven

Interwoven

Health and Well-being

A high-tech talisman for the Latin undocumented community

Velcro Wall Covering

Velcro Wall Covering

Health and Well-being

To help dementia patients find things

COVID-19 Aid App

COVID-19 Aid App

Health and Well-being

An app to reduce anxiety and confusion

Out of Sight Drawer

Out of Sight Drawer

Health and Well-being

Hiding knives from dementia patients

Door Camouflage

Door Camouflage

Health and Well-being

To prevent dementia patients from leaving unaccompanied

Study capsule

Study capsule

Work and Economic Growth

An at-home office cubicle

Nema

Nema

Health and Well-being

A tool for moving medical testing from the hospital to the home

REheat

REheat

Health and Well-being

Feel comfortable no matter where you are

The Food Chain

The Food Chain

Food security

Hanging plants for urban gardening

Parity Pockets

Parity Pockets

Functional clothing

A simple fix for dysfunctional design

Picture Mirror

Picture Mirror

Health and Well-being

For dementia patients who are distressed by their reflection

Erro

Erro

Transportation

Stick your helmet in your pocket and carry your scooter on your back

Dirty Dog

Dirty Dog

Health and Well-being

Toy for bathing dementia patients

Organicart

Organicart

Portable street vendor carts

A customized cart for fruit vendors

Resonate

Resonate

Health and Well-being

This table is an instrument.

Oblio Stool

Oblio Stool

Health and Well-being

“I was inspired by those, who need to fidget in order to think.”

Hug Chair

Hug Chair

Health and Well-being

A chair that hugs you - for dementia patients suffering alienation

Sik-sa – Cross-Cultural Dining Experience

Sik-sa – Cross-Cultural Dining Experience

Cities and Communities

A dinner set that introduces new ways of eating

HearCuffs

HearCuffs

Hearing aid

Style support for hearing aids

Basecamp

Basecamp

Material resources

A chair that turns any environment into a campsite

Leaves

Leaves

Health and Well-being

Give life through your death

Design for Parkinson’s Disease

Design for Parkinson’s Disease

Health and Well-being

Design companions for Parkinson's patients

Mixo-suit

Mixo-suit

Rehabilitation technology

Easy to use home rehabilitation device for children with cerebral palsy

CHOSEN

CHOSEN

Food

Integrated platform making food banks more efficient, connecting donors and those in need

The Wing Guard

The Wing Guard

Food preservation

A non-violent, non-toxic system for open-air food services to repel insects

Jemi Nje

Jemi Nje

Verbal communication

Translation app to facilitate communication for immigrants

Reusable Emergency Shelter

Reusable Emergency Shelter

Natural disaster

Accelerated housing solution for communities devastated by natural disasters