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In the Press

• The New York Times spotlighted alumnus Harry Allen and his return to ceramics, tracing the acclaimed designer’s creative roots back to his industrial design studies at Ģ����ý.

• Gothamist spoke with fashion students about what New York Fashion Week means to them as emerging designers entering the industry, highlighting their perspectives, ambitions, and experiences at the start of their careers.

• 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.

• 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.

• Resident Magazine highlighted “Ģ����ý 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.

• Acclaimed architect and alumna Annabelle Selldorf reflects on her career and design philosophy in a new interview, noting that studying at Ģ����ý helped her find her own path in architecture.

• 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.

• Pratt Center for Community Development’s Sylvia Morse discussed a new report on NY1 highlighting how home flipping is driving up housing costs and accelerating displacement in New York City communities of color.

• 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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• A New York Times guest essay by Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Robin Givhan reflects on artist and Pratt alumnus Derrick Adams, highlighting his exploration of Black joy, leisure, and the fragility of everyday life.

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• Pratt’s School of Art was featured on ABC7 for its annual Horses on Campus drawing event, where students and community members sketch live horses as part of a unique, decades-long approach to figure drawing.