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Become a professional designer for the 21st century, ready to tackle current momentous challenges. Whether as an industry professional or an entrepreneur, you’ll develop design solutions and strategies that innovate and improve life.
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- Undergraduate, BID
- Credits
- 126
- Duration
- 4 Years
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- School of Design,
Industrial Design
Industrial Design at Pratt
Pratt Industrial Design students become designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and corporate leaders — diversity fostered by a program that encourages exploration and professional growth. You’ll begin with grounding courses in drawing, color, 3-D form, model making, and digital computer skills, and design studios that introduce you to critical thinking, problem solving, and environmental responsibility. During junior and senior year, specialized studios focus on your individual areas of interest such as product design, furniture, tabletop, food design, athletic gear, or exhibition design.
Student Work
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Assembler Bench, Chan Sung Lee, BID, Industrial Design, 2019
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Pen for insulin injections, Julia Liverton, BID, Industrial Design, 2020
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Red Oak, Zilan Chen, BID, Industrial Design, 2019
The Experience
The design studio is at the core of your educational experience at Pratt. It is a creative space and a community in microcosm, from which we connect to the larger community. We believe education takes place in the studio and the classroom and that the work in the studio benefits the student’s growth equally. Working with tools and materials in the studio deepens knowledge of the opportunities inherent in form-making and design exploration.
Maker Spaces and Labs
Sustainability, material exploration, and methods of production drive our passion for making. We are hands-on and immersive; any student of design can discover, iterate and refine their investigations through the use of our many labs. Learn more
Capstone Project
In your senior year, you’ll complete a capstone project focused on an area of your interest which is a first milestone towards your future professional practice. The capstone studio project is presented at the annual design show, a public event attended by industry leaders and potential employers. Pratt Shows 2023.
Study Abroad
Immersing yourself in another culture is an incredible experience that can extend the boundaries of creativity. Study abroad programs are an integral part of the college experience, and Pratt has deep connections with university partners around the world. See where you can go.
Learning Resources
We develop disciplinary fluency in our program of study and we celebrate the interdisciplinary nature of design critical to address the plurality and complexity of the environments in which we operate. Learn more.
Our Faculty
Pratt’s distinguished faculty of outstanding creative professionals and scholars share a common desire to fully develop each student’s individual potential and creativity. The faculty come from diverse educational and professional backgrounds representing the breadth of Industrial Design’s complexity. This multiplicity of views and experiences provide for a tailored education that is as unique as each of the students. See the full list of Industrial Design faculty and administrators.
Amanda Huynh
Assistant Professor
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Karol Murlak
Professor; SCPS Lecturer
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Michael Sarno
Visiting Assistant Professor; SCPS Lecturer
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Our Alumni
Industrial Design alumni have risen to the tops of their fields in product design, exhibition design, health and wellness industry, academia, transportation, government, community development and advanced research.
Where They Work
- Creative Director of Brand Strategy, General Motors
- Executive Director, Smart Design
- Creative Director, Tumi
- Director of Design Development, Bioforcetech Corp
- Executive Director, Global Visual Merchandising at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
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From the Catalog
- ART-491K Special Studies 1 credit
- ART-493K Special Studies 3 credits
- ART-496 Special Studies (Copenhagen) 6 credits
- ART-691K Special Studies 1 credit
- ART-693 Special Studies (Copenhagen) 3 credits
View all Industrial Design courses
Pratt industrial design alumni are designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and corporate leaders. This diversity comes from a program of study that allows freedom to explore. In the first and second years, students take core courses, which provide grounding in drawing, color theory, 3-D form, model making, and a full suite of digital design and production skills. At the same time, they take design studios that introduce them to critical thinking, problem-solving, and sustainability. Various studio options are available to the students in the junior and senior years when students can take specialized studios that align with their individual interests and professional aspirations, such as product design, furniture, tabletop and food design, shoes, athletic gear, exhibition design, and interdisciplinary design.
At the end of the senior year, students will complete a capstone studio, which aligns with their concentration area and the direction their future careers may follow. The capstone studio project is exhibited at the annual design show, a public event that industry leaders and potential employers attend.
The department offers study-abroad exchanges with several leading European design schools and a summer furniture-making program in Copenhagen through the Danish International School.
Upon completion of their studies:
- Students demonstrate entry-level professional competence in translating their ideas into 2D and 3D design solutions.
- Students can apply the steps of the design process according to current professional practice.
- Students demonstrate fluency in using digital and analog design tools.
- Students use a life cycle approach to examine environmental and social impacts of their design, and apply that knowledge to the development of holistic sustainable strategies.
- Students approach the needs of clients and end-users from an ethical, socially responsible perspective.
- Students use intellectual, ethical, and critical methods of design inquiry.
- Students demonstrate an understanding of the broader context of design in relation to issues of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity.
