In May of this year, 12 Master of Industrial Design (MID) candidates from the Pratt Institute led by Professor Rebecca Welz, had the opportunity to spend two weeks in the town of Malinalco, Mexico, where they collaborated with 13 local artisans to design and fabricate their projects. Each artisan/student pair spent full working days brainstorming, […]
Category Archives: Industrial Design – Thesis
MID Thesis: Circumstancia
Asli Ozcivelek is a 3rd year graduate student in Bruce Hannah’s Thesis class. Circumstancia is about looking at products within the context of their circumstances. As a result, it aims to try to adapt them to their environment just like species adapt to theirs in nature. It tries to produce better suited products that not […]
Heidy Garay – PATTERNS IN TECHNOLOGY
EXPLANATION OF WORK: The PATTERNS IN TECHNOLOGY collection is about creating a narrative centered on technological products in our present and recent past. As consumers we are often preoccupied with the newest and most advanced gadget. Additionally, many electronics are made to have a very short life span. With the rapid change in technology products […]
Trash Quilt – Elizabeth New
Explanation Of Work: Recently Exhibited in the Core77 Open during 2012 Design Week, “Trash Quilt” is patterned after a classic double wedding ring quilt. From far away you can see the beautiful earth tones moving in and out of the one another, but as you get closer you begin to realize that all the textures […]