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Pratt’s Master’s program in Industrial

Design (ID), consistently ranked in the

top 10 in the U.S. by U.S. News and World

Report and DesignIntelligence, is open to

candidates holding bachelor’s degrees in

any area, including science, humanities,

engineering, business, architecture, fine

arts, design, and liberal arts—with or

without design experience. The result

is a student body that represents a wide

range of educational backgrounds. This

rich tapestry of influences—coupled with

grounding in traditional design skills,

conceptualization, research, and design

processes—prepares our graduates to

become leaders who question, explore,

and expand the relevance and excitement

of this discipline.

Our students are a select group who

understand that creativity is a serious

business. They come to Pratt ready to

work hard, to prepare themselves for a

field where the designer must be able to

provide innovative professional design

solutions. They become leaders and

entrepreneurs in industrial design as they

confront the impact of technology and

innovation, and explore the relationship

of design ethics and sustainable strategies

within contemporary culture.

The faculty is composed of practicing

design professionals whose areas of

expertise include furniture, lighting,

architecture, exhibition, products,

graphics, tabletop, video, automotive,

medical equipment, packaging, and

surface design. While each faculty

member within the program has his or

her particular path, there is a growing

understanding that, in the design

profession, disciplines often cross lines.

The faculty’s diversity, combined with

chair

Steve Diskin, Ph.D.

assistant chair

Scott Lundberg

assistant to the chair

Audrey Lapiner

technical coordinator

John Medley

shop technicians

Gary Hou

Brendan Mullins

Seth Weiner

Julia Wheeler

Melissa Skluzacek

office

Tel: 718-636-3631 | Fax: 718-636-3553

[email protected]

http://www.pratt.edu/ad/id

Industrial Design

Ultimately, design is about human beings, individually and

collectively, supplying propulsion to idealistic, aesthetic, and

practical ideas, and the passion of creating, understanding,

and sharing the work we do.

Left: Dana Oxiles