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The graduate Interior Design program

was ranked first in the country by

both U.S. News and World Report and

DesignIntelligence in 2012. Students

are drawn from all parts of the world

and, by way of the Qualifying Program,

from a variety of disciplines, which

creates an intellectually and aesthetically

stimulating ambience in the studios.

These students are a select group who

understand that creativity is a serious

business. They come to Pratt to work

hard and prepare to enter a profession in

which the designer must be multifaceted

and able to provide innovative design

solutions. Many come to the program for

career change, so classroom interchange

is enhanced by the diversity of students’

interests. For instance, the designer who

comes from a background in economics

has a very different approach from

one coming from dance, and each has

something to learn from the other.

Our faculty members are practicing

professionals who bring real-world design

experience into play in their classroom

teaching. Their varied backgrounds and

expertise allow students to explore many

avenues of design.

Building upon its reputation as one of

the top graduate programs in the country,

the graduate Interior Design program

seeks to expand its leadership role, setting

standards for critical thought, exemplary

expression, professional aptitude, and

responsible action in transforming the

human environment. The curriculum

brings the rigor as well as broad and deep

chair

Anita Cooney

assistant chair

Karin Tehve

assistant to the chair

Aston Gibson

office

Tel: 718-636-3630 | Fax: 718-399-4440

[email protected]

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

Interior Design

Interior Design at Pratt provides the ultimate learning

environment—New York City, an internationally recognized

center of interior design—and a challenging course of study

for students preparing themselves for a career in an expanding,

dynamic field.

Left: Nora Mattingly