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Collection by Heather Corcoran

Pratt MID Thesis Presentation Celebrates Industrial Design's Next Wave

Pratt Institute sends off its 2015 Masters of Industrial Design class with the thesis presentation Fake ID, a show that extends beyond the traditional definition of industrial design. Check out seven highlights here.

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Desiree Guedez's Do Not Touch is a series of three-dimensional materials created from natural elements that transform the way we see objects and surfaces that we use daily—and beg to be touched.
Desiree Guedez's Do Not Touch is a series of three-dimensional materials created from natural elements that transform the way we see objects and surfaces that we use daily—and beg to be touched.
Keith Holser's series One Moment Please... investigates the impermanence of objects as a way to raise awareness of the present moment, through pieces like the seemingly disintigrating Paho side table.
Keith Holser's series One Moment Please... investigates the impermanence of objects as a way to raise awareness of the present moment, through pieces like the seemingly disintigrating Paho side table.
Keith Kirkland's Movement uses wearable tech to explore motion and the ways design can improve safety and learning.
Keith Kirkland's Movement uses wearable tech to explore motion and the ways design can improve safety and learning.
A collaboration between Lauren Currier, Nadine Foik, and Pachara Kangchirdsri, Ageless uses an inflatable floor system, temperature-regulating textiles, and social connections to address mobility issues tied to agining.
A collaboration between Lauren Currier, Nadine Foik, and Pachara Kangchirdsri, Ageless uses an inflatable floor system, temperature-regulating textiles, and social connections to address mobility issues tied to agining.
Meg Czaja's Subtle Play series of furniture injects childlike wonder into everyday forms, as in the Oblio stool.
Meg Czaja's Subtle Play series of furniture injects childlike wonder into everyday forms, as in the Oblio stool.
With Sensible Geometry, Sebastian Jacobo creates new forms to express information beyond two dimensions, resulting in a smart fabric that transmit information and change shape in response to light.
With Sensible Geometry, Sebastian Jacobo creates new forms to express information beyond two dimensions, resulting in a smart fabric that transmit information and change shape in response to light.