Real Estate, Real Aesthetes
Photos: Mark la Rosa/courtesy Pratt Institute
It’s not every day that recent design-school graduates get to see their work showcased in finished residences, but Pratt students will get that chance soon, thanks to a collaboration between the university and the New York-based developer Hudson Companies. More than 90 students, faculty, and alumni from the institute will display their furniture, textiles, lighting, and an assortment of other home furnishings in two model apartments designed by Rogers Marvel Architects at Third + Bond—a 44 unit, townhouse-style development in Carroll Gardens that mixes luxury condominium housing with environmental design (the entire project’s on track to receive LEED Gold and Energy Star certifications). Inside the apartments, prospective buyers will find everything from teapots to first aid kits, all Pratt-made, in an arrangement curated by Anthony Caradonna, an alum and professor at the School of Architecture. It’s student meets teacher, academic meets commercial, on display at 115 Third Street beginning next week.
Check out more photos of the Third + Bond interiors after the jump.
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Bizarre!
These interiors are for University Students? Where’s the utility? If this is what Pratt considers good design and good furniture selection, let hope there are some Administration personnel changes planned.
Comment by Anon — October 7, 2009, @ 3:11 pm
A clarification for the previous commenter: These are model units for a residential development, not university housing.
Comment by Mason Currey — October 7, 2009, @ 3:15 pm
what a great idea for promoting student work AND making the residential condos look unique and memorable. looks like some of the designs really work well with the specific space, too.
Comment by diana — October 12, 2009, @ 2:26 pm
WOW!Great design team! Go Pratt
Comment by sherry — October 16, 2009, @ 1:14 pm
Commenter number 1 evidently does not read. Hopefully this precedence will afford talented and qualified students more opportunity to high visibility exposure. I prefer to critique each item on it’s own merits before chastising a great institution. Kudos and accolades are due all participants; student designers, alumnae, entrepreneurs, developer and promotional media.
Comment by Tom — October 20, 2009, @ 7:55 am