Pratt Design Symposium 2025: Designed for Living

Free and open to the public; reservations required.

Tuesday, November 18

6:00 to 7:30 PM

Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium

The Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue

Featuring:

Sally Augustin, Principal, Design with Science

Dakota Jackson, Furniture designer, Dakota Jackson, Inc.

Sarah Paul, Interior Design Manager, Hariri Pontarini Architects

moderated by Marc Rosen, cosmetics packaging designer and Pratt Trustee Emeritus

Our home environment is an intrinsic part of our personal brand. How we live says as much about who we are as who we aspire to be. Be it a country house, urban condo, city loft or anything in between, how we approach our personal space reflects our desired image, what we expect from our functional environs (or not), and how we want to be perceived by others.

Design choices create a story. The design tactics we can deploy to create our sense of self through space are endless – art, window treatments, floor coverings, music, home entertainment, and even home fragrance. Living spaces can be designed to welcome, nurture, excite, and ground us. How we entertain often dictates the personality of a living/dining space, as well – from a formal design statement to a relaxed and inviting area for family and friends. Today, there is no “right” approach to entertaining. We are the architects of our lives, and there is no more exciting way to animate a sense of self than through design for living.

To discuss the many facets of the home environment and interior spaces, Pratt Institute’s 2025 Design Symposium will convene a distinguished panel of designers and industry leaders for another special event in this long-running series.

Supported by the Marc Rosen Education Fund.

Additional funding by Juliana Terian, the Terian Foundation.