The Material Lab Prize is a $1,000 grant awarded annually by the Material Lab at Pratt Institute’s School of Design to a student designer who explores new possibilities through experimental materials.
The prize seeks to showcase student work that explores material innovation and considers waste streams as a springboard for new design thinking. Selected projects will be displayed at our juried exhibition in the fall, where the winner and finalists will be chosen.
In collaboration with departments across Pratt, the Material Lab Prize challenges designers at Pratt to incorporate waste, salvaged and repurposed material, or found objects to create a new material, design process, or product. We invite students from any department to submit work. Submissions may include, but are not limited to: apparel, architectural models, furnishings, household goods, or projects.