Facebook Live Event - Designing for Our Future Selves - @prattexhibits

Facebook Live Event, Tuesday, May 26
5 PM BST / 12 PM EST / 9 AM PST
Designing for Our Future Selves

A discussion with Jeremy Myerson and Paul Priestman


Though the Pratt Manhattan Gallery is temporarily closed, we invite you to join this Facebook live event in conjunction with New Old: Designing for Our Future Selves. The exhibition opened on Feb 6 and closed to the public due to social distancing precautions on March 16.

New Old curator Jeremy Myerson, the Helen Hamlyn Professor of Design, Royal College of Art will discuss design for older adults with Paul Priestman, Designer, Chairman of the firm PriestmanGoode whose project Scooter For Life was commissioned for the exhibition.

Tuesday, May 26, 5 PM BST/12 PM EST/9 AM PST

For questions, contact exhibits@pratt.edu
@prattexhibits @designmuseum
@priestmangoode #NewOld

New Old is a touring exhibition from the Design Museum, London, in partnership with the Helen Hamlyn Trust. Sponsored by AXA PPP Healthcare with additional support from Versus Arthritis. The exhibition is sponsored by The Achelis & Bodman Foundation at Pratt Manhattan Gallery.

Images: Scooter for Life by PriestmanGoode. Designed to offer a reliable product and brand that can accompany you throughout your life, as your mobility requirements evolve. Installation of "New Old" at Pratt Manhattan Gallery, photo by Jason Mandella Photography.
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