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Clarence Kwan at Pratt Pfizer Fridays

Published: November 15, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: November 21, 2025
Where: Pfizer Building

Address: 630 Flushing Avenue 7th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11206, United States

Phone: +1 718-360-9500

Web: https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/pfizer-building/11898

A Pratt lecture series where creatives open up about their creative practice, their career path, and their experience in the creative field.

This Friday at our Professional Practices series: Chris Rypkema

We are pleased to welcome Clarence Kwan, Partner and Chief Creative Officer at NewWorld, who will share insights from his career and perspectives on his creative practice.

As CCO at NewWorld, Clarence leads the agency’s Creative Studio, overseeing brand strategy, campaign development, design, and creative execution with a commitment to design thinking and strategic excellence. Kwan is a transformational leader with over 20 years of agency experience, guiding organizations such as A24, Adidas, Amazon, Canada Goose, IKEA, McDonald’s, Nike, Red Bull, and YouTube to discover and evolve their identities through award-winning creative. He combines deep expertise in design, culture, and identity with an innate sense of where culture is going and who drives it forward. Known for devising impactful connections and surprising solutions to complex problems, Kwan’s work has earned recognition, including a Webby Award nomination and a Reed Award. His writing and cultural commentary have been featured in 032c, i-D Magazine, The LA Times, Vice, and at The Museum of the City of New York.

The event is open to all Pratt students without an RSVP

Guests sign in at the Lobby desk, and the event is at the Pratt Commons on the 7th Floor
(if you have any questions, please email cstierli@pratt.edu)

Room 730

Time: 1:00 pm EST

Free!

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