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National Design Award Honorees
2012
Lifetime Achievement: Richard Saul Wurman
Design Mind: Janine Benyus
Corporate & Institutional Achievement: Design that Matters
Architecture: Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects
Communication: Rebeca Méndez
Fashion: Thom Browne
Interaction: Evan Roth
Interior: Clive Wilkinson Architects
Landscape: Stoss Landscape Urbanism
Product: Scott Wilson
2011
Lifetime Achievement: Matthew Carter
Design Mind: Steven Heller
Corporate & Institutional Achievement: Knoll
Finalists: Design that Matters, OXO
Architecture: Architecture Research Office
Finalists: Dan Rockhill, Weiss/Manfredi
Communication: Rick Valicenti
Finalists: Hoefler & Frere-Jones, Project Projects
Fashion: J. Mendel
Finalists: Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu
Interaction: Ben Fry
Finalists: Local Projects, Chris Milk
Interior: Shelton, Mindel & Associates
Finalists: Aidlin Darling Design, Clive Wilkinson Architects
Landscape: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol
Finalists: Tom Leader, Margie Ruddick
Product: Continuum
Finalists: Heath Ceramics, RKS
2010
Lifetime Achievement: Jane Thompson
Design Mind: Ralph Caplan
Corporate & Institutional Achievement: U.S. Green Building Council
Finalists: Design that Matters, OXO
Architecture: KieranTimberlake
Finalists: Design Corps, Lake|Flato Architects
Communication: Stephen Doyle
Finalists: John Jay, Maira Kalman
Fashion: Rodarte
Finalists: Behnaz Sarafpour, Proenza Schouler
Interaction: Lisa Strausfeld
Finalists: Local Projects, Potion
Interior: William Sofield
Finalists: Aidlin Darling Design, Clive Wilkinson Architects
Landscape: James Corner Field Operations
Finalists: Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, Stoss Landscape Urbanism
Product: Smart Design
Finalists: Continuum, frog design
2009
Lifetime Achievement: Bill Moggridge
Design Mind: Amory B. Lovins
Design Patron: Reynold Levy, President, Lincoln Center
Corporate & Institutional Achievement: Walker Art Center
Finalists: Dwell magazine, Heath Ceramics
Architecture: SHoP Architects
Finalists: Architecture Research Office, Michael Maltzan
Communication: The New York Times Graphics Department
Finalists: Hoefler & Frere-Jones, Project Projects
Fashion: Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection
Finalists: Rodarte, Thom Browne
Interaction: Perceptive Pixel
Finalists: Potion, Lisa Strausfeld
Interior: Tsao & McKown Architects
Finalists: Ali Tayar, WORKac
Landscape: HOOD Design
Finalists: Andrea Cochran, Rios Clementi Hale Studios
Product: Boym Partners
Finalists: Salvor Projects, Smart Design
2008
Lifetime Achievement: Charles Harrison
Design Mind: Michael Bierut
Finalists: Bruce Nussbaum, Michael Sorkin
Design Patron: Architecture for Humanity
Design Commendation: Janna Bullock
Corporate Achievement: Google, Inc.
Finalists: JetBlue, OXO
Architecture: Tom Kundig
Finalists: LOT-EK, Weiss/Manfredi
Communication: Scott Stowell
Finalists: Stephen Doyle, Prologue Films
Fashion: Ralph Rucci
Finalists: Thom Browne, Zac Posen
Interior: Rockwell Group
Finalists: Deborah Berke, Diane Lewis
Landscape: OLIN
Finalists: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd, Stoss Landscape Urbanism
Product: Antenna Design
Finalists: Boym Partners, Karim Rashid
2007
Lifetime Achievement: Antoine Predock
Design Mind: Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi
Design Patron: Maharam
Corporate Achievement: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Special Jury Commendation: Frank Ching
Architecture: Office dA
Finalists: Enrique Norten, Dan Rockhill
Communication: Chip Kidd
Finalists: C&G Partners, Paula Scher/Pentagram
Fashion: Rick Owens
Finalists: Phillip Lim, Narciso Rodriguez
Interior: Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis
Finalists: David Rockwell, Tsao & McKown Architects
Landscape: PWP Landscape Architecture
Finalists: Field Operations, Ken Smith
Product: Jonathan Ive
Finalists: Karim Rashid, Smart Design
2006
Lifetime Achievement: Paolo Soleri
Design Mind: Paola Antonelli
Design Patron: Craig Robins
Corporate Achievement: Nike
Special Jury Commendation: Syd Mead
Architecture: Thom Mayne
Finalists: Stanley Saitowitz, Bernard Tschumi
Communication: 2x4
Finalists: Jake Barton, Chip Kidd
Fashion: Maria Cornejo
Finalists: Thom Browne, Peter Som
Interior: Michael Gabellini
Finalists: Annabelle Selldorf, Tsao & McKown
Landscape: Martha Schwartz
Finalists: Andrea Cochran, Ken Smith
Product: Bill Stumpf
Finalists: Antenna Design, Jonathan Ive
2005
Lifetime Achievement: Eva Zeisel
Design Mind: Katherine and Michael McCoy
Design Patron: Mayor Richard M. Daley
Corporate Achievement: Patagonia
Special Jury Commendation: Sergio Palleroni
Architecture: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Finalists: Tom Kundig, Antoine Predock
Communication: Stefan Sagmeister
Finalists: 2x4, Paula Scher
Fashion: Toledo Studio
Finalists: Maria Cornejo, Project Alabama
Interior: Richard Gluckman
Finalists: Michael Gabellini, Hugh Hardy
Landscape: Ned Kahn
Finalists: Kathryn Gustafson, Peter Walker
Product: Burt Rutan
Finalists: Boym Partners, Bill Stumpf
2004
Lifetime Achievement: Milton Glaser
Design Patron: Amanda Burden
Corporate Achievement: Aveda Corporation
Architecture: Rick Joy, Polshek Partnership
Finalists: Joseph E. Spear, Rafael Viñoly
Communication: @radical.media
Finalists: MTV, Second Story
Environment: William McDonough + Partners
Finalists: Andropogon Associates, Ltd., Ned Kahn
Fashion: Yeohlee Teng
Finalists: Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez
Product: Yves Béhar
Finalists: Interface, Inc., Burt Rutan
2003
Lifetime Achievement: I. M. Pei, Leila and Massimo Vignelli
Design Patron: Gordon Segal
Corporate Achievement: Target
Architecture: Billie Tsien and Tod Williams
Finalists: ARO, Frederic Schwartz
Communication: Robert Greenberg
Finalists: Cynthia Breazeal, Joseph Holtzman
Special Commendation for Corporate Achievement: General Services Administration
Environment: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Finalists: Laurie Olin, Rocky Mountain Institute
Fashion: Tom Ford
Finalists: Christina Kim/Dosa, Narciso Rodriguez
Product: Herman Miller
Finalists: Antenna Design, Suzanne Tick
2002
Lifetime Achievement: Dan Kiley
American Original: Geoffrey Beene
Design Patron: Andre Balazs
Corporate Achievement: Whirlpool Corporation
Special Commendation for Corporate Achievement: New York City Housing Authority
Architecture: Steven Holl
Finalists: Rick Joy, SHoP/Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
Communication: Lucille Tenazas
Finalists: Pablo Ferro, Maira Kalman
Environment: James Carpenter
Finalists: George Hargreaves, Anne Whiston Spirn
Product: Niels Diffrient
Finalists: Ayse Birsel, Blu Dot
2001
Lifetime Achievement: Robert Wilson
Design Patron: Stanley Marcus
Corporate Achievement: Tupperware
Architecture: Peter Eisenman
Finalists: Asymptote, Pierre Koenig
Communication: John Maeda
Finalists: Ed Fella, Lorraine Wild
Environment: Julie Bargmann of D.I.R.T. studio
Finalists: Diller + Scofidio, LOT-EK
Product: David Kelley and IDEO
Finalists: Maharam, Nike
2000
Lifetime Achievement: Frank Gehry
American Original: John Hejduk, Morris Lapidus
Corporate Achievement: Apple
Communication: Ralph Appelbaum
Finalists: Fabien Baron, Alexander Gelman, April Greiman, Stefan Sagmeister
Environment: Lawrence Halprin
Finalists: Will Bruder, Steven Holl, Thom Mayne, Samuel Mockbee
Product: Paul MacCready
Finalists: Niels Diffrient, Chuck Hoberman, Ted Muehling, Patagonia
People's Design Award Honorees
2011: Design Matters with Debbie Millman
2010: Braille Alphabet Bracelet by Leslie Ligon
2009: Trek Lime Bike
2008: Zōn Hearing Aid by Stuart Karten Design
2007: TOMS Shoes by Blake Mycoskie
2006: The Katrina Cottage by Marianne Cusato
Jurors
2013
Charles Adler
Gail Anderson
Gisue Hariri
Jon Kolko
Thom Mayne
Zoë Ryan
Christine Ten Eyck
Isabel and Ruben Toledo
Gianfranco Zaccai
2012
Michelle Berryman
Jeanne Gang
John C. Jay
Lee F. Mindel
Melody Roberts
Eric Rodenbeck
Behnaz Sarafpour
Alice Twemlow
Charles Waldheim
2011
Andrew Blauvelt
June Cohen
Jamie Drake
Terry Guen
David Kusuma
Jennifer Morla
Lela Rose
Billie Tsien
Patrick Whitney
2010
Ayse Birsel
Linda Boff
Mark Breitenberg
Karin Fong
Peter Hudson
Jenna Lyons
Sergio Palleroni
Lauren Rottet
Frederick Steiner
2009
Michael Maharam
Monica Ponce de Leon
Marissa Mayer
Ralph Rucci
Sigi Moeslinger
Marc Tsurumaki
Michael Van Valkenburgh
John Maeda
Steve Frykholm
2008
Tim Brown
James Carpenter
Francisco Costa
Camilo Pardo
Georgie Stout
Raquel Tudela
Mark Robbins
Lauren Zalaznick
William Sofield
2007
Tim Gunn
Michael Gabellini
Reed Kroloff
Yeohlee Teng
Stephen Burks
James Wines
Caterina Fake
2006
Janet Rosenberg
Enrique Norten
Cindy Allen
Yves Behar
Michael Bierut
Stefano Tonchi
Roger Mandle
2005
Frank Stephenson
Mike Volkema
Nadja Swarovski
Michael Vanderbyl
Ron Arad
David Rockwell
Andrea Cochran
Jeff Speck
Li Edelkoort
2004
Alvaro Siza
Deborah Nevins
Chris Pullman
Ralph Caplan
Andy Proehl
Eliza Reed Bolen
2003
Rafael Viñoly
Red Burns
Julie Bargmann
John Hoke III
Chris Bangle
DD Allen
Fern Mallis
2002
Rob Forbes
Richard Gluckman
Walter Hood
Reed Krakoff
Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Frank Nuovo
Robyn Waters
2001
Bernard Tschumi
Clement Mok
Jeffrey Keyton
Kate Spade
Louis Lenzi
Lucille Tenazas
Murray Moss
2000
David M. Kelley
Daniel Libeskind
William Mitchell
Martha Stewart
Bill Stumpf
Lorraine Wild
