National Design Awards
First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates the National Design Awards with White House Ceremony and LuncheonWednesday, July 14, 2010The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 2010 National Design Awards Wednesday, July 21, with a White House ceremony for the winners and finalists of the awards. In support of the First Lady’s emphasis on arts education, prior to the luncheon, the award winners will participate in an education program for high school students in Washington, D.C. First Lady Michelle Obama serves as the honorary patron for this year’s National Design Awards. |
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces Winners and Finalists of the 11th Annual National Design AwardsThursday, June 17, 2010The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 11th annual National Design Awards program, now in its second decade. Today, Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge announced the winners and finalists of the 2010 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines. The Award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner Thursday, Oct. 14, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. First Lady Michelle Obama serves as the Honorary Patron for this year’s National Design Awards. |
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Trek Lime Bike Wins the 2009 People’s Design AwardFriday, October 23, 2009The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented its fourth People’s Design Award to the Trek Lime bicycle Thursday, Oct. 22, at its 10th annual National Design Awards gala in New York. Tyler Florence, host of Food Network’s “Tyler’s Ultimate,” announced the winning design and presented the award to Hans Eckholm, senior industrial designer for Trek Bicycles. |
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Celebrates Winners and Finalists of the 10th Annual National Design AwardsMonday, September 21, 2009The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 10th annual National Design Awards gala dinner Oct. 22 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. The winners and finalists were first announced April 30 and honored at a White House luncheon July 24. |
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Cooper-Hewitt Announces Fourth Annual National Design WeekMonday, September 21, 2009Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will host its fourth annual National Design Week from Oct. 18 through Oct. 24. The museum will offer free museum admission, sponsored by Target, along with a series of public programs and a range of online resources for students, teachers, design professionals and the general public to celebrate the important role that design plays in all aspects of daily life.
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10th Annual National Design Awards Celebration Includes Gala Ceremony, Free Public Programs and Special ExhibitionMonday, September 21, 2009The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 10th annual National Design Awards program, which includes free museum admission to all visitors throughout National Design Week, sponsored by Target, Oct. 18-24; a gala dinner honoring the winners and finalists Oct. 22 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York; and a special exhibition commemorating winners honored during the first decade of the program. |
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Administration Officials and White House Staff to Moderate National Design Awards Public Programs July 24 in Washington, D.C.Tuesday, July 21, 2009The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum celebrates the 10th anniversary of the National Design Awards with free public programs that explore design. The following White House administration officials will be moderating the programs at museums around the Mall from 10 to 11 a.m. (doors open at 9:30 a.m.), Friday, July 24: |
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Reynold Levy, President of Lincoln Center, Selected as Design Patron Award Recipient of Cooper-Hewitt’s 10th Annual National Design AwardsWednesday, July 15, 2009Reynold Levy, president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, has been selected the winner of the 2009 Design Patron Award by Paul Warwick Thompson, former director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Levy is being recognized for his design stewardship of the Lincoln Center campus renovation project. |
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Cooper-Hewitt Presents Free Public Programs July 24 in Washington, D.C., Celebrating the 10th Annual National Design AwardsThursday, July 9, 2009The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the National Design Awards with free public programs that explore the intersection between design and the world around us. Several of the National Design Award winners will be part of a series of concurrent public programs from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, July 24, at museums around the Mall. Later that day, First Lady Michelle Obama will host the White House ceremony for the winners and finalists of the 2009 awards and serve as honorary patron for the awards program. Members of the public can learn more about attending these free programs by visiting www.nationaldesignawards.org. |
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First Lady Michelle Obama Celebrates the National Design Awards with Public Programs and White House CeremonyThursday, June 25, 2009The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced First Lady Michelle Obama will celebrate the 10th annual National Design Awards Friday, July 24, with education programs in Washington, D.C., followed by a White House ceremony for the winners and finalists of the 2009 awards. Mrs. Obama will serve as honorary patron for the awards program. |
