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Chloe Bensahel: Weaving Material Stories
In celebration of the experimental weavings of Dorothy Liebes, currently on view in A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes, Cooper Hewitt will host contemporary textile designer and weaver Chloe Bensahel, who is also renowned for her innovative use of materials and technology. Artist and weaver Bensahel will be in conversation...
Communication Design Across Generations
Explore communication design with some of the world’s most creative minds, with work spanning two centuries. Join 2023 National Design Award winners—Seymour Chwast, Design Visionary; Arem Duplessis, Communication Design; and Beatriz Lozano, Emerging Designer—in a conversation about how changes in communication design have shaped their work, as well as where they see the future of...
Watercolor Maps by Stamen Design
Stamen Design’s founder Eric Rodenbeck discusses the inspiration behind the design of Watercolor Maps, acquired in 2021 by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Watercolor Maps is a web-based open-source mapping tool designed by Stamen Design, a San Francisco-based data visualization and cartography design studio and winner of the 2017 National Design Award in Interaction Design....
Design Career Fair | Portfolio Review
What makes a successful portfolio? From college admissions to job-seeking, designers at every stage think about how to best showcase their work and convey their passions. This virtual program includes designers’ top tips and tricks for portfolio building, along with a portfolio review with four students and National Design Award winners. Along the way, audience...
2021 National Design Awards: Imaginary Forces | Communication Design
Imaginary Forces is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Communication Design.
2021 National Design Awards: Colloqate Design | Emerging Designer
Colloqate Design is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Emerging Designer.
2021 National Design Awards: BioLite | Product Design
BioLite is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Product Design.
2021 National Design Awards: InVert Self Shading Window | Climate Action
InVert Self-Shading Window is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Climate Action.
2021 National Design Awards: Becca Mccharen-Tran | Fashion Design
Becca Mccharen-Tran is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Fashion Design.
2021 National Design Awards: Ross Barney Architects | Architecture and Interior Design
Ross Barney Architects is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Architecture and Interior Design.
2021 National Design Awards: Studio-MLA, Mia Lehrer | Landscape Architecture
Studio-MLA, Mia Lehrer is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Landscape Architecture.
2021 National Design Awards: Cheryl D. Miller | Design Visionary
Cheryl D. Miller is the 2021 Design Visionary National Design Award winner.
2021 National Design Awards: Behnaz Farahi | Digital Design
Behnaz Farahi is the 2021 National Design Award winner for Digital Design.
2021 National Design Award Winners
Presented each year by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the National Design Awards recognize innovation and impact in design. Welcome remarks are given by Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian, and Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar, Acting Director of Cooper Hewitt.
2019 NDA Winners’ Salons: Design and the Body
In this 20 minute talk, Ivan Poupyrev (2019 Interaction Design Award Winner), and Derek Lam (2019 Fashion Design Award Winner) talk with Andrea Lipps, Cooper Hewitt Associate Curator for Contemporary Design on the topic “Design and the Body.”