The National Design Awards are bestowed at a gala benefit dinner and awards ceremony in New York City each fall. This year's festivities will be held at the spectacular Pier Sixty on the Hudson River on the evening of Wednesday, October 17. This year's vice-chairs are Susan Avarde, Beth Comstock, Aaron Dignan, Phil Duncan, Alice...

Tim Gunn speaks about design and answers real questions from teens. Webcasting live from New York City.

Margie Ruddick is this year's National Design Award winner for Landscape Architecture. Hear her speak about the zeitgeist, global influences, and finding radical ideas in unexpected places. The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to honor lasting achievement in American design. The Awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence,...

James Wines is this year's National Design Award winner in the Lifetime Achievement category. Hear him speak about creativity, finding inspiration, and the rhythm of a long career in design. The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to honor lasting achievement in American design. The Awards are bestowed in...

Jeanne Gang is this year's National Design Award winner for Architecture Design. Hear her speak about scale, authorship, and putting users first. The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to honor lasting achievement in American design. The Awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence, innovation, and enhancement of the...

Designers are constantly creating tools for communicating, whether the medium is graphics, products, interaction, or educational content. Communication is everywhere. Across disciplines—from architecture to products to urban design—the conversation now includes communication at every level. Join us for a special panel discussion with National Design Award winners including Gadi Amit, President and Principal Designer, NewDealDesign...

Gadi Amit is this year's National Design Award winner for Product Design. Hear him speak about what design means to him. The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to honor lasting achievement in American design. The Awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence, innovation, and enhancement of the quality...

The PackH2O Water Backpack took home the 2013 People’s Design Award at the National Design Awards gala in New York, Thursday, Oct. 17. Todd Oldham announced the winning design and presented the award to president and CEO of Grief Inc. David Fischer. PackH2O attempts to solve the global clean water crisis by giving people the...

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will host its eighth annual National Design Week from Oct. 12 through Oct. 20. The museum will offer a series of public programs and a range of online resources for students, teachers, designers, corporate professionals and the general public to celebrate the important role that design plays in all...