History of Honorees & Jurors

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The National Design Awards is a Cooper Hewitt initiative launched in 2000 as an official project of the White House Millennium Council. The Awards and its associated public programs seek to increase national awareness of the impact of design in our everyday life. Explore past honorees and jurors by year through the links below, or browse a complete list by year.