National Design Week
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2023 National Design Week: September 30–October 6
Launched in 2006, National Design Week is held in conjunction with the National Design Awards. National Design Week celebrates the important role design plays in all aspects of everyday life.
Look for details for the 2023 National Design Week to be announced in summer 2023. Until then, explore the 2022 program offerings below. Watch the recording of The History of Carnegie Hill Lecture with Keith Taillon of KeithYorkCity. Visit the studio of 2022 National Design Award winner CW&T and explore the Carnegie Hill neighborhood on Cooper Hewitt’s Instagram Reels.
2022 National Design Week Programs
10/17
Monday
– 10/21
Friday
Mon. October 17, 2022 to Fri. October 21, 2022
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is housed in the former home of industrial magnate Andrew Carnegie. The 64-room mansion, built from 1899 to 1902, is an impressive testament to the desire of Carnegie and his wife, Louise Whitfield Carnegie, to build a spacious, comfortable, and light-filled home in which to raise their daughter, Margaret. The mansion, designed in the Georgian style with Beaux Arts accents, was groundbreaking in its uptown location, technological features, and steel-frame construction. Join us on this tour exploring the Carnegie Mansion, its history, and highlights of the art and design still found within. View full event details here.
Event Address:
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
Free with reserved museum admission. Space is limited: first come, first served.
10/17
Monday
– 10/21
Friday
Mon. October 17, 2022 to Fri. October 21, 2022
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET
What would be possible if we were to design for peace?
In this guided exhibition tour of Designing Peace, visitors will encounter a wide range of design responses from around the world that look at ways to create and sustain a more durable peace—from creative confrontations that challenge existing structures to designs that demand embracing justice and truth in a search for reconciliation. View full event details here.
Event Address:
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
Free with reserved museum admission. Space is limited: first come, first served.
10/17
Monday
– 10/21
Friday
Mon. October 17, 2022 to Fri. October 21, 2022
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET
What would be possible if we were to design for peace?
In this guided exhibition tour of Designing Peace, visitors will encounter a wide range of design responses from around the world that look at ways to create and sustain a more durable peace—from creative confrontations that challenge existing structures to designs that demand embracing justice and truth in a search for reconciliation. View full event details here.
Event Address:
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
Free with reserved museum admission. Space is limited: first come, first served.
10/18
Tuesday
Tue. October 18, 2022
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET
Are you curious about how to make change in your community? Are you looking for ways to creatively challenge the status quo? Do you want to join in envisioning the future we want to live in through peace and justice? Join us for this workshop with Beautiful Trouble exploring the role of design in creating change through projects featured in the exhibition Designing Peace. View full event details here.
Event Address:
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
10/19
Wednesday
Wed. October 19, 2022
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET
This year, Cooper Hewitt is pleased to host the Design Career Fair for students enrolled at the High School of Art and Design in New York City. This annual event welcomes students to speak with National Design Award winners, guest designers, and colleges on the many pathways toward creative careers. Designers from every discipline, including fashion, architecture, product design, graphic design, UX, and more, will be available to discuss everything from mentorship and education to the future of the field.
While this year’s program is limited to students enrolled at the High School of Art and Design, we encourage you to browse the resources below to explore career opportunities in design and more. View full event details here.
Event Address:
The address will be shared with attendees.
The address will be shared with attendees.
This year’s Design Career Fair is for students enrolled at the High School of Art and Design only.
10/20
Thursday
Thu. October 20, 2022
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Join us for a hands-on exploration of the work of 18th-century designer and printmaker Michel Angelo Pergolesi, featured in the upcoming exhibition, Mr. Pergolesi’s Curious Things: Ornament in 18th-Century Britain. View full event details here.
Event Address:
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! Free. Registration required.
10/20
Thursday
Thu. October 20, 2022
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
Join us as we go behind the scenes with CW&T, winner of the 2022 National Design Award for Product Design. A design firm that started as and remains a two-person practice, CW&T’s work spans from interactive software to human-scaled tools that enhance our relationships to work, life, and time. Projects range from devices that alter the perception of time, an electronics curriculum for artists, an astrological compass for space travelers, to objects engineered to last multiple generations. View full event details here.
Event Address:
CW&T is located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. The exact address will be emailed to registered attendees before the event.
CW&T is located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. The exact address will be emailed to registered attendees before the event.
TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! $8 Adult; $5 Student, Educator, Senior, Visitors with Disabilities; Free Museum Member, Youth (18 & under)
10/21
Friday
Fri. October 21, 2022
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET
In this illustrated talk presented at Cooper Hewitt, historian Keith Taillon will take us through a history of the mansion built by Andrew Carnegie, the current home of the museum, placed within the greater timeline of New York City's rapid growth and transformation during the period known as the Gilded Age (approximately 1870–1910). Why was it built here and when? What was the neighborhood like before Carnegie's arrival? View full event details here.
Event Address:
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
2 East 91st Street, New York, NY
2022 Special Thanks
The National Design Awards are made possible with major support from
Major support is also provided by Helen and Edward Hintz and Shelby and Frederick Gans. Generous support is provided by Alexandra and Paul Herzan, Crystal and Chris Sacca, and Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer.
Additional support is provided by Agnes Gund, Amita and Purnendu Chatterjee, Esme Usdan and James Snyder, Jon C. Iwata, Keith Yamashita, Kim and Mac Schuessler, Margery and Edgar Masinter, Richard M. Smith and Dr. Soon-Young Yoon, and Cooper Hewitt’s Board of Trustees.
National Design Week programs are made possible with major support from
Generous support is provided by The Hirsch Family Foundation and The Pinkerton Foundation.
