The Cooper Hewitt Announces National Design Award Recipients
Neri Oxman, Blu Dot, Weiss/Manfredi, and more will receive the Smithsonian Design Museum's highest honor at a ceremony this fall.
The Women’s Memorial and Education Center designed by Weiss/Manfredi, a recipient of one of this year’s Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Awards. Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Jeff Goldberg
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announced the winners of their 19th annual National Design Awards today. The awards honor ten designers across a range of fields, and are an opportunity to bring visibility to the design community. “All 10 of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal, accompanied by great achievement, humanity and social impact,” said Caroline Baumann, the museum’s director, in the announcement.
A jury of design leaders and educators select awardees after reviewing nominations from design experts and enthusiasts.The winners are selected based on the level of excellence, innovation, and public impact of their body of work. This year’s panel included architect Rand Elliott, Adi Gil of the avant-garde fashion collective threeASFOUR, as well as creatives from Oracle, IBM, and more.
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will honor awardees at a gala dinner and ceremony on October 18.
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Product Design Award: Blu Dot Founded in 1997 in Minneapolis, Blu Dot seeks to democratize good design by producing furniture that is practical, affordable, and exceptionally beautiful. Their sensible yet playfully modern products—chairs, sofas, even a bicycle— leverage materials, technology, and production methods the goal of bringing good design to the masses.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Dan MonickProduct Design Award: Blu Dot Founded in 1997 in Minneapolis, Blu Dot seeks to democratize good design by producing furniture that is practical, affordable, and exceptionally beautiful. Their sensible yet playfully modern products—chairs, sofas, even a bicycle— leverage materials, technology, and production methods the goal of bringing good design to the masses.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Dan Monick
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(From Blu Dot) The Dang Collection contemporary consoles and media stands feature perforated steel door fronts that enable the use of remotes without compromising the design (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2011). Photo: Dan MonickCourtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Dan Monick(From Blu Dot) The Dang Collection contemporary consoles and media stands feature perforated steel door fronts that enable the use of remotes without compromising the design (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2011). Photo: Dan MonickCourtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Dan Monick
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(From Blu Dot) The Hot Mesh Chair features powder-coated steel that creates a bold graphic pattern inspired by handwoven rattan and a simple, stackable tubular frame that maintains the clarity of form (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2012). Photo: Dan MonickCourtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Dan Monick(From Blu Dot) The Hot Mesh Chair features powder-coated steel that creates a bold graphic pattern inspired by handwoven rattan and a simple, stackable tubular frame that maintains the clarity of form (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2012). Photo: Dan MonickCourtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Dan Monick
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Landscape Architecture Award: Mikyoung Kim Design Mikyoung Kim Design is the eponymous firm of Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect and urban designer based in Boston. For 20 years the firm has explored the relationship between art and science to address urban sustainability and resiliency problems. The firm is a pioneer in bringing water and light to urban spaces (often through colorful installations), through projects both in their home city and abroad.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Christopher BakerLandscape Architecture Award: Mikyoung Kim Design Mikyoung Kim Design is the eponymous firm of Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect and urban designer based in Boston. For 20 years the firm has explored the relationship between art and science to address urban sustainability and resiliency problems. The firm is a pioneer in bringing water and light to urban spaces (often through colorful installations), through projects both in their home city and abroad.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Christopher Baker
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Landscape Architecture Award: Mikyoung Kim Design Mikyoung Kim Design is the eponymous firm of Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect and urban designer based in Boston. For 20 years the firm has explored the relationship between art and science to address urban sustainability and resiliency problems. The firm is a pioneer in bringing water and light to urban spaces (often through colorful installations), through projects both in their home city and abroad.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Mark La RosaLandscape Architecture Award: Mikyoung Kim Design Mikyoung Kim Design is the eponymous firm of Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect and urban designer based in Boston. For 20 years the firm has explored the relationship between art and science to address urban sustainability and resiliency problems. The firm is a pioneer in bringing water and light to urban spaces (often through colorful installations), through projects both in their home city and abroad.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Mark La Rosa
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Landscape Architecture Award: Mikyoung Kim Design Mikyoung Kim Design is the eponymous firm of Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect and urban designer based in Boston. For 20 years the firm has explored the relationship between art and science to address urban sustainability and resiliency problems. The firm is a pioneer in bringing water and light to urban spaces (often through colorful installations), through projects both in their home city and abroad.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Hedrich BlessingLandscape Architecture Award: Mikyoung Kim Design Mikyoung Kim Design is the eponymous firm of Mikyoung Kim, a landscape architect and urban designer based in Boston. For 20 years the firm has explored the relationship between art and science to address urban sustainability and resiliency problems. The firm is a pioneer in bringing water and light to urban spaces (often through colorful installations), through projects both in their home city and abroad.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Hedrich Blessing
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Interior Design Award: Oppenheim Architecture + Design Oppenheim Architecture + Design is a Miami-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded by Chad Oppenheim in 1999 . Often drawing from vernacular styles and locally available materials, the firm, which also has offices in New York and Switzerland, creates spaces that activate the senses and demonstrate a sensitivity towards each building’s surroundings, be it a sprawling masterplan or filmmaker Michael Bay’s home in the Santa Monica Mountains.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Ken HaydenInterior Design Award: Oppenheim Architecture + Design Oppenheim Architecture + Design is a Miami-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded by Chad Oppenheim in 1999 . Often drawing from vernacular styles and locally available materials, the firm, which also has offices in New York and Switzerland, creates spaces that activate the senses and demonstrate a sensitivity towards each building’s surroundings, be it a sprawling masterplan or filmmaker Michael Bay’s home in the Santa Monica Mountains.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Ken Hayden
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Interior Design Award: Oppenheim Architecture + Design Oppenheim Architecture + Design is a Miami-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded by Chad Oppenheim in 1999 . Often drawing from vernacular styles and locally available materials, the firm, which also has offices in New York and Switzerland, creates spaces that activate the senses and demonstrate a sensitivity towards each building’s surroundings, be it a sprawling masterplan or filmmaker Michael Bay’s home in the Santa Monica Mountains.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Laziz HamaniInterior Design Award: Oppenheim Architecture + Design Oppenheim Architecture + Design is a Miami-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded by Chad Oppenheim in 1999 . Often drawing from vernacular styles and locally available materials, the firm, which also has offices in New York and Switzerland, creates spaces that activate the senses and demonstrate a sensitivity towards each building’s surroundings, be it a sprawling masterplan or filmmaker Michael Bay’s home in the Santa Monica Mountains.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Laziz Hamani
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Interior Design Award: Oppenheim Architecture + Design Oppenheim Architecture + Design is a Miami-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded by Chad Oppenheim in 1999 . Often drawing from vernacular styles and locally available materials, the firm, which also has offices in New York and Switzerland, creates spaces that activate the senses and demonstrate a sensitivity towards each building’s surroundings, be it a sprawling masterplan or filmmaker Michael Bay’s home in the Santa Monica Mountains.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ MIRInterior Design Award: Oppenheim Architecture + Design Oppenheim Architecture + Design is a Miami-based architecture, planning, and interior design firm founded by Chad Oppenheim in 1999 . Often drawing from vernacular styles and locally available materials, the firm, which also has offices in New York and Switzerland, creates spaces that activate the senses and demonstrate a sensitivity towards each building’s surroundings, be it a sprawling masterplan or filmmaker Michael Bay’s home in the Santa Monica Mountains.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ MIR
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Interaction Design Award: Neri Oxman Architect, inventor, and MIT professor Neri Oxman is the founding director of the Mediated Matter Group. An experimental design practice, the group explores what Oxman calls “Material Ecology,” a term to describe the study, design, and digital fabrication of structures and products that integrate natural processes (think silkworms and honey bees) and digital production methods such as 3D printing. The group’s commissioned work and research are centered on enhancing the relationship between the built and natural environments through digital technology. Her works are as varied as furnishings, to wearables, to a series of death masks.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Noah KalinaInteraction Design Award: Neri Oxman Architect, inventor, and MIT professor Neri Oxman is the founding director of the Mediated Matter Group. An experimental design practice, the group explores what Oxman calls “Material Ecology,” a term to describe the study, design, and digital fabrication of structures and products that integrate natural processes (think silkworms and honey bees) and digital production methods such as 3D printing. The group’s commissioned work and research are centered on enhancing the relationship between the built and natural environments through digital technology. Her works are as varied as furnishings, to wearables, to a series of death masks.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Noah Kalina
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Interaction Design Award: Neri Oxman Architect, inventor, and MIT professor Neri Oxman is the founding director of the Mediated Matter Group. An experimental design practice, the group explores what Oxman calls “Material Ecology,” a term to describe the study, design, and digital fabrication of structures and products that integrate natural processes (think silkworms and honey bees) and digital production methods such as 3D printing. The group’s commissioned work and research are centered on enhancing the relationship between the built and natural environments through digital technology. Her works are as varied as furnishings, to wearables, to a series of death masks.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Neri Oxman and The Meditated Matter GroupInteraction Design Award: Neri Oxman Architect, inventor, and MIT professor Neri Oxman is the founding director of the Mediated Matter Group. An experimental design practice, the group explores what Oxman calls “Material Ecology,” a term to describe the study, design, and digital fabrication of structures and products that integrate natural processes (think silkworms and honey bees) and digital production methods such as 3D printing. The group’s commissioned work and research are centered on enhancing the relationship between the built and natural environments through digital technology. Her works are as varied as furnishings, to wearables, to a series of death masks.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Neri Oxman and The Meditated Matter Group
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Fashion Design Award: Christina Kim Christina Kim cofounded Los Angeles-based clothing, accessories, and housewares company dosa. In keeping with her focus on sustainability and maintaining a culture of artisan craftsmanship, production is done in-house and draws on traditional handwork techniques from around the globe (including Colombia, India, and Mexico). To support indigenous craftspeople, dosa will often establish long term collaborations with artisans and their communities.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Hideaki HamadaFashion Design Award: Christina Kim Christina Kim cofounded Los Angeles-based clothing, accessories, and housewares company dosa. In keeping with her focus on sustainability and maintaining a culture of artisan craftsmanship, production is done in-house and draws on traditional handwork techniques from around the globe (including Colombia, India, and Mexico). To support indigenous craftspeople, dosa will often establish long term collaborations with artisans and their communities.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Hideaki Hamada
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Fashion Design Award: Christina Kim Christina Kim co founded Los Angeles-based clothing, accessories, and housewares company dosa. In keeping with her focus on sustainability and maintaining a culture of artisan craftsmanship, production is done in-house and draws on traditional handwork techniques from around the globe (including Colombia, India, and Mexico). To support indigenous craftspeople, dosa will often establish long term collaborations with artisans and their communities.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Noelle HeppeFashion Design Award: Christina Kim Christina Kim co founded Los Angeles-based clothing, accessories, and housewares company dosa. In keeping with her focus on sustainability and maintaining a culture of artisan craftsmanship, production is done in-house and draws on traditional handwork techniques from around the globe (including Colombia, India, and Mexico). To support indigenous craftspeople, dosa will often establish long term collaborations with artisans and their communities.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Noelle Heppe
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Fashion Design Award: Christina Kim Christina Kim co founded Los Angeles-based clothing, accessories, and housewares company dosa. In keeping with her focus on sustainability and maintaining a culture of artisan craftsmanship, production is done in-house and draws on traditional handwork techniques from around the globe (including Colombia, India, and Mexico). To support indigenous craftspeople, dosa will often establish long term collaborations with artisans and their communities.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Michael GovanFashion Design Award: Christina Kim Christina Kim co founded Los Angeles-based clothing, accessories, and housewares company dosa. In keeping with her focus on sustainability and maintaining a culture of artisan craftsmanship, production is done in-house and draws on traditional handwork techniques from around the globe (including Colombia, India, and Mexico). To support indigenous craftspeople, dosa will often establish long term collaborations with artisans and their communities.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Michael Govan
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Architecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Shuli Sadé/ Sadé StudioArchitecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Shuli Sadé/ Sadé Studio
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Architecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Albert Vecerka/EstoArchitecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Albert Vecerka/Esto
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Architecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Benjamin BenschneiderArchitecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Benjamin Benschneider
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Architecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Iwan BaanArchitecture Design Award: WEISS/MANFREDI Founded by Marion Weiss and Michael A. Manfredi, this New York–based firm seeks to create architecture that connects buildings to nature, art, and infrastructure. Their projects include the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center, the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and the “Bridge” office building on Cornell’s Roosevelt Island Tech Campus.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Iwan Baan
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Communication Design Award: Civilization Founded in 2007 in Seattle, the branding agency Civilization designs a variety of advertising campaigns, graphic identities, exhibitions, and more, for organizations committed to creating positive change. With the motto “design is a collective human act,” its products aim to unite organizations, activists, and the public. The agency's work—for clients including the City of Seattle, Shout Your Abortion, Aesop, and many more—is included in the permanent collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Summer Lee SchoenfeldCommunication Design Award: Civilization Founded in 2007 in Seattle, the branding agency Civilization designs a variety of advertising campaigns, graphic identities, exhibitions, and more, for organizations committed to creating positive change. With the motto “design is a collective human act,” its products aim to unite organizations, activists, and the public. The agency's work—for clients including the City of Seattle, Shout Your Abortion, Aesop, and many more—is included in the permanent collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Summer Lee Schoenfeld
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Communication Design Award: Civilization Founded in 2007 in Seattle, the branding agency Civilization designs a variety of advertising campaigns, graphic identities, exhibitions, and more, for organizations committed to creating positive change. With the motto “design is a collective human act,” its products aim to unite organizations, activists, and the public. The agency's work—for clients including the City of Seattle, Shout Your Abortion, Aesop, and many more—is included in the permanent collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/CivilizationCommunication Design Award: Civilization Founded in 2007 in Seattle, the branding agency Civilization designs a variety of advertising campaigns, graphic identities, exhibitions, and more, for organizations committed to creating positive change. With the motto “design is a collective human act,” its products aim to unite organizations, activists, and the public. The agency's work—for clients including the City of Seattle, Shout Your Abortion, Aesop, and many more—is included in the permanent collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Civilization
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Corporate & Institutional Achievement Award: Design for America Design for America (DFA) works with a wide array of organizations across the United States to improve local communities through design, and build the participants’ capacity to make change. Formed by Northwestern University students and faculty in 2009, DFA has inspired more than 4,000 students, educators, and designers to tackle problems as varied as resiliency and food waste through design.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/SwipeSenseCorporate & Institutional Achievement Award: Design for America Design for America (DFA) works with a wide array of organizations across the United States to improve local communities through design, and build the participants’ capacity to make change. Formed by Northwestern University students and faculty in 2009, DFA has inspired more than 4,000 students, educators, and designers to tackle problems as varied as resiliency and food waste through design.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/SwipeSense
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Corporate & Institutional Achievement Award: Design for America Design for America (DFA) works with a wide array of organizations across the United States to improve local communities through design, and build the participants’ capacity to make change. Formed by Northwestern University students and faculty in 2009, DFA has inspired more than 4,000 students, educators, and designers to tackle problems as varied as resiliency and food waste through design.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Sally RyanCorporate & Institutional Achievement Award: Design for America Design for America (DFA) works with a wide array of organizations across the United States to improve local communities through design, and build the participants’ capacity to make change. Formed by Northwestern University students and faculty in 2009, DFA has inspired more than 4,000 students, educators, and designers to tackle problems as varied as resiliency and food waste through design.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/ Sally Ryan
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Corporate & Institutional Achievement Award: Design for America Design for America (DFA) works with a wide array of organizations across the United States to improve local communities through design, and build the participants’ capacity to make change. Formed by Northwestern University students and faculty in 2009, DFA has inspired more than 4,000 students, educators, and designers to tackle problems as varied as resiliency and food waste through design.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/DFA NYUCorporate & Institutional Achievement Award: Design for America Design for America (DFA) works with a wide array of organizations across the United States to improve local communities through design, and build the participants’ capacity to make change. Formed by Northwestern University students and faculty in 2009, DFA has inspired more than 4,000 students, educators, and designers to tackle problems as varied as resiliency and food waste through design.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/DFA NYU
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Design Mind Award: Anne Whiston Spirn Anne Whiston Spirn is an author, landscape architect, and photographer, who currently teaches landscape architecture and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Spirn has been the director of the West Philadelphia Landscape Project for three decades, the community organization addresses issues of race, poverty, education, and environmental degradation simultaneously. Her writings have brought about a sea change in the the way designers see the relationships between the urban and natural worlds.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Anne Whiston SpirnDesign Mind Award: Anne Whiston Spirn Anne Whiston Spirn is an author, landscape architect, and photographer, who currently teaches landscape architecture and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Spirn has been the director of the West Philadelphia Landscape Project for three decades, the community organization addresses issues of race, poverty, education, and environmental degradation simultaneously. Her writings have brought about a sea change in the the way designers see the relationships between the urban and natural worlds.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Anne Whiston Spirn
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Design Mind Award: Anne Whiston Spirn Anne Whiston Spirn is an author, landscape architect, and photographer, who currently teaches landscape architecture and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Spirn has been the director of the West Philadelphia Landscape Project for three decades, the community organization addresses issues of race, poverty, education, and environmental degradation simultaneously. Her writings have brought about a sea change in the the way designers see the relationships between the urban and natural worlds.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumDesign Mind Award: Anne Whiston Spirn Anne Whiston Spirn is an author, landscape architect, and photographer, who currently teaches landscape architecture and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Spirn has been the director of the West Philadelphia Landscape Project for three decades, the community organization addresses issues of race, poverty, education, and environmental degradation simultaneously. Her writings have brought about a sea change in the the way designers see the relationships between the urban and natural worlds.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Design Mind Award: Anne Whiston Spirn Anne Whiston Spirn is an author, landscape architect, and photographer, who currently teaches landscape architecture and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Spirn has been the director of the West Philadelphia Landscape Project for three decades, the community organization addresses issues of race, poverty, education, and environmental degradation simultaneously. Her writings have brought about a sea change in the the way designers see the relationships between the urban and natural worlds.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumDesign Mind Award: Anne Whiston Spirn Anne Whiston Spirn is an author, landscape architect, and photographer, who currently teaches landscape architecture and planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Spirn has been the director of the West Philadelphia Landscape Project for three decades, the community organization addresses issues of race, poverty, education, and environmental degradation simultaneously. Her writings have brought about a sea change in the the way designers see the relationships between the urban and natural worlds.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Lifetime Achievement Award: Gail Anderson Gail Anderson is a graphic designer, author, and educator who currently serves as the creative director of the in-house design studio at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Her long and illustrious career has included over 25 years of teaching, co-authoring 14 books on design and popular culture, as well as positions at the advertising agency SpotCo and Rolling Stone. Examples of her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Declan Van WelieLifetime Achievement Award: Gail Anderson Gail Anderson is a graphic designer, author, and educator who currently serves as the creative director of the in-house design studio at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Her long and illustrious career has included over 25 years of teaching, co-authoring 14 books on design and popular culture, as well as positions at the advertising agency SpotCo and Rolling Stone. Examples of her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum/Declan Van Welie
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Lifetime Achievement Award: Gail Anderson Gail Anderson is a graphic designer, author, and educator who currently serves as the creative director of the in-house design studio at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Her long and illustrious career has included over 25 years of teaching, co-authoring 14 books on design and popular culture, as well as positions at the advertising agency SpotCo and Rolling Stone. Examples of her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumLifetime Achievement Award: Gail Anderson Gail Anderson is a graphic designer, author, and educator who currently serves as the creative director of the in-house design studio at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Her long and illustrious career has included over 25 years of teaching, co-authoring 14 books on design and popular culture, as well as positions at the advertising agency SpotCo and Rolling Stone. Examples of her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Lifetime Achievement Award: Gail Anderson Gail Anderson is a graphic designer, author, and educator who currently serves as the creative director of the in-house design studio at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Her long and illustrious career has included over 25 years of teaching, co-authoring 14 books on design and popular culture, as well as positions at the advertising agency SpotCo and Rolling Stone. Examples of her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumLifetime Achievement Award: Gail Anderson Gail Anderson is a graphic designer, author, and educator who currently serves as the creative director of the in-house design studio at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York. Her long and illustrious career has included over 25 years of teaching, co-authoring 14 books on design and popular culture, as well as positions at the advertising agency SpotCo and Rolling Stone. Examples of her work can be found in the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Milton Glaser Design Archives at SVA.Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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