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Cooper-Hewitt Announces Winners and Finalists of the 10th Annual National Design Awards

Posted on: Thursday, 30 April 2009, 10:32 CDT

NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 10th annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper-Hewitt Director Paul Warwick Thompson announced the winners and finalists of the 2009 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines. The Award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner Oct. 22 at Cipriani in New York.

"This year's winners reflect the design climate of the times," said Thompson. "We are in an era that demands public commitment and work that strives for change and the responsible use of resources. The public impact of the daily work of the nominees demonstrates the far-reaching effect of design innovation in every sector."

The 2009 National Design Awards nominations were solicited from a committee of more than 2,500 designers, educators, journalists, cultural figures and corporate leaders from every state in the nation. Nominees must have at least seven years of experience in order to be nominated, and winners are selected based on the level of excellence, innovation and public impact of their body of work. This year's jury -- a diverse group of former National Design Award winners convened by Cooper-Hewitt -- reviewed the nominations and chose the following recipients:

Lifetime Achievement: Bill Moggridge

Design Mind: Amory B. Lovins

Corporate Achievement: Walker Art Center

Finalists: Dwell Magazine and Heath Ceramics

Architecture Design: SHoP Architects

Finalists: Architecture Research Office and Michael Maltzan

Communication Design: The New York Times Graphics Department

Finalists: Hoefler & Frere-Jones and Project Projects

Fashion Design: Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection

Finalists: Thom Browne and Rodarte

Interaction Design: Perceptive Pixel Inc

Finalists: Potion and Lisa Strausfeld

Interior Design: TsAO & McKOWN Architects

Finalists: Ali Tayar and Work AC

Landscape Design: Hood Design

Finalists: Andrea Cochran and Rios Clementi Hale Studios

Product Design: Boym Partners

Finalists: Salvor Projects and Smart Design

First launched at the White House in 2000 as a project of the White House Millennium Council, the National Design Awards were established to promote excellence and innovation in design. The Awards are accompanied each year by a variety of public education programs, including National Design Week, Oct. 18-24, and the People's Design Award, which gives the public an opportunity to nominate and vote for a design of their choice by logging onto www.cooperhewitt.org. The 2009 National Design Week and the National Design Awards are sponsored by Target.

To learn more, visit www.nationaldesignawards.org.

SOURCE Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Source: PR Newswire

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