It is always nice to see that our Federal Government does not only care about the state of our economy or the state of this war but also, the state of design. The National Design Awards is a program that was developed by the White House Millenium Council to promote, "progressive" design principles. Although most us may think that the White House, itself, needs an architectural facelift, it is still heart-warming to see Uncle Sam tip his hat to design innovation.
The 2010 National Design Award 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 of design leaders and educators from across the country convened by Cooper-Hewitt reviewed the nominations and chose Lifetime Achievement and Design Mind recipients, and selected winners and finalists in the Corporate and Institutional Achievement, Architecture Design, Communication Design, Fashion Design, Interaction Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design and Product Design categories.
The 2010 National Design Award 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 of design leaders and educators from across the country convened by Cooper-Hewitt reviewed the nominations and chose Lifetime Achievement and Design Mind recipients, and selected winners and finalists in the Corporate and Institutional Achievement, Architecture Design, Communication Design, Fashion Design, Interaction Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design and Product Design categories.
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 special events, panel discussions and workshops.
Cooper-Hewitt’s fifth annual National Design Week will be held Oct. 9-17. Educational programming surrounding the 2010 National Design Awards, which includes National Design Week, the Teen Design Fair, the public programs in Washington, D.C., as well as free museum admission, are sponsored in part by Target.
The National Design Awards are made possible in part by Bloomberg and Procter & Gamble. Media sponsorship provided by Fast Company. National Design Week is made possible in part by the generous sponsorship of Target.
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