Design Bests from the Whole U.S. 2018 National Design Awards
As the design arm of the Smithsonian Institution, the Cooper Hewitt Museumconfers annual awards in ten categories, covering just about everything American designers can accomplish. The criteria are concisely – almost eloquently – stated as “excellence, innovation and enhancement of the quality of life.” Here, as elsewhere in today’s design world, it’s not enough to dazzle your fellow professionals. While most of these honors name a particular field of design, three of them are open to just about anything we officeinsight readers may call “design.” And none are for single products or projects, but rather for sustained accomplishment (at least seven years of practice for all honorees, minimum of 20 years for Lifetime Achievement). Each year, nominations are solicited from acknowledged experts nationwide, then selections are made by a panel of nine distinguished designers meeting for two days at the Cooper Hewitt in New York. While these ten awards cover …
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