On
October 23, 2008, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum celebrated
the 2008 National Design Awards with its annual Awards ceremony and
dinner held in the Museum's
Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden in New York City.
The 2008 National Design Award recipients are:
Lifetime Achievement, Charles Harrison
Corporate Achievement, Google, Inc.
Design Mind, Michael Bierut
Architecture Design, Tom Kundig
Communications Design, Scott Stowell
Fashion Design, Ralph Rucci
Interior Design, Rockwell Group
Landscape Design, Olin Partnership
Product Design, Antenna Design
Design Patron, Architecture For Humanity
Design Commendation, Janna Bullock
The chair of the gala was Richard Meier, and the vice chairs were Beth
Comstock and Chris Travers, John Kamen, Ambra Medda and Craig
Robins, Madeleine Rudin Johnson and W. Bruce Johnson, Nancy Novogrod,
Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer.
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.
