Free Programs Mark 10th Annual National Design Awards
The public programs will run concurrently from 10 to 11 a.m. at institutions around the National Mall.
Nicholas Tamarin -- Interior Design, 7/17/2009 12:00:00 AM
October 22 is the official bestowing date for the 10th Annual National Design Awards, to be held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. But since award sponsor Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is in such a benevolent mood, it's hopping on the Acela Express to start the giving early -- in its parent's backyard.
The nation's capitol is busy readying for a barrage of free public programs, all to mark a decade since the National Design Awards were christened as a project of the White House Millennium Council.
The following events will take place concurrently from 10 to 11 a.m. on July 24 and feature talks from this year's crop of NDA winners at the many institiutions that surround the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Design X Details: Materials and Their Effects
Interior Design award winners (and Interior Design Hall of Famers) Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown, taking the stage alongside Fashion Design winner Francisco Costa, share their visions and inspiration, with special emphasis on the role of materials in their projects. Tsao and McKown are the partners of New York-based Tsao & McKown Architects, while Costa has served as the women’s creative director of Calvin Klein Collection since 2004. Advanced registration is required at www.corcoran.org. CorcoranCollegeof Art & Design (500 17th Street N.W.)
Design X Community: Transform Your Neighborhood
Christopher Sharples, Coren Sharples and Gregg Pasquarelli of SHoP Architects (Architecture Design winner) and Walter Hood (Landscape Design winner) join to discuss design as a means to create a sense of community. Hood and Pasquarelli will illustrate design's ability to influence, unite and link communities, using examples drawn from the firm's portfolio. Advanced registration is required at www.nbm.org. The National Building Museum (401 F Street N.W.)
Design X Information: Interpreting the Present and the Past
Pondering the connection between current events and the design process is Product Design winner Boym Partners, which translates current events into souvenirs and memorabilia, and Communications Design winner Steve Duenes from the graphics department at The New York Times, an entity that knows of current events. No advance registration is required. The Smithsonian Castle (1000 Jefferson Drive S.W.)
Design X Experience: The Future of Interaction Design
Considering the future of interaction design is, of course, Interaction Design winner Jeff Han of Perceptive Pixel, whose technology helped transformed the way many television broadcasters reported the historic 2008 Presidential elections. He'll be joined by Corporate and Institutional Achievement winner Andrew Blauvelt, curator and design director of the Walker Art Center, who's known for engaging dialogues on the role of interaction design in a museum context. No advance registration is required. HirshhornMuseum(Independence Avenue at Seventh Street S.W.)
Design X Tomorrow: The Future of Technology and Sustainability
Design Mind winner Amory Lovins and Lifetime Achievement recipient Bill Moggridge review the symbiotic relationship between technology and sustainability, and gaze into the crystal ball to speculate on the impact of both on our future. The co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute, Lovins has been a leading voice in sustainable thinking for four decades. Moggridge, designer of the first laptop computer, is the co-founder of IDEO, a global design consultancy. No advance registration is required. NationalMuseumof the American Indian (Fourth Street and Independence Avenue S.W.)
Images courtesy of Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
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