The Winners Of The 2009 Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards

On April 30th, 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.

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 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. This year the new Interaction Design category was added to the Awards, celebrating exceptional work using digital technology.

The 2009 National Design Award recipients are:

Lifetime Achievement: Bill Moggridge



Design Mind: Amory B. Lovins


Corporate and Institutional Achievement: Walker Art Center



Architecture Design: SHoP Architects


Communication Design: The New York Times Graphics Department

Fashion Design: Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection


Interaction Design: Perceptive Pixel Inc.



Interior Design: Tsao & McKown Architects



Landscape Design: Hood Design



Product Design: Boym Partners




The 2009 jury was composed of a diverse group of previous winners of the National Design Awards, including:
John Maeda, chair, president, Rhode Island School of Design
Stephen Frykholm, vice president and creative director, Herman Miller
Michael Maharam, principal, Maharam
Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience, Google Inc.
Sigi Moeslinger, partner, Antenna Design
Monica Ponce de Leon, dean, University of Michigan (TCAUP) and principal, Office dA
Ralph Rucci, principal, Chado Ralph Rucci
Margaret Stewart, user experience manager, YouTube, a subsidiary of Google Inc.
Marc Tsurumaki, principal and co-founder, Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis
Michael Van Valkenburgh, principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates

About the awards:

The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to honor the best in American design. First launched at the White House in 2000 as an official project of the White House Millennium Council, the annual Awards program celebrates design in various disciplines as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world, and seeks to increase national awareness of design by educating the public and promoting excellence, innovation, and lasting achievement. The Awards are truly national in scope–nominations for the 2009 Awards were solicited from a committee of more than 800 leading designers, educators, journalists, cultural figures, and corporate leaders from every state in the nation.

The National Design Awards is one of the few programs of its kind structured to continue to benefit the nation long after the Awards ceremony and gala. A suite of educational programs will be announced this summer in conjunction with the Awards by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum’s award-winning Education Department, including a series of public programs, lectures, round tables, and workshops based on the vision and work of the National Design Award winners.

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is located on Museum Mile, at the corner of 91st Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City.


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Transsexual / Tranvestite Beauty Pageant Crowns The New Miss Tiffany Universe

Above: transsexual beauty pageant winner Sorrawee Nattee (L), aged 20, winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 16, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.




The Miss Tiffany Universe contest has been running for 12 years, with all contestants transsexuals or transvestites, aiming to promote human rights for the transgender population in Thailand. In Thailand transsexuals are considered a third gender given the Thai name "Katoey".



On the night of 15 May 2009, at the Tiffany Theater, Pattaya, the Tiffany Company accompanied by the Pattaya Office of the TAT and Chonburi Provincial Administration held the final competition of the Miss Tiffany Universe 2009 Contest with the 30 most beautiful women-of-the-second-category contestants. This year almost all the winners were students.

Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest regularly provides variety and spectacle in an otherwise relatively dull period between tourist seasons. This year, in particular, is a very tough year for Pattaya and Thailand due to the political crisis, but the Miss Tiffany Universe’s management did their utmost to present a bold face to the world. Their annual contest numbers high among the large number of enjoyable activities Pattaya has to offer its visitors and the locals.


above:Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) is interviewed by a television network during the Miss Tiffany Universe competition on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.

The committee of Miss Tiffany 2009, like every year, had great difficulty in selecting the most beautiful contestant, judged according to her quality and beauty.



above: The Winner, Sarawee Nattee (Nong Jazz), celebrates her win

However, this year, the title, Miss Tiffany Universe 2009, went to No. 26, Nong Jazz, Sarawee Nattee, [20] ,a student from Ratchapat Suan Sunauta University. Nong Jazz was crowned with 100,000 baht prize, a Honda Jazz, a sash, a trophy and she also received a 20,000 baht prize for winning the Most Beautiful Costume category.




The first runner up was Wirithorn Norapatpimol or "Nong Bell", [20] a student from the North Chiang Mai University. She won 80,000 baht, a sash and a trophy.


above: Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Nong Belle), aged 20 cries during the final stages of the Miss Tiffany Universe contest in which she finished runner-up on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.



above: Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) , the runner-up, tries on an evening gown in a private dressing room with her two trainers.



above: Sorrawee Nattee (Nong Jazz) also won the title of Miss Unlimited Sexy Star, sponsored by Central Festival Pattaya Beach, and received 10,000 baht for having the best looking swimming suit.


Above: Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) , the Miss Tiffany Universe runner-up winner, tries on a wig in a private dressing room before the pageant.

The second runner up was Napusawan Chonakorn or "Nong Nut", [21] who got 50,000 baht, a sash and a trophy and 20,000 baht for winning the Most Beautiful Complexion title - beautiful skin - as well.


above: Sorrawee Nattee(C) embraces the other contestants, Wirittorn Narapatarapimol (Belle) (L) won the runner-up position in the contest and Napatsawoan Cholakorn (R) took third place after winning the Miss Tiffany Universe contest

The mass media popular vote went to no. 16, Lerluk Lertworapong or "Nong Nat"[18] a student from Thaimitr Wittayalai, . She got 10,000 baht. Miss Cordiality went to Preerada Maneeket or “Nong Aui”, [25].


above: A contestant shows off a bikini during a bathing suit competition in the Miss Tiffany Universe contest on May 15, 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand.

source: Pattaya Daily News

A Transformation So Hip, It's Criminal. Police Station Turned Home.

Okay, I'm feeling some serious love for Apartment Therapy these days. Just this past week, they featured my sister's home AND they featured If It's Hip, It's Here on their Behind The Blog series.

All Artists On Deck! Okay, More Like 16 Artists On Deck Chairs

above: detail from Sorrentino's deck chair

Below are sixteen original deck chairs, created by 16 different artists for the International Vulcanology Music and Art Festival in Italy in 2006.

Grow House Grow! Narrative Hand Silk Screened Wallpapers

Grow House Grow specializes in narrative-inspired wallpaper design. Each charming design is available in three colorways (variations) and their style and appeal works in all types of rooms from dining and children's rooms to adult bedrooms and living areas.

The collection (with the descriptions from the site) is shown below. Each style is first shown in situ, then a detail, followed by the available colors.

Cattle Kate:
the hardworking and wrongly accused homesteader, is decorated with nooses and lassos.



Aleister Crowley:
the infamous occultist, gets a sumptuous, seance-invoking damask.



Captain Smith:
the first and final captain of the RMS Titanic, has a fluid, jungenstil-inspired style straight from the Atlantic.



Christopher:
who believed in a world so deeply that everything around him came to life.



Nellie:
with curly hair and sharp wit, is pure mischief with a side of tea biscuits.



Cottontail:
where a cotton sprig is transformed into the playful garden “where bunnies come from.” The neighboring alfalfa farm never saw it coming.




All their wallpapers are hand silk screened with care on vinyl-coated paper. The rolls come untrimmed and unpasted (they suggest professional application). All of their papers are wipable and strippable.

Roll: 27 inches wide x 5 yards long, Sheet: 27 inches wide x 36 inches long



Grow House Grow is based in Brooklyn, NY, and is cared for by illustrator and designer Katie Deedy.

Katie Deedy Robison
c/o grow house grow!
442-D Lorimer St. #127
Brooklyn, NY 11206

The 2009 Clio Grand Print Winning Ad Campaign & The Other Winners

The CLIO Awards, one of the world’s most prestigious international advertising and design competitions honoring creative excellence and innovation in the industry, today announced the winners for the Communications Awards, which recognize Print, Direct Mail, Radio, Poster and Billboard mediums, as well as the new Strategic Communications/Public Relations medium.

This year, thus far, they've awarded 77 CLIOs Awarded (1 Grand, 12 Gold, 22 Silver, 42 Bronze)

The most pretigious award is called the Grand Clio and this year it went to a charming, simple print campaign done by CLM BBDO for Alka- Seltzer called "Dissolve Your Problems".

The 2009 Grand Clio Print Campaign Winner:

Bear:

Paparazzi:

Magician:

Prison:


Print campaign: Dissolve Your Problems (Campaign)
client: Alka-Seltzer
agency: CLM BBDO, Boulogne-Billancourt
creative directors: Jean Francois Sacco and Gilles Fichteberg
art director and illustrator: Paul Kreitmen
copywriter: Alex Benoit

Here's a list of the rest of the GOLD winners:

Gold CLIOS for Print:
• Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London, Corporate/Institutional, "Inner Child" for Museum of Childhood.
• AlmapBBDO, São Paulo, Brazil, Automotive, Volkswagen Customized Trucks "Volkswagen Customized Trucks - Beer Box, Volkswagen Customized Trucks - Fruit Box, Volkswagen Customized Trucks - Milk Box, Volkswagen Customized Trucks - Egg Box" for Volkswagen Trucks.
• BBDO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Automotive, Two Worlds "Bushman & Eskimo, Husky & Camel, Mountain Goat & Crocodile" for Jeep.
• Clemenger BBDO, Wellington, New Zealand, Public Service, Crashed Beds "Bridge, Tree, Creek" for Driver Fatigue.
• Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Health Care Services, "Children - Tree" for Hospital Alemán - Kinder Plan.
• Leo Burnett & Arc Worldwide Thailand, Bangkok, Home Furnishings/Appliances, "Chicken, Fish, Lobster" for WMF.
• McCann Erickson, Madrid, Spain, Public Service, "Woman Shoe" for Greenpeace.
• Miami Ad School Europe (Student - Sandra Nicolas), Hamburg, Germany, Student, Inspired by Life "Porridge, Brother, Aunt" for Ikea.
• Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Public Service, "Stop" for Guinness.
• TBWA\Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Household Products, Mir Black "Mir Black - Spider, Mir Black - Arms" for Henkel.
• TBWA\Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Household Products, Mir Laine "Mir Laine 1, Mir Laine 2, Mir Laine 3, Mir Laine 4" for Henkel.

DIRECT MAIL, 13 CLIOs: 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze

Gold CLIOs:
• Lowe Limited, Bangkok, Thailand, Dimensional, "Torture Test" for Breeze Excel Washing Detergent.
• Philipp und Keuntje GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, Collateral, "Balloon" for Chubb Nord-Alarm Security Systems Company.

RADIO, 23 CLIOs: 6 Gold, 6 Silver, 11 Bronze

Gold CLIOs:
• DDB, Chicago, Beverages/Alcoholic, Real Men of Genius "Mr. Rain Delay Tarp Roller Outer, Mr. Golf Quiet Sign Holder, Mr. Football End Zone Painter, Mr. Football First Down Marker" for Anheuser-Busch.
• Grey, Melbourne, Australia, Public Service, Pictures of You, "Anne, George, Martin" for Anti-Speed Message.
• Grey South Africa, Sandton, Public Service, "Shark Attack" for Shark Life.
• Grupo Gallegos, Long Beach, Calif., Media, Subtitles "Epic, Robinson, Horror" for Comcast CableLatino.
• Network BBDO, Johannesburg, South Africa, Travel/Tourism, Plain Insanity "Ferret, Dancer, Dog" for Virgin Atlantic Airlines - Upper Class Suites.
• Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, Business Equipment/Services, Compression Radio "Soap Opera Romance, Eating Candy, Calling Tech Support" for StuffIt Deluxe.

POSTERS, 42 CLIOs: 6 Gold, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze

Gold CLIOs:
• Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London, Corporate/Institutional, "Inner Child" for Museum of Childhood.
• BBDO Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Automotive, Two Worlds "Bushman & Eskimo, Husky & Camel, Mountain Goat & Crocodile" for Jeep.
• Big Ant International, New York, Public Service, "What Goes Around Comes Around" for Global Coalition for Peace.
• Contract Advertising India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India, Public Service, "Family Name" for Aadhar Association.
• Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Health Care Services, Children "Tree, Cookie, Stairs" for Hospital Alemán - Kinder Plan.
• KNARF (Students - Annie Chiu, Anna Echiverri), New York, Student, "Subway Bench" for Victoria's Secret.

BILLBOARD, 20 CLIOs: 2 Gold, 7 Silver, 11 Bronze

Gold CLIOs:
• DDB, London, Media, "Global Downturn" for Financial Times.
• Leo Burnett, Toronto, Beverages/Alcoholic, "Share Our Billboard Campaign" for James Ready.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS/PR, 9 CLIOs: 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze

• Edelman, Chicago, Consumer, "FilterForGood: Better Water, Less Waste" for Brita.
• Ketchum, San Francisco, Consumer, "Haagen-Dazs loves Honey Bees: Let's Lick This Problem" for Haagen-Dazs.

The CLIO Awards are produced by Nielsen Business Media, part of the Nielsen Co.

Congrats to all!