Designer Arefeh Mansouri was Nominated for Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian DesignMuseum’s 2016 National Design Awards.The National Design Awards were conceived by Cooper Hewitt,Smithsonian Design Museum to honor lasting achievement in American design.The Awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence, innovation, and enhancement of the quality of life. First launched at the White House in 2000 as an official project ofthe White House Millennium Council, the annual Awards program celebrates design as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world, and seeks to increase national awareness of the impact of design through education initiatives.