Honoring SEGD Board Member Nu Goteh: 2025 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award Winner for Emerging Designer

With immense pride, we celebrate SEGD Board Member Nu Goteh for being honored as the Emerging Designer recipient of the 2025 Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards. This prestigious recognition highlights Nu’s groundbreaking contributions to design, innovation, and community impact.

Nu expressed heartfelt thanks to his partners, collaborators, co-conspirers, clients, mentors, mentees, and his incredible teams at Deem Journal and Room for Magic, underscoring the collaborative spirit that fuels his work.

About the National Design Awards

Launched in 2000 as part of the White House Millennium Council, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards highlight the transformative power of design in shaping everyday life. Now celebrating their 25th year, these awards uphold the Smithsonian’s core values of innovation and civic service, evolving to reflect the dynamic and ever-expanding role of design in the world.

Recognizing Excellence in Design

This year’s National Design Award winners reflect exceptional creativity and impact across disciplines, including:

  • Design Visionary: Kim Hastreiter
  • Climate Action: Iluminación by Resilient Power Puerto Rico
  • Emerging Designer: Nu Goteh
  • Architecture: Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc.
  • Communication Design: Matt Willey
  • Digital Design: EMERGING OBJECTS CORP
  • Fashion Design: Melitta Baumeister
  • Interior Design: Little Wing Lee
  • Landscape Architecture: TERREMOTO LANDSCAPE
  • Product Design: Jules Sherman

A Champion for Change

Nu Goteh’s recognition as an Emerging Designer is a testament to his visionary leadership, creativity, and commitment to advancing the design field. Through his work with Deem Journal and Room for Magic, Nu continues to amplify underrepresented voices, explore the intersections of design and culture, and inspire a new generation of designers to think boldly and inclusively.

SEGD is proud to have Nu as part of our leadership team. We join the design community in celebrating this incredible achievement. Congratulations, Nu, on this well-deserved honor!

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