Awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts for over seven decades since its inception, The GOOD DESIGN® Awards has been creating awareness about contemporary design and honoring both products and industry leaders in design and manufacturing that have chartered new directions and pushed the envelope for competitive products in the world marketplace.
The emphasis of the GOOD DESIGN® program is on quality design of the highest form, function, and aesthetics a standard beyond ordinary consumer products and graphics. The Chicago Athenaeum's GOOD DESIGN® program forwards the ideals of a design process that embodies product excellence and endurance and strong public identity. Every year, designers and manufactures in about 50 nations are honoured for their singular achievements in producing hallmarks of contemporary design.